On 4-week anniversary, Thunder fans will have rest of offseason to enjoy NBA championship

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It's the four-week anniversary of the Oklahoma City Thunder's first NBA championship. With the one-month anniversary a couple of days away, fans continue to ride the high of bringing home the Larry O'Brien trophy.
It's been a busy month since the Thunder blew out the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals. There's been zero time to sit down and enjoy the taste of a title. They went from the championship to the parade to the NBA draft to free agency to the Summer League.
Now that the Thunder played their Summer League finale, the NBA enters its worst part of the calendar year. For nearly three months, the league will head to vacation with rosters mostly set. Now is the perfect time to soak in the championship run.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stamped his spot among the all-time greats. Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren shushed any critics on them being good enough to be the second-best and third-best options on a championship contender. Mark Daigneault is now one of the top coaches.
And then the role players stepped up. Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein were home-run offseason additions. Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, Aaron Wiggins and Isaiah Joe all had their own moments throughout the playoffs.
With plenty of time to kill, Thunder fans should reflect on their playoff run. Too many moments are worth a rewatch. There's no guarantee they get another championship, so you should fully enjoy what happened during the two months now that you know how the story ends.
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Zach Lowe responds to Nets' Cam Thomas over 'consensus' spat

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Zach Lowe responds to Nets' Cam Thomas over 'consensus' spat

Brooklyn Nets guard Cam Thomas recently made headlines after addressing The Ringer's Zach Lowe over comments Lowe made in a recent episode of "The Zach Lowe Show" podcast. Lowe was pointing out what the consensus is on Thomas and his game, prompting Thomas to respond by dismissing the criticism. Once the dust settled, Lowe took the time to address the situation. "If Cam Thomas had listened to the subsequent 12 minutes, I don't think he did, but I don't know. He would have heard me deep-dive into his game and talk about career-high assists," Lowe said to colleague Rob Mahoney. While Thomas was within his right to address any criticism of him or his game, Lowe also spoke about Thomas for much longer than what was put on social media to provide context around the conversation. "Certain kind of passes that he's gotten meaningfully better at: Nick Claxton lobs, little dump-offs, and stuff like that," Lowe continued. "I have said consistently for two years of Cam Thomas dialogue that the guy can straight up get buckets and there is a place for him in the NBA. To me, that place is most likely sixth-man scoring burst guy, which is what I said in that 12-minute segment." As part of Lowe's discussion of Thomas, the former ESPN NBA commentator mentioned that Thomas is one of the most polarizing players in the NBA and how social media reacted to Lowe's comments proved that once again. Thomas, 23, is coming off the best season of his four-year career as he averaged 24.0 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game while shooting 43.8% from the field and 34.9% from three-point land. Thomas is currently a restricted free-agent this summer, meaning that he doesn't have much control over where he plays next season and with few NBA teams having ample cap space, Thomas may have to settle for what the Nets want to pay him. It's possible that Thomas is frustrated by his first foray into free-agency, something that Lowe understands, but Lowe also wanted to make it clear how he feels about the controversy and Thomas.