The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Monday. This comes a couple of days after they dropped a 111-109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the 2025 NBA Cup semifinals. That snapped a franchise-best 16-game win streak.

OKC's defense led the team to 68 regular season wins and an NBA title in 2024-25 in spite of a lackluster shooting performance in the playoffs. This year, the group has picked up right where it left off, as the Thunder hold a 23-1 record behind a strong defensive performance.

Coming off his Defensive Player of the Month honors, Wallace finished with two steals and one block in the Thunder’s 124-112 win against the Golden State Warriors.

Oklahoma City’s league-best 20–1 record and elite defensive metrics powered Wallace to Defensive Player of the Month and Daigneault to Western Conference Coach of the Month.

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Despite being 14-1, it has not been a charmed life for the Oklahoma City Thunder to begin the 2025-26 campaign. The OKC Thunder have seen more than their fair share of injuries. To the point they have nearly lost more games due to injury than anyone else.

The Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely humiliated the Phoenix Suns in a 138-89 win. They led by as many as 53 points. The 2025 NBA Cup quarterfinals victory punched their ticket for a December trip to Las Vegas for a second straight year.

Oklahoma City has multiple impactful defenders on the roster, but a few of OKC's stars agreed that Jalen Williams is the group's most versatile.