The Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers revisit their matchup in last spring’s NBA Finals with an early-season showdown Thursday night in Indianapolis.

With the 2025-26 NBA season in full swing, the league is already seeing a lot of buzz and excitement for what’s to come throughout the schedule. The first big event is the NBA Cup, a six-week in-season knockout tournament where each team has a chance to win it all.

If the Thunder and reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are to make good on their dynastic ambitions, they don’t just need to eclipse the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic, the Rockets’ Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson, and the Cavaliers ...