A cheaper and more realistic trade deadline lies in the Eastern Conference in a former NBA Rookie of The Year.

The Oklahoma City Thunder orchestrated another sublime month to start the new year, going 10-4 against a gauntlet of opponents. Oklahoma City took down the LA C

There's no such thing as the perfect NBA squad. There are always areas to improve upon. With that in mind, here are nine backup players the Thunder could target by the Feb. 6 deadline:

Assigning them to teams. The 10 players designated as starters were announced on Jan. 23, the remaining 14 players designated as reserves were revealed Thursday — and now, those 24 players will be dra

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his second 50-point outing in only four games in a rare 116-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

Upon hearing trash talking from Washington’s bench, Kevin Durant was quick to fire back and shut down the trash talk with a sharp retort.

Carlson ascended from spending time with the Oklahoma City Blue, the Thunder’s G League affiliate. Then, he signed a 10-day contract before Carlson cracked Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault’s rotation. After team practice on Saturday, Jaylin Williams opened up about seeing the rookie’s growth over the past few weeks.

A week before the NBA's trade deadline, USA TODAY Sports looks at where teams stand and their chances of winning the title:

SportsLine's model just revealed its NBA picks and predictions for Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night

The Wizards bring their league-low six wins into Dallas. Minus Luka Doncic, Dallas sits in ninth in the Western Conference. The Mavericks lost Saturday to the Celtics in Dallas, 122-107, but knocked off the Thunder in Oklahoma City, 121-115, this past Thursday.

In doing so, James (2,533) has now passed Houston Rockets and Philadelphia 76ers legend Moses Malone (8,531) for the 2nd-most free throws made in NBA history. The NBA congratulated "King James" with a post on X.

For the second year in a row, OKC Thunder's sophomore guard has been named to the NBA's Rising Stars game during All-Star weekend.