The Oklahoma City Thunder are perfectly positioned for success this season and in the near future.
On one hand, the Thunder are one of the leading favorites to top the Western Conference and emerge as a prime championship contender.
On the other, OKC is very likely to be among the teams picking the best possible prospects in the 2025 NBA Draft due to the first-round picks collected from another team in trades.
Sam Presti has pulled out a front-office masterclass. He has done an excellent job of gathering draft picks for the 2025 draft and for future years, thereby ensuring the franchise has access to a pool of incoming young talent or can use the draft picks as assets in trades for talent that is already in the league.
B/R’s 2025 Mock Draft projections for OKC
Oklahoma City is projected to land three first-round picks in the 2025 NBA Draft.
In his latest Mock Draft for next year’s class, Bleacher Report’s Jonathan Wasserman predicts OKC to pick South Carolina standout Collin Murray-Boyles for the No. 11 overall pick (via the L.A. Clippers).