Still, OKC was a top-three offensive team in 2023, and they still have Caruso, who will likely be inserted as a full-time starter until the seven-footer returns from injury. In the meantime, the Thunder can roll out an even better small-ball lineup and use some of the principles they used to march to a 57-win campaign a season ago.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are set up to be successful for a long time, but the veteran teams in the Western Conference are going to try to delay their ascent.

We simulated the OKC Thunder's 2024-25 NBA season on the "NBA 2K25" video game to see how it played out. Here are the results.

The NBA season returns this week, with the first pair of games on Tuesday and the Thunder tipping off on Thursday night. There are high expectations for Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder, how far will they go?

The 2024-25 NBA season is upon us, but before we dive into the nightly grind of handicapping spreads and player props, let's finish the offseason with some last-minute additions to our futures portfolio.