Presti’s platonic basketball ideal was nothing like the early versions of his OKC teams. That's not the case anymore.

Six years ago this summer, the Oklahoma City Thunder took its first step in what’s been a methodical march to the NBA Finals.

The Paul George Invitational, also known as the 2025 NBA Finals, is set. The Thunder and Pacers chartered unique courses in ...

NBA Finals between the Thunder and Pacers is a full-circle moment, built on the ripple effects of trading Paul George.

Los Angeles’ Paul George, right, defends a shot by Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander during a 2019 game in Oklahoma ...

Sam Anderson, a staff writer for The Times Magazine, first wrote about the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012. He is the author of ...

One trade by the Orlando Magic on draft night of 2016 ended up providing both Oklahoma City and Indiana with their star ...

Or, more specifically, what they got back when trading Paul George away. While George watches the NBA Finals from the same ...

The Pacers and Thunder both built their NBA Finals rosters by trading Paul George. Who got a better haul when they moved the ...

The Thunder and the Pacers can trace their superstars and their cores back to trades involving the nine-time All-Star wing.

As the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers prepare to square off in the 2025 NBA Finals, they could make like a pair of ...

But that is not the point of view Philadelphia 76ers star forward Paul George had on a recent episode of his "Podcast P with ...