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

Ibaka wound up being a solid player for the Thunder. He was the runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year in 2012 after ...

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

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

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

The Pacers agreed to trade George to the Thunder on June 30, 2017. In return, Indiana netted Victor Oladipo and Domantas ...

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 ...

"A very large part of Paul George's NBA legacy is going to be all the great teams that were created in his wake." ...

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

It’s the Paul George finals — albeit without George, whose trade from Indiana to Oklahoma City in 2017 planted the seeds for ...

T he Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers are set for a 2025 NBA Finals showdown, and there are plenty of common threads ...