Tramaine Griffin

NBAWriter for @LWOS, Student of the Game of Basketball, Illinois State Alumni.

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How the Ascension of Ajay Mitchell Solves a Fatal Offensive Flaw for the Thunder

How a second-round pick from UC Santa Barbara has risen into the spotlight. What does Ajay Mitchell’s breakthrough mean for the Oklahoma City Thunder moving forward?  We’re a week into the 2025-26 NBA season, and we’ve been blessed with high-level hoops —from multiple 50-point games to the birth of something this game has never seen: […]

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What We Learned About the OKC Thunder from the 2025 Summer League

Summer league has officially come to an end, as the Oklahoma City Thunder played a total of eight games. The reigning champs rolled out a talented roster (even without Thomas Sorber), although the availability of players decreased as the summer league progressed. The NBA Summer League provides younger and inexperienced players with the opportunity to gain experience

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Why the Oklahoma City Thunder: Are the most equipped to handle the New CBA

Fresh off winning the NBA championship, the Oklahoma City Thunder are making significant financial commitments. Extending Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to a four-year supermax worth $285 million, Chet Holmgren to a five-year rookie-max worth potentially $250 million, and Jalen Williams to a five-year rookie-max that could pay him up to $287 million. All in all, the Thunder have committed up to $822 million to their

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Oklahoma City Captures Its 1st Title: What It Means

Relocating from Seattle to Oklahoma City in 2008. To the KD-Westbrook-Harden trio. To losing in the 2012 Finals to Miami’s “Big Three”. From the 2016 Western Conference collapse to the 73-win Warriors. To Kevin Durant’s departure. To Damian Lillard’s shot—which led to one of the greatest rebuilds in NBA history—to this iteration of the Oklahoma

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