As the NBA trade deadline nears, the Oklahoma City Thunder should focus on touching up the corners — if that. No need to fundamentally change the painting. The Thunder have been the league's best team this season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the very best team in the Western Conference and one of the favorites to win the NBA Finals, and they amassed a 40-9 record largely without their second-best player, Chet Holmgren.

The NBA Trade Deadline is officially here, with just a handful of hours until teams are locked into place for the remainder of the season as it relates to making deals.

Oklahoma City Thunder starting forward Chet Holmgren is slated to make his return from a pelvic injury that forced him to miss 39 consecutive games this season. After an impressive start to the 2024-25 campaign for the Thunder, Holmgren suffered a fractured pelvic in November but is scheduled to return this week.

Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant has been listed as doubtful for his return game Wednesday against Oklahoma City with a left ankle sprain. Durant was gingerly walking coming out of a timeout during Saturday’s 121-119 overtime loss to Portland in the third of a four-game road trip.

Kevin Durant missed the Phoenix Suns' game Wednesday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder because of a sprained left ankle. Durant, the 36-year-old All-Star forward who has been the subject of trade speculation,