The Thunder won the NBA title on June 22. Nine days later, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s MVP, agreed to a four-year, $285 million contract extension. Chet Holmgren signed a max extension eight days after that. A day later, Jalen Williams did the same.

As the NBA heads on vacation over the next two months with its driest part of the calendar, the Thunder have a pretty good idea of when they'll receive their championship ring. The NBA published its key dates for the 2025-26 regular season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to repeat as NBA Champions for the first repeat winner in nearly a decade. CBS sports thinks that is going to happen.