The Uncontested OKC Thunder Podcast

JD and Justin break down the WILD start to Oklahoma City's 2025-26 season. First we make sense of the double OT thriller against the Indiana Pacers. A shorthanded OKC escapes Indianapolis with a W behind a new career-high 55 points from SGA, and a new career high for Ajay Mitchell. Then we rewind to ring night and the season opener against the Rockets. We look at Chet's huge start, SGA's late game...

Jacob, JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick join forces to preview the upcoming OKC Thunder season with our favorite Uncontested tradition: bets! Each host makes a bold prediction and puts a unique payoff on the line as we work our way through what to expect for the 2025-26 season. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for...

Justin and Nick talk about the recent documentary releases that involve the Thunder (Loud City and Starting 5), Tuesday’s season opener — including ring night expectations, banner and ring design predictions — and wrap up with high-level expectations for the 2025-26 season. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for...

The crew talks two-way contract history, the lead candidate for the third spot this season and four interesting players who will look to climb the depth chart this season. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Get your Uncontested...

JD and Justin discuss the Oklahoma City Thunder's preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's stellar performance, seeing more of the stars play, J-Will's new look, and more. Then we give our rapid reactions to the annual GM survey including lots of OKC love (and a few snubs) Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.c...

Jacob, Nick, Tayler, JD, and Justin break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's first preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets. We discuss Aaron Wiggins killer game, Jaylin Williams hot shooting, plus Brooks Barnhizer, Nikola Topic and Ousmane Dieng's performances. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord ac...

Jacob and Justin join forces to break down Sam Presti's comments to the media last week including his thoughts on “turning the page,” focusing on process over outcomes, the team’s willingness to explore new lineups and possibilities, financial realities under the new CBA, why dynasty talk is premature, and why this Thunder squad is still very much in the beginning stages of its journey despite bei...

Jacob, Justin, and Nick get together to discuss Jalen Williams feature in SLAM magazine including his untraditional road to the NBA, expectations following the Thunder's championship, and Dub's rise in stardom following his Finals performance. Then we play a game of Prairie Trivia brought to you by Prairie Artisan Ales before looking ahead to the 2028 Olympic roster for USA Basketball and which pl...

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Nick join forces to explore which OKC Thunder players will handle the scoring load for OKC next season. Using the hypothetical of the Spurs Christmas Day matchup and a Western Conference Finals game against the Denver Nuggets, we break down who gets points on the big stage and who sees their production slip. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: ht...

Jacob, Justin, Tayler, and Nick join forces to explore which OKC Thunder players get minutes next season. Using the hypothetical of the Spurs Christmas Day matchup and a Western Conference Finals game against the Denver Nuggets, we break down who gets minutes and who falls out of the rotation come playoff time. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.co...

JD and Justin link up discuss some niche predictions to get us greased up for the upcoming season including: which team is most likely to disappoint? Which team is most likely to make an ill advised trade? Who is a dark horse candidate for Rookie of the Year? What role player will NBA sickos fall in love with? And so much more Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https:...

Jacob, JD, Tayler, and Justin get together to chat about the new Oklahoma City Thunder City Edition uniform, play some Prairie Trivia presented by Prairie Artisan Ales, then we debate the best Thunder uniforms of all time! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://...

Jacob and Justin join forces to break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's 2025-26 schedule from every angle. How many national TV games did OKC land, and what networks will they appear on most? We dive into the season’s toughest stretches, the easiest runs, and which months could define the Thunder’s playoff seeding. Plus, we highlight the matchups we’re most excited to watch — from superstar showdow...

Jacob and Justin link up to play an Uncontested classic game of Take It or Leave It to discuss: the Thunder's 2025-26 win totals, number of national TV games, Ajay Mitchell vs Nikola Topic, scoring distribution and so much more! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: ht...

JD, Jacob and Tayler discuss the Opening and Christmas Day schedules being announced, then rank every NBA team's top 3 players! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Get your Uncontested merch here: https://cottonbureau.com/people...

JD, Jacob, Justin, Tayler, and Nick dive into the Uncontested mailbag to discuss our listener's burning questions including how the Thunder's title will impact the NBA, where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's postseason ranks, where Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams will rank on the 2028 Olympic roster, and more! Then we play a round of Prairie Trivia presented by Prairie Artisan Ales, and answer some non-...

Silva and Nick re-draft the 2022 rookie class. Where do Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren land? Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Get your Uncontested merch here: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and u...

JD, Jacob, Tayler and Nick talk through some odds and ends in the NBA news cycle, then assign offseason homework to every Thunder player! Get your Uncontested NBA Champs merch now: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus con...

JD and Justin continue to discuss which NBA Western Conference teams got better, which teams got worse, and which teams stayed the same. From the Unction in Los Angeles, to Marcus Smart and DeAndre Ayton on the Lakers, to whatever is happening in New Orleans we break it all down. Get your Uncontested NBA Champs merch now: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Join our Patreon for...

JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick get together to break down the changes in the NBA Western Conference and debate which teams got better, which teams got worse, and which teams stayed the same. Then we play some Prairie Trivia sponsored by Prairie Artisan Ales. Get your Uncontested NBA Champs merch now: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Join our Patreon for Discord access and excl...

Tayler and Nick give their unique perspectives on the new arena renderings, what to expect in the NBA Summer League Playoffs and answer live listener questions from the chat. Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Get your Uncontested merch here: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz...

Justin and Tayler join the podcast to discuss Dub signing his rookie max extension and the Big 3 being locked-in long term in OKC. They discredit the narratives that the Thunder are handicapped after signing their big three to large extensions and discuss why the Thunder are in great shape to navigate the new CBA long term. They then give some of their thoughts from Summer League, including Brooks...

Silva and Tayler join the podcast to discuss all things OKC Summer League, Chet's rookie max extension, J-Dub's upcoming extension, and details on Dub's wrist injury. They begin the podcast discussing Nikola Topic's and Ajay Mitchell's summer league performances in the Salt Lake City Summer League before predicting what OKC's upcoming Summer League in Vegas will look like. Then they breakdown the...

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Nick discuss the Thunder's first game of Summer League including the Thunder debut of Nikola Topić, the stellar play of Ajay Mitchell, and the strong rebounding of Brooks Barnhizer. We discuss what impact the new faces could have on the defending champs' roster next season, and how they could fit into the rotation. Then its time for Prairie Trivia presented by Prairie Artisa...

JD and Jacob discuss Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's max contract extension, implications of the second apron penalty and how the Thunder are positioned to overcome it, a look ahead summer league including the debut of Nikola Topic, and all the moves free agency madness around the association! Join our Patreon for Discord access and exclusive bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/TheUncontested Get you...