That's why it shouldn't be a shocker that the Thunder are at the No. 1 spot in ESPN's best NBA draft asset rankings. Bobby Marks and Jeremy Woo ranked all 30 teams' draft capital. As most know, draft picks are the league's currency.

The OKC Thunder is waiting to learn who it'll face in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. OKC will face the winner of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. Denver holds a 3-2 lead in that best-of-seven series entering Game 6 at 9 p.

But OKC has five perimeter defenders (Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace and Lu Dort) who ranked in the 89th percentile or higher in defensive estimated plus-minus (one of the most trusted catch-all metrics in NBA front offices). And all five will get their shots at Murray.