The Daily Thunder Podcast

JDub is back. Shai is still out. The NBA is investigating. And the bad takes are flying. On this week’s Podcast, host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar, and reporter Michael Martin dive into: The impact of JDub’s return Life without SGA Jared McCain early reviews The NBA investigating OKC’s injury report vs. the Spurs Blind ranking five terrible Thunder takes

It's trade deadline time, and host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar, and Daily Thunder contributor Ryan Woods react on the fly to the latest deadline deals, including the Thunder's acquisition of Jared McCain. How did Presti pull this off? What is McCain's role in the short and long-term? And is the Thunder the big winners of the trade deadline? Plus, the panel dis...

Cray and Brandon review the Thunder's injury-riddled last week, and ask whether the team is better heading into the home stretch of the season. Isaiah Hartenstein's return: has he been the Thunder's third-best player this season? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's historic rise: where does he rank among the best scorers, ever? Should OKC fear Giannis Antetokounmpo coming to the West? And mo...

This week, Cray Allred joins Brandon Rahbar to recap theThunder's 3-1 road trip, preview the upcoming home stretch, and try to make the Thunder's trade season sound exciting. Appreciating Shai's greatness Peak Lu Dort Who would you trade Ajay Mitchell for? And more!

Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar dive deep on the Spurs victory. What changed to lead to a Thunder win? Is San Antonio still a postseason matchup concern? Can the Thunder be this good if Jalen Williams' wrist isn't right? And more!

On this week's episode, host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar, and Daily Thunder contributor Ryan Woods dive deep into what's behind the Thunder's slump--is it shooting variance, working Jalen Williams back into form, the defense, or something else? Listen in to find out.

On this New Year's Eve edition, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar start by breaking down the Thunder's losses to the Spurs and examine whether San Antonio just has OKC's number. Then, after breaking down wins against the 76ers and Hawks, Brandon and John give their top 10 Thunder moments of 2025 (and boy, there were some great ones).

In a very special holiday episode, we have a full panel with Brandon Rahbar, Cray Allred, Ryan Woods and host John Napier. The group dissects the Thunder's loss to the Wolves and the win against the Grizzlies. More importantly, the group gets in the Christmas spirit by giving some Thunder player some gifts this year. Then in even more fun, the panel recasts your favorite Thunder players in you...

Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar discuss the recent play from SGA and the Thunder. The Clippers are what the French call les incompétents . Will the Wolves put up a fight? Is the MVP's Shai's to lose? That and more on an exciting week of OKC basketball.

It's been a season full of sunshine. Ryan Woods and Brandon Rahbar dissect the team's recent electrifying performances, in an episode that AI suggested called for "Unstoppable Momentum: The Thunder's Journey to NBA Glory" as the title. Defense, depth, and dominance Will the Thunder win the NBA Cup in Vegas? Measuring up to the 2015-26 Warriors Ousmane Dieng Alert And more!

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar recap yet another unbeaten week of basketball for the defending champs and also discuss: Is Shai under the radar? The rotation with so much depth That Rich Paul quote about OKC A look at the week ahead And more!

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer recap the dominant last week of Thunder basketball, preview the games ahead, and also cover: It's time to put the free throw narrative to bed, for good Is the story about OKC being a market with "nothing to do" a media fabrication? Reason for Thunder fans to be thankful

On this week's pod, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar are joined by beat reporter Michael Martin. It was another winning week of Thunder basketball, and the trio get into: OKC's demolishment of the Lakers Wins over the Hornets and Pels Chet Holmgren's stellar play The Thunder draft capital A look at the week ahead

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer run through the highlights of the last 3 Thunder games, discuss how OKC could approach Isaiah Hartenstein's contract next season, previewing tonight's Thunder-Lakers game, and a larger lookahead.

Ryan Woods is back on the mic hosting the pod, alongside Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar. On the show this week, Ryan and Brandon gush about Isaiah Joe's immediate impact now that he's back healthy, discuss how good this team is so far despite the injuries, and take a closer look the results from this last week.

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar look back at the first 5 games to start the season, give it up to Ajay Mitchell and Aaron Wiggins for their hot starts, examine what's going on with Shai's free throw attempts, and talk when the Thunder might be back to full health.

After the shortest Thunder offseason in history, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar are back to preview OKC's title defending season. Listen in as the pair discuss: Is Shai still underrated? Who else from the Thunder could win some awards? Brandon's playoff picks and championship picks Predicting the Thunder's record Starting 5 and Loud City docuseries And mo...

On this week's show, along with host John Napier, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar runs through his list of the Thunder's top 10 best free agent acquisitions. Plus, the duo discuss whether Russ comes back to the Thunder, Josh Giddey's big pay day, the Kawhi Leonard scandal, and the Thomas Sorber injury.

On this week's show, Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar walks host John Napier through his top 10 draft picks in Thunder history, and boy were there some surprises. You won't believe who's number 2 on the list, and who wasn't on the list at all. Plus, the pair discuss the biggest offseason acquisitions in the NBA.

On this week's show, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar break down the Thunder's long-term salary cap situation after the three big extensions to SGA, JDub, and Chet, and whether the team can stay a contender for future years. The pair also discuss: The National TV games announced so far KD's tweets Alex Caruso's wedding Brandon's NBA power rankings

In this episode, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar talk extensions for JDub and Chet, the unveiling of the renderings for the new OKC arena, noteworthy performances in summer league. To close out the show, Brandon and John walk through each of Brandon's 25 Statements Made with Extreme Confidence made before the 2024-25 season.

On the first pod of the offseason, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar get into a busy first week of the offseason and discuss: Presti's Post-Season Presser J-Dub's wrist injury SGA's massive contract extension Draft thoughts Extensions for Dub, Chet, and others How the West keeps getting stronger

THE CHAMPIONSHIP EPISODE! In the final episode of the 2024-25 NBA season, host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer recount the Thunder's Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers to take the NBA Championship. In addition, with the draft on June 25, Brandon gives his thoughts on just who the Thunder may be targeting with its two first round picks.

It all comes down to this. Host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar recap the disappointing Game 6 blowout before turning their attention to preview an epic Game 7 clash. Brandon gives his thoughts on the potential rotations, x-factors, and how the home court edge is so critical. To close, John and Brandon discuss what a championship would mean to Oklahoma City.

Host John Napier and Daily Thunder beat writer Brandon Rahbar couldn't wait to talk about JDub's history making performance, SGA's continued brilliance, Cason's big game, Lu Dort's defense, and the Thunder's overall performance that has the team just 1 win away from its first NBA Championship, so the pair had to put out another podcast already to break down Game 5 and look...