Oklahoma City Thunder

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On 10 shows in Sports this week · 3.5× usual · most on The Ringer NBA Show

The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference’s Northwest Division and play home games at Paycom Center. The podcast references concern this NBA franchise—its strong early-season performance, injuries, roster depth and championship prospects—not a different organization named Oklahoma.

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Rank this week

#86▲21
#720 over 30 days

Share of the conversation

1.0‰
3.5× usual level

0.8‰ of what listeners heard

Reach this week

10 shows
15 episodes · ~1.1M plays

Tone this week

Positive
  • Neutral 2
  • Positive 4
  • Very positive 1

Share of the conversation

Mentions of Oklahoma City Thunder per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, sports.

0.0‰1‰2‰3‰usual level · 0.29‰Aug 15Sep 6Sep 29Oct 21Nov 12
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DayShare (7-day)Mentions
Sep 150.25‰3
Sep 160.27‰1
Sep 170.46‰7
Sep 180.37‰1
Sep 250.06‰2
Sep 300.12‰2
Oct 10.16‰2
Oct 20.20‰3
Oct 50.22‰1
Oct 60.28‰2
Oct 80.23‰2
Oct 90.20‰2
Oct 140.14‰1
Oct 200.08‰2
Oct 210.25‰7
Oct 220.44‰7
Oct 230.48‰1
Oct 240.50‰1
Oct 260.69‰7
Oct 270.69‰2
Oct 290.44‰5
Oct 300.44‰1
Nov 20.28‰2
Nov 30.40‰6
Nov 40.55‰5
Nov 50.61‰7
Nov 60.98‰14
Nov 91.22‰11
Nov 101.11‰3
Nov 111.12‰5

Why is it trending?· Last 7 days

Oklahoma City Thunder’s dominance and roster-building fuel NBA debate

The Ringer NBA Show portrays Oklahoma City Thunder as dominant talent managers who import, develop, and acquire players from other teams.[1]

The Ringer NBA Show also argues that Oklahoma City Thunder have enough lineup opportunities for Nick Clifford to add scoring, defense, and ball-handling support.[2]

The Zach Lowe Show says Oklahoma City Thunder are part of a more open Western Conference, alongside San Antonio, while questioning whether other teams have enough wing scoring to reach the Finals.[3]

Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective notes that Cleveland lost twice to Oklahoma City Thunder during a 1-3 week, placing the team in discussion of strong Western opponents.[4]

The Bill Simmons Podcast debates whether teams should trade with Oklahoma City Thunder, with Bill Simmons calling Sam Presti’s interest in Nick Clifford a reason to hang up and Rob Mahoney defending the team’s evaluation priorities.[5]

First Take and Fearless with Jason Whitlock mention Oklahoma City Thunder as teams that opponents failed to overcome, including a playoff loss and an opening-night defeat.[6][7]

Sources · 7 moments

  1. 1.
    The Ringer NBA Show · The Warriors Are Alive!!! Plus, an Early-Season Panic Meter. | Group Chat
    J. Kyle Mann · Nov 10 · Listen at 32:58 ↗
    “to the point where... OKC's dominance in terms of evaluation and just spinning all the plates of... You know, importing talent, staging it, offloading talent. It's getting to the point where it almost feels like the Thunder are using other”
  2. 2.
    The Ringer NBA Show · The Warriors Are Alive!!! Plus, an Early-Season Panic Meter. | Group Chat
    Rob Mahoney · Nov 10 · Listen at 37:37 ↗
    “in a, Nick Clifford is in a perfect spot with the thunder where yes, he has kind of a non -traditional offensive game, but he will have nights where the matchup breaks just so where the spacing is aligned just so, and he'll pop off for 25 o”
  3. 3.
    The Zach Lowe Show · Early NBA Tier List: Elite Squads, Relegation Teams, and Crisis Candidates!
    Zach Lowe · Nov 5 · Listen at 30:20 ↗
    “skeptical that they have enough pop on the wing to really, to like make the finals. Although like, look, what we're talking about is. We're going to get to Oklahoma City in a second. Obviously, the West is much more open for an interloper o”
  4. 4.
    Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · Are The Warriors & Lakers Legitimate Threats In The West? + Underrated Trade For Thunder
    Brian Windhorst · Nov 9 · Listen at 53:55 ↗
    “he once went almost 1,300 games without scoring, outscoring double figures. 8 points and 6 turnovers. Uh, Embiid was 0 of 9, I think, from the field in that game in Cleveland. Was a really— the Cavs had a 1-3 week, lost twice to Oklahoma Ci”

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