Several players from the 2021 class got a payday on Monday, which will start to be a trend for the Oklahoma City Thunder in the coming seasons.

The NBA season returns this week, with the first pair of games on Tuesday and the Thunder tipping off on Thursday night. There are high expectations for Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder, how far will they go?

According to 2K, Shai will end his 2024-25 regular season campaign with the following numbers, 31.9 PPG, 6.0 RPG, and 6.5 APG. On the other hand, his seven-foot teammate, Chet will look to post 18.2 PPG, 9.4 RPG, and 2.0 BPG, and finally, J-Dub should have an estimated 21.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, and 4.9 APG.

Oklahoma City returns the core of a team that earned the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs last season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder, fresh off a 57-win season, is the consensus pick to repeat as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference.

Here, we’ll do our best to rank its physical assets. That’s not to say these players should hit the trade block any time soon, we’re only assessing which might be the most valuable from an outside perspective.

Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the best defensive teams in the league. With the third best defensive rating at around 111.0 and the third best field goal percentage defense at 45.5%,