Certainly, the Oklahoma City Thunder have undergone a remarkable NBA future odds transformation. An impressive rebuild that began during the 2020-21 season. Most important of all from a wagering perspective is that the Thunder made gamblers quite happy with a large profit margin. Under the leadership of head coach Mark Daigneault, the Thunder is a full-court team that controls both ends of the floor. Accordingly, this summer, Presti worked more of his magic by working one of the most productive regular seasons in any sport. Thus, OKC opens as the favorite to win the 2026 NBA Finals and repeat.
2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder
| NBA Championship Odds: | +800 |
|---|---|
| Western Conference Championship Odds: | +500 |
| Win Total: | 62.5 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Key Players and Coach
Mark Daigneault has been the head coach since the 2020 season after serving as an assistant from 2016 through 2020. Previously, he was a former assistant and is a disciple of the legendary former Thunder coach, Billy Donovan. Daigneault has a career online wagering regular-season record of 211-189. He has led Oklahoma City to the playoffs the past two seasons.
In 2024-25, F Jalen Williams averaged 21.6 points per game. Williams was the 12th overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft out of Santa Clara by Oklahoma City. Also, he was a 2025 NBA All-Star. He is coming off the best season of his 3-year NBA career.
PG Shai Gilgeous is a 3-time NBA All-Star, including this past season. Correlate that Alexander averaged 23.7 or more points per game in the past three seasons. This season, he averaged 32.7 points and 6.4 assists per game. Alexander was the 11th overall pick of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets out of Kentucky.
Oklahoma City Thunder Team Overview
Gamblers have a seriously provocative question. Specifically, could an NBA playoff odds dynasty be emerging in Oklahoma City, OK? It certainly seems possible. With the duo of general manager Sam Presti and superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the Oklahoma City Thunder has been transformed into one of the elite franchises in professional sports. Oklahoma City dominated the 2024-25 NBA season with the best record in the league.
In sum, Oklahoma City had NBA metrics of 3rd for scoring offense, 7th for field goal percentage, 6th for 3-point field goal percentage, 1st for free throw percentage, and 10th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Thunder ranked 3rd in scoring defense, 1st in field goal percentage allowed, 1st in 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 22nd in defensive rebounding.
Overall, the Oklahoma City Thunder had a final regular-season record of 68-14 straight up, 55-23-4 against the spread, and 55-36 over/under the total. Oklahoma City was first in the Western Conference playoff standings. The Houston Rockets were 16 games behind the Thunder in the Western Conference playoff race. In the 2025 NBA Playoffs, the Thunder won its first NBA championship in a thrilling seven-game series against the Indiana Pacers.
Key additions: Thomas Sorber.
Key subtractions: Dillon Jones.
The defending champs return every player who saw at least 50 minutes of action during the 2025 playoffs. So the real work for the Thunder front office was securing long-term extensions for stars Gilgeous-Alexander, Holmgren, and Williams. The supermax deal for Gilgeous-Alexander and max deals for Holmgren and Williams will force tough choices for Oklahoma City. Still, the Thunder did well to sign Holmgren to a deal locked in at 25% of the 2026-27 cap and avoid giving Williams a player option on his extension.