Currently 24-1 and on pace to shatter the all-time single season win record.
17.2 net rating. INSANE, especially considering their starters barely play 4th quarters. The next closest team is the Rockets at 10.8, followed by the Nuggets and Knicks at 8.6. The Thunder are in a league of their own.
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The Thunder defensive efficiency rating is at 104.1, which is 6.6 points per 100 possessions better than the second-place Houston Rockets. That gap is as big as the difference between the Rockets’ defense and the 23rd-ranked Chicago Bulls. Read that again.
In the previous 29 seasons, the top-ranked defense has never been more than 2.6 points per 100 possessions better than the second-best defense; that was how much better the top-ranked San Antonio Spurs defense was in 2015-16 compared to the second-best Atlanta Hawks defense. Last season’s Thunder allowed 2.5 fewer points per 100 possessions than the second-ranked Orlando Magic.
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The Thunder could become the first post-ABA merger team (since 1976-77) to be 10 points per 100 possessions better defensively than the league average. Per Basketball Reference, the NBA leaguewide offensive efficiency rating is 115.8 points per 100 possessions, 0.5 points higher than the record-high set in the 2023-24 season.
And this is the same team that is absolutely loaded with draft picks, including what could be FOUR first rounders in a very talented 2026 draft (currently own the #3 pick). 😬
The league is so fucked.
This post was edited by Sixers on Dec 11 2025 09:28am