The Oklahoma City Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander says he and his family are safe following a break-in at his Oklahoma City-area home last week.

So much for that championship hangover. Jalen Williams hasn’t played yet, Chet Holmgren is dealing with a balky back, Lu Dort just missed a game because of illness … and the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder are still just rolling along, off to a 7-0 start despite using four different starting lineups in those seven games.

The Thunder and SGA have seen this movie before. They hope the ending is the same as it was in last year’s championship season.

Well, Oklahoma City has started 7-0 in 2025-26 and looks utterly unbeatable already, even with injuries to several key players. Here are 3 reasons why the Thunder can win 70 games this season, and maybe even threaten Golden State's 73 wins from 2015-16.

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On a seven-game winning streak to open the season and seemingly getting better with each contest, the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder will go back on the road Tuesday to face the Los Angeles Clippers in Inglewood,