Timestamps

Intro: The OKC Thunder's huge win over the Spurs: (0:51)

Chet Holmgren answers the call vs. Wemby and the Spurs: (3:05)

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starts the season with an MVP performance: (7:37)

Jared McCain couldn't miss on opening night: (10:34)

Aday Mara Mania continues in San Antonio: (15:04)

OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets Preview: (21:07)

Another MVP battle between SGA and Jokic: (21:18)

Aday Mara's first shot at Nikola Jokic: (24:41)

Can JMac keep up his hot shooting from Game 1?: (27:11)

Get right game for Ajay Mitchell?: (30:28)

More reps for JDub and Chet: (32:56)

Our biggest takeaways from the first two nights of NBA action: (35:04)

Wrap up: (44:02)

Close: (45:10)

We are back for the first episode of the Let's Talk Thunder podcast with actual basketball to talk about!

Brandon Rahbar joins Michael Martin to break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's big-time win over the San Antonio Spurs to kick off the 2026-2027 NBA season on opening night, their biggest takeaways from the win, a preview of the OKC Thunder's home opener later tonight against the Denver Nuggets, and finally, their NBA analysis of the first two days of this season.

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Timestamps Intro: (0:00)

Breaking down Cason Wallace's new deal and how it could end up as a steal for OKC: (1:02)

A rookie revisit post-preseason for Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz: (11:44)

A big-time opening night preview of Thunder vs. Spurs: (21:19)

Our NBA Finals and NBA Champions picks for the 2026-2027 season: (33:09)

Wrap up: (46:13)

Close: (46:43)

The NBA regular season is FINALLY HERE! Michael Martin is joined by NBA Draft expert Derek Parker for another episode of the Let's Talk Thunder Podcast to break down Cason Wallace's new contract extension, how it could end up as a steal for OKC, a rookie revisit post-preseason for Aday Mara and Bennett Stirtz, an opening night preview of Thunder at Spurs as the OKC Thunder look for revenge in San Antonio, and finally, Michael and Derek give their official picks and predictions for the NBA Finals this season.

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Timestamps Intro: (0:00)

Aday Mara news out of Spain?: (1:46)

Preseason Panic Button?: (5:13)

What is going on with Chet Holmgren's injury status?: (5:26)

Don't worry about SGA off the ball: (11:07)

Can Cason Wallace's shooting bounce back?: (13:52)

Small sample size of Ajay Mitchell being off: (18:45)

Aday Mara is gonna make Chet Holmgren better; not replace him: (24:27)

Going through the NBA GMs' Survey and the biggest surprises and takeaways related to the Thunder: (28:14)

Wrap Up: (49:32)

Close: (50:50)

On today's episode of the Let's Talk Thunder podcast, Michael Martin is joined by Locked on Thunder's Rylan Stiles to discuss why nobody should be hitting the panic button over the OKC Thunder's preseason just yet.

The two go through a variety of preseason topics that fans seem to be a little concenred about all the way to the extreme of wanting to hit the panic button and break down how real the concern level should be on some of the underwhelming play during preseaon along with discussing the news of a team in Spain trying to block Aday Mara's NBA debut, what all is involved in that, and what we think will be the result before finally finishing things off by going through their biggest OKC Thunder related takeaways and surprises from the NBA General Manager's survey ahead of what should be an exciting 2026-2027 season.

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