The Oklahoma City Thunder captured the first NBA championship in franchise history last month. Based on how they've thrown around their money in the last few weeks, they expect to compete for more championships with basically the same roster for a long while.

Breaking: Oklahoma City Thunder All-NBA star and champion Jalen Williams has agreed to a five-year maximum rookie contract extension that could reach $287 million, agents Bill Duffy and Justin Haynes of WME Basketball told ESPN.

The NBA announced the groups for the Emirates NBA Cup 2025, the league's annual in-season tournament, on Wednesday, July 9.

The Thunder have one two-way spot left. Barnhizer and Branden Carlson occupy the other two. With Ducas' departure, Leons has a serious shot to grab it. He spent last year on the G League's OKC Blue squad and has some familiarity with the Thunder.

Two down, one more to go. The Oklahoma City Thunder officially locked in Chet Holmgren to a long-term extension with a price tag of $239 million over the next

The Cleveland Cavaliers (55.5) have the highest win total by three games (New York Knicks, 52.5) in the Eastern Conference, as Cleveland looks to grab the No. 1 seed in the East for a second straight season. The Magic's total of 51.5 is their highest since it was 54.5 in 2010-11, when the Dwight Howard-led club won 52 games.

NBA free agency is well underway, and while most of the big names are now off the board, there are still several dominoes left to fall, with Damian Lillard, Chris Paul, Jonathan Kuminga, Quentin Grimes and more still undecided for next season.

The Phoenix Suns fell short of the knockout round in the 2024 NBA Cup, and will have their hands full trying to reach the knockout round in 2025.