The long wait is over, OKC Thunder fans.
After nearly five months of waiting, the new Oklahoma City Thunder season is set to begin on Tuesday night in San Antonio.
A new year brings about new players, new rotations, new conference rivals and a new set of predictions. How will OKC's season finish? Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander win a third straight MVP trophy? Which other players are in the running for awards? Let's take a shot at forecasting Oklahoma City hoops for the upcoming season.
27 OKC Thunder 2027 Predictions
1. Thunder win the Opening Night game over the San Antonio Spurs.
2. Cason Wallace locks down the final spot in the starting lineup.
3. Thunder honor Russell Westbrook with a jersey retirement sometime before the calendar flips to 2027.
4. Thunder lead the league in NBA Twitter viral slo-mo foul clips.
5. Aday Mara has the best rookie season of the three Michigan lottery picks.
6. Kenrich Williams plays more minutes than he has since the 2023 season.
7. Nikola Topic plays well when given an opportunity and is traded to a team at the deadline that will give him more minutes.
8. Jaylin Williams records at least one triple double.
9. Alex Caruso rests on one night of each back to back to prioritize playoff health.
10. Thomas Sorber leads the team in rebounds per minute.
11. Bennett Stirtz does not play any games in the G League with the OKC Blue.
12. The NBA makes up for all the Isaiah Joe snubs and invites Jared McCain to the 3 point contest at All Star Weekend.
13. Isaiah Hartenstein hits the first 3 pointer of his Thunder career.
14. Mark Daigneault leads the NBA in coach's challenges.
15. Jalen Williams averages over 20 points per game.
16. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shoots over 40% from 3 point range.
17. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages over 30 points per game for the 5th straight season.
18. Thunder finish with a 60-22 record and the #2 seed in the Western Conference.
19. Aday Mara is selected to the All Rookie Second Team.
20. Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace both make First Team All-Defense.
21. Ajay Mitchell wins Sixth Man of the Year.
22. Thunder have 3 All-Star selections in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams.
23. Thunder have 2 All-NBA selections. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and one of either Jalen Williams or Chet Holmgren.
24. Chet Holmgren repeats as runner-up in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
25. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finishes in third place in MVP voting.
26. Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs in a rematch of the Western Conference Finals.
27. Thunder beat the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the NBA Finals and secure their second NBA Championship in the last three years.