The Uncontested OKC Thunder Podcast

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler break down the Thunder's commanding win over New Orleans in game two of the NBA Playoffs. We break down Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP-level performance. Jalen Williams' dawg mentality, and Chet Holmgren vs Jonas Valanciunas.Then we hit on key plays, what adjustments were made from Game 1, and what OKC needs to do to win on the road! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler and Justin go live after Game 1 of the NBA Playoffs to discuss the Thunder’s 94-92 nail-biter win! They jump on Dub’s and Chet’s playoff debut, Shai’s big time shot, the bench, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, Tayler, and Nick dive in after the Pelicans win in the Play-In Tournament to dissect the upcoming NBA Playoff matchup with the OKC Thunder. We dive into the three things Oklahoma City needs to do to win the series, then counter with three things New Orleans needs to do to win. Then we give our Spark of the Series and give a Dave's Chikcne Hot Take of the series. Then we go around the association and give our predictions for EVERY playoffs series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Tayler and Nick discuss the upcoming Pelicans vs Kings matchup to determine the Thunder's first round playoff opponent, discuss their Spark of the Week, and reminisce on the season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Live from Spark OKC, everyone is here to discuss the Thunder securing the top seed in the Western Conference, the playoff landscape around the league and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the Thunder's 125-107 win over the Bucks in the Thunder's penultimate game of the season. He discusses Shai and J-Dub's aggressiveness to start the game, Aaron Wiggins' continues to impress, Chet's dominant two-way performance, Thunder's defense, and transition offense vs three point shooting. He ends the podcast breaking down the Thunder's seeding implications with one regular season left to play. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

J.D, Jacob, and Tayler break down the Thunder's two consecutive wins back in PayCom, including a huge comeback against the Kings and a dominant statement win over the Spurs. They discuss Hayward's emergence, Superstar Shai's return, and the Thunder's role players all stepping up as OKC heads into the playoffs. They each give their Spark of the Week before ranking the Thunder's offseason priorities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Silva discuss the Thunder's ugly win in Charlotte including Josh Giddey's resurgence, Aaron Wiggins saving basketball once again, Chet Holmgren's play and more. Then we give our Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Takes before drafting our preferred Thunder playoff opponents. Lastly we give our final predictions of the season, as the race comes down to the final week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler are LIVE from Dave’s Hot Chicken in Bricktown, OKC to break down OKCs third consecutive loss of their road trip, OKCs shooting woes, and what the end of the season may look like! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Wednesday’s show, JD, Jacob, Nick and Tayler look back on the Thunder’s back-to-back losses against Eastern Conference contenders and what the final six games of the season could mean. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Nick and Tayler discuss the Thunder’s insane game in Madison Square Garden vs the Knicks, Giddey’s awesome week, and JDub’s huge night. Then they dive into their hot takes before making predictions for next week’s slate of games! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and JD discuss the Thunder’s thumping of the Phoenix Suns, Josh Giddey’s awesome week, the OKC bench production, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and JD recap Oklahoma City’s OT loss against the Houston Rockets, which resulted in the Thunder falling to third in the Western Conference. With 10 games remaining, everything matters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, Nick and Tayler break down the big takeaways from the Oklahoma City Thunder's tough loss to the Bucks including: Chet Holmgren's rough night, OKC's poor shooting, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's health. Then we give our Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Takes of the Week. Next we give some love to the Unsung Heroes of this Thunder team including: Lu Dort, Jaylin Williams, and Aaron Wiggins. Finally, we look at the Western Conference playoff standings and predict how the standings will shake out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Tayler and JD break down the Thunder's win in Toronto live from Chicken N' Pickle in OKC! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD and Tayler break down the Thunder's 119-107 win over the Utah Jazz. They start by discussing Chet's dominant two-way game, including a career high in points (during regulation), a dominant rebounding performance, more blocks, and two insane poster dunks. Then, they get into the performances of Shai, Dub, and Dort, before discussing the Thunder's defensive lapses and bench inefficiencies. They end the podcast giving their Spark OKC Spark's of the Week before looking ahead to the Thunder's upcoming games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, Nick, and Tayler break down the OKC Thunder's win over the Grizzlies in Memphis including a soft defensive performance, the strong play of Cason Wallace, and solid play from J-Dub and Chet. Then we give our Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Takes and a deep dive into how the standings will shake out in the West. Then we give an update on prediction standings and predict the week ahead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the nationally televised 126-119 OKC Thunder victory over the Dallas Mavericks. He touches on some pre-game notes before diving into his big themes of the game, including Jalen Williams' ascension to Superstardom, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's performance, OKC's resilient defense after a slow start, the Josh Giddey Conundrum, and Cason Wallace's significant impact as a rookie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Nick and Tayler celebrate The Uncontested’s six year anniversary with a quick trip down memory lane, dive into the Thunder’s recent loss to the Pacers, discuss their Spark of the week, and do a temperature check on the Thunder’s bench players! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler break down the Thunder's decisive victory over the Memphis Grizzlies including Josh Giddey's strong game, Cason Wallace's new career high, bench play and more. Then its time for Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Takes of the Week, and a look ahead to potential playoff matchups. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Jacob break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's comeback victory over the Miami Heat including: the return of Jaylin Williams and a strong outing from the OKC Bench, Josh Giddey stacking positive games, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ties another Thunder record, Chet Holmgren's development and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob dives into the Thunder’s 128-120 win against the Blazers, the OKC bench’s struggles, breakout games for Josh Giddey and Gordon Hayward, plus more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD Silva breaks down the Thunder's ugly loss in LA on the second night of a back-to-back. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Justin, Nick, and Tayler dive into the OKC Thunder's back and forth win over the Suns including: rebounding struggles, swarming defense, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's craftiness, Aaron Wiggins' huge game and more. Then we its time for our Dave's Hot Chicken Hot takes and an update on the prediction standings! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the Thunder's 132-118 loss to the Spurs, including the Thunder's uncharacteristic poor defensive effort, the Spurs' huge offensive performance in comparison to the rest of their season, Dort's second consecutive poor performance, Giddey + Dort lineup concerns, Shai still squeezing out another 30+ point game, and Chet vs. Wemby. He ends the pod reading off comments and questions from the live stream before briefly looking ahead to the Thunder's next couple of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Silva, Tayler, Jacob, and Nick break down the Thunder's second consecutive win against the Rockets, this time, on national TV. They touch on the dominance of the Thunder's Big 3 and break down the differences of the Thunder and Rockets' respective "rebuilds". They discuss Alperen Sengun and debate the narrative that Sam Presti was wrong for trading away his draft rights. They end the podcast with each host's, "Spark of the Week" before diving into some initial 2024 NBA Draft thoughts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler break down the Thunder's big comeback win over the Houston Rockets including Chet Holmgren's dominance, Shai's superstardom, Lu Dort's stellar play and more. Then its time for the Dave's Hot Chicken take of the week, and an update on the predictions standings. Lastly, we go Around the Association and dive into the playoff picture in the West. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler jump on the show to talk about the OKC Thunder’s dismantling of the Washington Wizards, Josh Giddey’s nice bounce back game, Chet’s post-All Star surge, and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler and Jacob break down the Thunder's huge 129-107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the first game out of the All-Star Break. They discuss the stellar defensive performance, the Thunder's hot three point shooting, the big rotation adjustments from Coach Daigneault, and the bench's significant contribution. They end the podcast discussing the starters' dominant night led by the Thunder's bonafide Big Three. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Nick and Tayler talk about the OKC Thunder’s best and worst case scenarios for the rest of the season, look forward to the playoffs, and take your mailbag questions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler, break down all the buzz from NBA All-Star weekend including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's first All-Star start. Then we introduce a new segment: Dave's Hot Chicken Hot Takes, where we fire off our hot takes and rate them on the Dave's scale. Then, we look ahead to the final 28 games of the season and discuss what our expectations are from the young Thunder team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, and Tayler cover the OKC Thunder’s 124-117 victory over the Orlando Magic, including Shai’s huge 2nd half, JDub’s continued dominance, and MUCH more! Then, we debut a new segment with our brand new sponsor, Spark! Lastly, we finish the show making some player predictions for the post-All Star Break run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Nick, and Justin discuss the Thunder’s up and down weekend with a loss in Dallas and a huge win against the Kings. Then, they dive into the Josh Giddey struggles and conundrum, how new players play a role, the impact Gordon Hayward may have, and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick, Tayler and Jacob break down all the moves from the NBA trade deadline, including the OKC Thunder trading for Charlotte’s Gordon Hayward. They evaluate his fit with the team, look around the league, and check in on some Thunder adjacent moves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Nick and Tayler join the show to break down the Oklahoma City Thunder's loss the the Utah Jazz including key themes and standout performances. Then, on trade deadline eve we all make predictions on whether or not OKC's makes a trade while breaking down all the latest transactions and rumors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Nick and Tayler join the show to break down the Thunder vs. Raptors double OT thriller and Josh Giddey’s huge game. Then, the guys make multiple Thunder trade calls to see who OKC might trade for, update their predictions, and play a game of “who says no?” for league-wide trades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin breaks down the Thunder's dominant victory over the Hornets including: first quarter energy, Cason Wallace's feistiness, Jaylin Williams' developing rim protection, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's All-Star play, Ousmane Dieng's development, All-Star Coach implications and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

J.D. Silva and Tayler break down the big 105-100 win for the Thunder against the Denver Nuggets, including the Thunder's bench performance without Isaiah Joe, Big Mic's big game, Aaron Wiggins' continued impact, Chet's bounce-back game, and Shai's superstardom. Then, they end the podcast discussing the Thunder being well represented at this year's All-Star Weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and JD recap Oklahoma City’s tough loss against Minnesota, which tied the regular season series. The Thunder now have 15 losses and sit second in the Western Conference standings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Justin, and Nick discuss the Thunder's ugly loss to the Detroit Pistons, is it cause for concern? How do we view the loss in the context of the road stretch? The season? Then we talk about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander being named an NBA All-Star starter and who might be joining him in Indy. Then we discuss the 5 things OKC needs to do to stay atop the West in the 2nd half of the season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler and Jacob break down the Thunder's fifth-straight win and another dominating victory for OKC, this time against the Pelicans. They discuss the stellar defense holding the Pelicans to their season low in points, Chet's big game on both ends of the floor, Cason's impact off the bench, Shai continuing to do superstar things, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler discuss the OKC Thunder’s blowout of Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs, SGAs masterpiece, the Chet vs. Wemby narrative and more! Then they recap the Thunder’s wild win against the Portland Trail Blazers and OKCs position atop the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler break down the Thunder's road trip including the wild game in Utah, and the slugfest in Minnesota. What did we learn? Do we have any concerns? How do we feel about the bench? Will the Thunder make a trade? Then we play The Uncontested Classic: Take it or Leave It including: J-Will's minutes, is Micic trade bait, how high can J-Dub soar and more! Then we give a prediction standings update and go Around the Association for mid-season NBA superlatives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin breaks down the Thunder's wild victory in Salt Lake City, taking down on of the hottest teams in the NBA. Big themes include: Fourth Quarter Dub, the Clutch gene, a massive block from Chet Holmgren, a career performance from Cason Wallace starting in place of Lu Dort, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's aggressiveness, and another great performance from Josh Giddey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, and Tayler discuss the Thunder’s 0-2 trip to Los Angeles, Shai’s injury and Micic emergence. Then, the predict the rest of the January schedule and talk some possible Thunder trade scenarios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the loss to the Lakers on the first game of the Thunder's road trip, including the Thunder's struggles from 3, the Lakers's defense disrupting the Thunder's offensive identity, Shai's struggles, some rotation thoughts, and the Thunder getting worked in the paint. He ends the podcast taking questions from the live chat and Twitter before looking ahead to the upcoming games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler and Kamiar discuss OKCs gritty win against the Orlando Magic, their 4-0 week, and answer a lot of fan questions from Twitter!From playoff matchups, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren award cases, to the best game this season and potential trades, we cover it all. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Justin discuss the OKC Thunder’s dismantling of the Portland Trail Blazers, some of the insane statistics from the game, the vibe of the team, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

J.D. and Tayler break down the Thunder's 128-120 win against the Miami Heat, including another slow start, the Thunder's recent defensive struggles, this young team's resilience, Dub's near triple-double, Mark's extremely balanced rotations, and another weird Giddey game. Then they get into some overall themes from this past stretch of games, including Dub's rise to stardom, comparing now to a year ago, and the Thunder's red hot assist numbers. They finally answer listener questions before looking ahead to the next couple of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Tayler recap Oklahoma City’s win on the road against the Wizards, which was a much needed win to get back on track. The Thunder now have 24 wins, matching their total from just two seasons ago. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Tayler, Nick and Justin break down the Thunder's week that was with high highs (beating Boston) and low lows (losing to Atlanta and Brooklyn). What did we learn? Has this changed your thoughts on making a trade? And what comes next? Then we play a new game of "What if?" discussing future alternate realities of the Thunderverse including storylines of Josh Giddey, J-Dub and a flashy trade? Then we revisit weekly predictions and preseason bets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD and Justin dissect OKC's sleepy performance in Brooklyn in which the Thunder suffer a second-straight head-scratching loss. What went wrong, what do they need to change, and should we be worried? We also glean some positives including fourth quarter J-Dub and look ahead to the Thunder's tough schedule for January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Tayler and Nick break down the Thunder's loss to the Hawk, their win against the Celtics and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the Thunder's FIFTH straight win, as the Thunder beat the team with the best record in the league, the Boston Celtics. He reflects on just how impressive this stretch has been for OKC before breaking down some of the game's big themes. He discusses SGA's MVP performance, Josh Giddey's dominance, Daigneault's rotations, team stats, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob dives into the OKC Thunder’s 124-108 win over the Brooklyn Nets, including the teams balanced scoring, Giddey’s continued strong play, Vasilije Micic’s emergence in the rotation, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down another big win for OKC, as they win their third straight game and six of their last seven games played. He breaks down another monster night from Chet, Giddey's big impact, some significant team stats, Dub's star impact, and MVP Shai. He finishes the podcast discussing some of the overall trade narratives for this team. Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email sales@bluewirepods.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Tayler and Jacob break down the Thunder's win over the Knicks on the second night of a back-to-back, and break down the Thunder's win over the Timberwolves on Tuesday including the dominant performance of the new OKC Big 3: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob discusses the OKC Thunder’s 134-115 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, gives some perspective on the season, debates Chet’s all-star candidacy, looks at Giddey’s injury, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob and Nick discuss the latest Thunder trade rumors circling the internet, then look at the upcoming Clippers matchup and how OKC may defend the hottest team in the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Jacob recap Oklahoma City’s win at home over Memphis, which featured a historically good defensive game from the Thunder including contributions from Chet Holmgren, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and more! The team now has 17 wins and maintains the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler discuss the Thunder's statement victory over the Nuggets in Denver including: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's game winner, Jalen Williams' bounceback performance, Chet Holmgren's block party, Josh Giddey's struggles and more! Then, we place Thunder players in classic Christmas movies before giving an update on the Prediction Standings! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down the Thunder’s close loss to the Kings, including Josh Giddey’s huge bounce back game, Shai’s superstardom despite adversity, the three point discrepancy, Dub and Chet’s struggles, plus SO much more! Interested in advertising on this podcast? Email sales@bluewirepods.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD and Jacob discuss OKC’s monumental passing of the new arena proposal and what it means for the franchise moving forward. Then, they predict who may be first time All-Stars in the NBA and take a trip around the NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and JD break down the Thunder’s convincing win over the Utah Jazz including OKC taking care of business against bad teams, another 30-point scoring night from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace starting in place of the injured Lu Dort, Jalen J-Dub Williams' strong play, and a big night for Ousmane Dieng off the bench. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Justin dive in to allllllll your questions Twitter and the livestream chat including: who makes the playoff rotation? Should Cason Wallace start? Is Shai Gilegous-Alexander the best non-big in the league? Temperature-check on the upcoming Arena vote? Trade Candidates? and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler breaks down another thrilling Thunder/Warriors matchup, as the Thunder pull away 138-136 in an overtime win. He breaks down some of the big plays in the 4th quarter and overtime before breaking down some big themes, such as Shai's two-way superstardom, Dub's absolute dominance, Chet's mentality and impact, the Thunder's shooting woes, the Thunder's forced turnovers, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob and Tayler talk through the Thunder’s 101-110 loss to the Houston Rockets, the poor offensive performance, Tre Mann's minutes, Josh Giddey's struggles, if a starting lineup change is needed, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, Nick, and Tayler jump into the WILD game against the Dallas Mavericks including the record-breaking 30-0 run, the Thunder's mental toughness to respond, Shai Gilegous-Alexander's, Jalen Williams', and Chet Holmgren's finishing and more! Then we revisit pre-season bets at the 1/4 way through the NBA season. Then we go Around the Association and give our NBA award rankings at this point in the season Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and JD discuss the OKC Thunder’s 133-110 whooping of the Los Angeles Lakers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s continued MVP-level play, Jalen Williams bounce back, and MUCH more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Tayler and Nick talk through the loss to the TWolves, revisit our preseason minutes predictions and finish up with predicting the In-Season Tournament winners while going entirely off the rails. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Nick, Justin, and Tayler break down the Thunder's close loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, including Chet Holmgren's big game against Joel Embiid, Jaylin Williams play, free throw disparity and more. Then we play a game of Take It or Leave It with questions around the Thunder bench vs Thunder starters. And we close with an Around the Association game of East/West Mirrors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Tayler, Nick, and Justin break down the Thunder's record-breaking victory over the Portland Trail Blazers including another super star performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren's maturity, and Isaiah Joe's shooting. Then we discuss where our edpectations lie following OKC's hot start to the season. Then we go around the association and say which teams are "too high, too low, or just right" in the current NBA standings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler go live after the OKC Thunder’s massive overtime win against the Warriors, including Chet Holmgren’s career night, SGA’s MVP performance, the star emergence of Jalen Williams, and SO much more! Make sure to get your Thunder merch at our online store: https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Jacob break down the Thunder’s third-straight win, this time on the road against the Golden State Warriors. It was a victory fueled by the bench, who went filled it up from beyond the arc. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Nick, and Tayler break down OKCs massive win over the San Antonio Spurs, dive into the Golden State Warriors debacle, and compare young players in the league to see who they prefer now vs. 5 years down the line. Check out all of our awesome Thunder merch at https://cottonbureau.com/people/the-uncontested-podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler and Nick go in on the OKC Thunder’s 111-99 win over the Phoenix Suns, JDub’s huge game, SGA being a superstar, and bench woes. Then, the guys look at some early season trends and discuss their panic levels before taking a trip around the NBA. Get all your Thunder apparel needs at https://cottonbureau.com/search?query=the%20uncontested as the holidays approach! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin and Jacob break down the Thunder's NBA In-Season Tournament loss to the Sacramento Kings including: starters' struggles, lineup and rotation questions, rebounding issues, and shooting woes. It's not all doom and gloom as we find some silver linings in the play of Cason Wallace and (per usual) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD and Jacob discuss the OKC Thunder’s 128-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 43 point performance, Chet Holmgren’s versatility, Josh Giddey’s struggles, Cason Wallace being awesome, and SO much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler is joined by his brother Hayden to break down the Thunder's exciting 126-117 win over the Atlanta Hawks. They start by discussing the Thunder's ongoing struggles rebounding the basketball and Josh Giddey's offensive inefficiencies before diving into the Thunder's stellar defensive performance, the humming offense, Dort's two-way impact, and Cason Wallace continuing to impress early on his rookie season! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler, Justin, and Nick discuss the Oklahoma City Thunder's early season struggles, specifically around rebounding, field goal attempts, and pace. Then we play an Uncontested Classic "Take it or Leave it" on what we've seen from the Thunder including: is Chet Holmgren the second best player?, Lu Dort's new role, Cason Wallace's minutes, Giddey and Dub's struggles and more. Then we make our weekly predictions, and go Around the Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler goes live after the 141-139 Thunder loss against the Warriors in the first In-Season Tournament game. He breaks down the Thunder’s competitiveness even without Shai, Chet’s continued emergence, Dub’s performance as the lead facilitator, Giddey’s big 4th quarter, Cason’s impact as a rookie, and that controversial call to end the game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler go live after the OKC Thunder’s 106-110 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans to discuss the great 1st quarter and the bad other 3 quarters, Shai’s apparent injury, Chet’s growth, worries, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite a crushing home opener on Sunday, OKC dominated on Monday against the Detroit Pistons. Chet Holmgren had the most complete game of his early NBA career and the team moves forward towards two tough games to close out the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Justin, and Tayler dive in to discuss the OKC Thunder's 128-95 loss to the Denver Nuggets including: themes of the game, big takeaways, and bright spots. Then we discuss who's stats after three games go up, down, or stay the same over the rest of the season. Then we go around the NBA and give our early season assumptions and reactions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, Tayler, Justin, and JD go live from The Uncontested watch party at Bar-K after the Thunder win a nail-biter in Cleveland! Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a bonafide superstar, Lu Dort continues to impress, the Chet Holmgren block party, contributions from Cason Wallace and so much more! We apologize for the technical audio issues on this episode. We're working through it to try and solve before our next live show. Huge shoutout to everyone that came out to our watch party, we had a blast! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin, Jacob, and Tayler link up to break down everything you need to know about the Thunder's big win in game 1 of the 2023-24 NBA Season including: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picking up where he left off, Cason Wallace and Chet Holmgren's NBA debuts, Ousmane Dieng's growth, Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams contributions, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and JD are live from Paycom Center discussing the latest additions to the fan experience and previewing game 1! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, Nick, Tayler, and Kamiar link up for our annual preseason bets podcast! Bold predictions, spicy takes, and absurd bet payoffs. Don't miss this one. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-118 loss to the Detroit Pistons in the final preseason game from Tulsa, then revisits the five big questions for OKCs training camp to see if we got any answers. Make sure to join us at Bar-K for our official watch party on Friday, Oct. 27 at 6:30pm vs the Cleveland Cavaliers! Full food menu, drink specials, giveaways, and more! Humans get in free, $5 to bring you dog. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob and Tayler discuss The OKC Thunder’s big preseason win against the Milwaukee Bucks, then preview the Thunder’s season and make some NBA awards predictions! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler, Justin, and Nick break down the OKC Thunder's preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets and takeaways from the rest of the preseason action so far. Then we play a Team Slogans game, crafting slogans for every NBA team's upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Nick break down Oklahoma City’s second postseason outing, which was a loss to Detroit. Despite the late struggles, fans got their first look at the Thunder’s solidified starting group for the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

JD, Jacob, Nick and Tayler discuss the Thunder hype from Bill Simons, Woj, and Kevin O’Connor, then discuss takeaways from Thunder vs. Spurs and preview Thunder vs. Pistons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tayler and Jacob go live after the OKC Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs preseason game to talk about Chet Holmgren’s OKC debut, Josh Giddey and JDubs performance, style of play, and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler join the show to talk about Thunder Fan Fest, then dive into their five big questions for OKC headed into the pre-season slate! Make plans to join us at Bar-K on Friday, Oct 27 for our OKC Thunder watch party vs. the Cleveland Cavaliers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Tayler and Nick wrap up OKC Thunder media day thoughts, talk Josh Giddey and Zach Lowe’s article, then wrap up with Ousmane Dieng and Tre Mann chatter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler discuss all the things from Thunder Media Day including: Tayler and Nick's Media Day experience, overall vibes from the players, all the Chet Holmgren hype, Ousmane Dieng grew??, Vasilije Micic's motivation, and more! Then we discuss notes from around the NBA including emo Jimmy Butler, bad vibes in Toronto and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob and Tayler discuss the blockbuster Damian Lillard to Milwaukee Bucks trade, then dive into some quotes and themes from Sam Presti’s pre-season press conference. Register for Thunder Fan Fest, Sunday Oct 8th 5:30-8:30 at OKCThunder.com/FanFest Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacob, JD, Justin, and Tayler get hyped about the upcoming Thunder Fan Fest (Register at NBA.com/Thunder/fanfest), then debate which Thunder trade assets are more valuable on the market including Cason Wallace, Ousmane Dieng, Vasilije Micic, future picks and more. Then we look at some of the rebuilds around the NBA and rank them on a scale of Hopium to Copium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices