Rumors are building that the Oklahoma City Thunder are expected to make some kind of trade during the upcoming 2025 NBA Draft.

Clutch-time road games have become the norm for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder over their last two playoff runs. On Sunda

They can grin and laugh and embrace now that the results of Monday’s NBA draft lottery are finalized. The Sixers will select third in June‘s draft. They had the fifth-best odds of securing a pick in the top three — a 31.

The 2025 NBA draft lottery results have been revealed. Despite being in Round 2 of the NBA playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder had an interest in the results. They owned the Philadelphia 76ers ' top-six protected pick.

While the Thunder did not receive the 76ers pick during the draft lottery, they still own the 15th, 24th and either the 44th or 45th pick in the upcoming 2025 draft. Because of this, Oklahoma City will have another opportunity to add more young talent to their team next season to make another deep playoff run.

On the other side, three Thunder players topped the 40-minute mark, with star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way with 45 minutes. Oklahoma City forward Jalen Williams, who scored a game-high 32 points, played 43 minutes. Center Chet Holmgren played 40 minutes.

The Nuggets took their place in NBA history with their first-quarter display — albeit for unsavory reasons. Denver tallied just eight points in the first, the joint-sixth-lowest-scoring quarter in a playoff game since the NBA transitioned to a shot clock in 1954.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets NBA game to be played on May 11, 2025 on ESPN.