In a matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the NBA announced that Westbrook passed Derek Harper for the 15th-most steals in NBA history (1,958). "Congrats to @russwest44 of the @SacramentoKings for moving into 15th on the all-time STEALS list," posted the official social media account of the NBA.

We are officially one week into the NBA season and the level of competition across the league has been unreal.

According to ESPN's Marc Spears, Holmgren's NBA championship with the Thunder is lighting a fire under Wemby. "I was told by somebody inside that room that Wemby is motivated by Chet. Chet having one up on him on the championship," he said. If true, this is not a significant shock.

The start of the 2025-26 NBA season came into full swing on Tuesday, with the Oklahoma City Thunder getting the win over the Houston Rockets, while also receiving their championship rings and banner.

After reaching the championship game of last season's NBA Cup, OKC will compete in the annual tournament once again. All four of the Thunder's group play games will be held in November. It'll face Sacramento (Nov. 7) and Utah (Nov. 21) on the road, followed by home games against Minnesota (Nov. 26) and Phoenix (Nov. 28).

The Oklahoma City Blue were busy in the NBA G League draft, walk away with a couple selections while seeing former forward - and NBA Champion - Dillon Jones selected with the top spot.

When Oklahoma City returns to full strength, the expectation is that Mitchell will still be a nightly rotation player, though his shot attempts and minutes may dip slightly. Even so, he’s proven to be a budding elite reserve in this league.