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.

Cason Wallace has quickly become one of the premier defensive guards in the NBA and has been a pivotal part of one of the best defensive teams of all time: the 2025-26 Oklahoma City Thunder. Wallace’s lightning-quick hands,

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 has the best defense in the NBA, and one of its backcourt stoppers should be getting more attention. Over the past few weeks, the Thunder have gon

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.

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.

Scottie Barnes of the Toronto Raptors has been named Eastern Conference Defensive Player of the Month for October and November, making history as the

Leading the fastbreak, Cason Wallace was rewarded for thinking ahead. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander threw a cross-court pass to him as he went up for the jam. He spun around as he hung on the rim to celebrate the transition dunk as they piled on the scoreboard.