The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder is at present the defending NBA champion.
OKC Thunder, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, was not stopped within the 2025 NBA playoffs. In reality, Thunder turned the second largest workforce in league historical past and gained all of it.
With a really younger roster, Thunder followers are hoping to win a number of titles within the coming years, together with repeating themselves as champions.
However former Boston Celtics star Blake Griffin would not suppose the Thunder will get away of subsequent season’s Western Convention.
Through the 2025 postseason, the 2 groups that gave the Thunder essentially the most hassle have been the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers.
OKC will not play in opposition to Pacers within the playoffs until Indy breaks out of the Japanese Convention. With Tyrees Halliburton’s harm and Miles Turner’s departure, it is exhausting to see that occuring.
However within the West, Griffin thinks the nuggets can run for his or her cash to OKC.
“I am providing you with a sizzling take. I feel Denver has reached the Western remaining. I feel Denver has gotten higher this summer time. I feel they’ve taken Oklahoma Metropolis to seven video games.”
With Nikola Jokic nonetheless on his prime and the Nuggets enhancing their roster within the offseason, it is believable that if the 2 groups meet, they eradicate the playoff time the place lightning happens.
Do not forget that Nuggets pushed the Thunder into seven video games with their struggling roster and rookie head coach.
Moreover the Nuggets and Thunder, there are a lot of championship candidates within the West. However what about East?
The Pacers and Boston Celtics misplaced their competitor positions, and the Milwaukee Bucks misplaced Damien Lillard.
“I feel it is the Japanese New York (the Knicks) or Cleveland (the Cavaliers) and I am going to take you to New York.
The Nuggets vs New York Knicks NBA Finals Collection permits NBA followers to be positioned on the sting of their seats. It may additionally deliver big income to the league. So it definitely is not an odd take.
