The calendar has flipped to August. Which means we're in the annual drought in the NBA's year-round calendar. Don't expect much to happen over the next couple of months. Teams across the league are in vacation mode and just waiting for the 2026-27 season to start.
The Oklahoma City Thunder fell short of a second NBA championship, but remain in the meat of the ******* le conversation. Bringing back mostly the same crew, expect them to be one of the league's top teams for a fourth straight year.
To prepare for the 2026-27 regular season, Thunder Wire will lay out three goals for all 17 players on the roster. OKC has 14 standard players and three two-way players. Let's look at Jaylin Williams and what he could accomplish this upcoming year:
Slimming down, Williams had a breakout season last year. He's always been a quality depth piece. But he played his way to the top of OKC's rotation. Injuries allowed him to soak up more minutes. Safe to say he took full advantage of that. He showed off his outside jumper as he averaged a career-best 7.2 points. He shot 38.3% from 3 on 3.9 attempts. The 24-year-old remains one of their best developmental stories in recent years.
Now, it's about staying at that line of production. Or leveling up. He's turned into a well-rounded offensive player. Aside from the catch-and-shoot looks, he showed off his secondary playmaking. He also showed scoring scalability. Something that wasn't there before with him. There were a handful of times where he stepped up as OKC's top scoring option when a ton of guys were sidelined. Since he joined the Thunder, he's steadily improved.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder fell short of a second NBA championship, but remain in the meat of the ******* le conversation. Bringing back mostly the same crew, expect them to be one of the league's top teams for a fourth straight year.
To prepare for the 2026-27 regular season, Thunder Wire will lay out three goals for all 17 players on the roster. OKC has 14 standard players and three two-way players. Let's look at Jaylin Williams and what he could accomplish this upcoming year:
Slimming down, Williams had a breakout season last year. He's always been a quality depth piece. But he played his way to the top of OKC's rotation. Injuries allowed him to soak up more minutes. Safe to say he took full advantage of that. He showed off his outside jumper as he averaged a career-best 7.2 points. He shot 38.3% from 3 on 3.9 attempts. The 24-year-old remains one of their best developmental stories in recent years.
Now, it's about staying at that line of production. Or leveling up. He's turned into a well-rounded offensive player. Aside from the catch-and-shoot looks, he showed off his secondary playmaking. He also showed scoring scalability. Something that wasn't there before with him. There were a handful of times where he stepped up as OKC's top scoring option when a ton of guys were sidelined. Since he joined the Thunder, he's steadily improved.
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