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Thunder Buddies
Game-by-game discussion on the Oklahoma City Thunder from The Oklahoman sports staff.
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Thunder Buddies Podcast: Buying or selling on OKC predictions this season
The Oklahoman's Justin Martinez and Joe Mussatto give their predictions for the OKC Thunder during the 2025-26 NBA season.
Thunder Buddies podcast: What to make of NBA media day, preseason opener and more
The Oklahoman's Justin Martinez and Joe Mussatto discuss what they learned from the OKC Thunder's media day, NBA preseason play and more.
Looking ahead of NBA 2024-25 regular season
What might August be on the NBA calendar — other than an invitation for dreaded redrafts and for fanbases to mindlessly clash — if not for the league’...
Thunder trades for Gordon Hayward
The Thunder added Gordon Hayward at the trade deadline Thursday. Beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto break down the deal.
Road recap and 2022 redraft
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's extended road trip and look back on the 2022 NBA Draft. Where would Ch...
Midseason grades
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto grade the Thunder's top-eight rotation players through the halfway mark of the season.
Thunder wraps up East Coast trip
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's East Coast trip, talk Aaron Wiggins' value and discuss the Ringer's up...
Thunder midseason over/unders
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's loss in Atlanta and make some rest-of-season predictions for OKC
Do the Thunder need to make a trade?
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto talk OKC's tough January schedule and ask the question: Do the Thunder need to make a trad...
Thunder's signature win in Denver
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto talk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game-winner in Denver, Chet Holmgren's place among rookie g...
OKC arena vote passes
Oklahoma City residents voted yes Tuesday night to fund a new downtown arena. Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto break down t...
Changing of the guard
Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto recap the Thunder's loss in Houston, Josh Giddey's ongoing struggles and what might change...
Introducing Joel, our new man on the Thunder beat
Meet Joel Lorenzi, The Oklahoman's new Thunder beat writer. Joel and columnist Joe Mussatto talk Joel's background, his early Thunder thoughts, his re...
Michael’s Last Thunder Buddies Pod And 6 Of The Most Interesting Media Day Storylines
After 95 incredibly fun podcasts, Michael Martin will be hosting his last Thunder Buddies podcast today. Michael explains what is going down, the time...
Thunder Buddies: Mailbag
You all had questions and we had answers! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin have a special mailbag pod with questions from all of y...
New Arena Announcements, Final Shai FIBA Thoughts and KD’s 2010 International Breakout Compared to SGA’s
Today the Thunder Buddies are joined by a familiar face under a new title! Joe Mussatto, now a sports columnist, is back on the pod with Michael Marti...
Shai’s FIBA Showcase, Canada Beats Team USA And SGA’s Standing In The NBA
The Canadians made history this weekend lead by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as they beat Team USA for the bronze medal in FIBA basketball. This is the fir...
Shai Vs Team USA For The Bronze With Rylan Stiles
While most Thunder fans were sound asleep, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort and Team Canada were in FIBA action against Serbia across the globe. The C...
Shai vs. Luka And “Right Team, Wrong Time” Thunder Players
The 2018 NBA Draft battle is going overseas as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Team Canada will take on Luka Doncic and Team Slovenia. We have a short pre...
Giannis To The Thunder? The Top 15 Thunder Players Ever
The NBA is the sport that never sleeps. Earlier this week a rumor/report came out from an anonymous Western Conference executive claiming the Thunder...
FIBA Player Draft And Checking In With Thunder Players In FIBA Action
We have real actual basketball to talk about! The FIBA World Cup is in group play. Team Canada was in action earlier this morning led by Shai Gilgeous...
2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather Part 2: Unhinged Edition With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles
Today on the Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin, Derek Parker, Rylan Stiles and Clemente Almanza have assembled like Voltron to give out some wild and fu...
2023-2024 Thunder Would You Rather With Clemente Almanza, Derek Parker And Rylan Stiles
Today on the Thunder Buddies: Michael Martin, Derek Parker, Rylan Stiles and Clemente Almanza have assembled like voltron to give out their best, “wou...
Bye Bye TyTy And Garuba Along With Thunder Trivia
The Thunder roster crunch has been the topic of the summer in OKC. Earlier this week the Thunder cut ties with two former Houston Rocket first-round p...
The Top 5 Thunder Games To Look Forward To With Brandon Rahbar
Yesterday was a big day on the NBA calendar! It was schedule release day! Now we know the exact time and date of every Oklahoma City Thunder game in 2...
Drafting People Over Players And An Outside Perspective With James Edwards III
For this edition of the Thunder Buddies a special guest joined us: James Edwards III of the Athletic who is a senior NBA writer, Detroit Pistons repor...
Thunder Buddies Listener Q And A
We needed questions and you all came through! So it's only appropriate we answered as many as we could! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael...
Making The Case For The End Of The Roster With Alex Speers
I hope I am not shocking or surprising anyone by asking this, but did you know the Thunder have a roster crunch and need to cut down some numbers? It...
Thunder Players Trade Value Ranking
This is NOT a player ranking. Inspired by Bill Simmons' trade value columns, the Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin tier every member of...
Very Important Voting, Don’t Compare Chet To Wemby And Are We In A Big Man Renaissance?
Don’t forget how the Thunder got here. There is tons of talk about the Thunder’s far away new arena plans and there is already murmuring about the cit...
Jared Butler To DC And Listeners/Readers Q&A
First Danillo Galinari, Mike Muscala, Eugene Omoruyi and now Jared Butler? It feels like there's a recent Thunder migration to the Washington Wizards....
New Thunder Arena Plans And Chet and JDub Join Team USA Select
Yesterday Mayor David Holt made a big announcement pushing forward momentum on a new downtown arena that would be the home for the Thunder. The Thunde...
Mark Daigneault’s Contract Extension And Settling Your Chet-Xpectations
Right before this podcast was recorded news broke that Mark Daigneault has agreed to a contract extension with the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder...
Top 3 Thunder Takeaways From Summer League And Our In-Season Tournament Reactions And Suggestions
As Summer League is coming to a close, it is only appropriate that we talk about our biggest takeaways from the games. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussat...
Cason Wallace Net Scorching Debut, Evaluating Chet’s First Games Back, Watching Wemby in Person, Storytime With Joe From Vegas And Roster Crunch Ruckus
Summer League is in full swing! Cason Wallace shined in his first game for the Thunder. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown...
Tre Is The Mann In Summer League, Chet’s Early Returns, What Does History Say Micic’s Production Will Look Like And What’s The Best Use For Ous?
We are in full Summer League swing with the Salt Lake City games wrapped up and now OKC will make their way to Las Vegas for more games. The Thunder B...
Micic Signs With OKC, Who Is Jack White, Mills/Oladipo Trades, 3 Things To Watch For OKC In SLC And A 2016 Bad Contract Draft
The Thunder did the unexpected this week and signed Vasilje Micic! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the Micic signing, w...
The Thunder Buddies Cason Wallace Super Cut
The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin have talked about Cason on a variety of podcasts and different episodes and segments. We thought...
Where Does Cason Wallace Rank Among Former Kentucky Guards?
The draft is over and we finished up the Thunder rookie introductory press conference on Saturday, but the season never stops! The Thunder Buddies: Jo...
Welcome to the Thunder: Cason Wallace and Keyontae Johnson
It finally happened! After months of discussion, research and more the 2023 NBA Draft delivered all the classic moments you would expect. The Thunder...