As a result of their early-season health woes, the OKC Thunder have become one of the most active teams in the NBA when it comes to player acquisitions.
From signing guys like Micah Peavy to, more recently, trading for Nique Clifford from the Sacramento Kings, GM Sam Presti has been busy with his wheeling and dealing ways during these early stages of the 2026-27 season.
Now, even after all this back-end action and with all 15 of the team's roster spots accounted for with Clifford now aboard, it appears they're still looking to make more moves.
According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, the Thunder will continue to "explore the market" in an attempt to upgrade the injury-ravaged supporting cast around reigning two-time league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
Though he made it a point to stress that the idea of seeing a "big splash" deal should be taken off the table, as OKC hasn't pulled off "a major midseason trade" since landing Kendrick Perkins back in 2011, with luxuries such as seven tradeable first-round picks, 19 second-rounders, and three trade exceptions at their disposal, the Thunder should have plenty of avenues to bring on more reinforcements between now and the February trade deadline.
Thunder will soon have perfect opportunity to get back in the win column
While some might feel more talent on the roster is needed for this Thunder team to stabilize their rather volatile level of play moving forward, in the meantime, perhaps all they really need is patience.
Oklahoma City has had a rough start to the 2026-27 NBA season, kicking things off with bouts against Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs and Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets.
Fortunately, after playing seven different outings in their first 12 against teams boasting records several games above .500, including a recent back-to-back against the Trail Blazers that resulted in their first string of losses of the year, OKC is now heading toward a lightened-up portion of their early-season schedule.
Five of the Thunder's next six matchups will be against squads with losing records, with two of their upcoming three in the Clippers and Kings registering a combined total of three wins on the year.
On top of this easier period in their schedule, in the coming days, the expectation is that Oklahoma City will also be adding the likes of Ajay Mitchell (ankle), Jaylin Williams (back), and, if recent rumblings are any indication, Thomas Sorber (knee) to their in-game rotation, which should do wonders to help improve their on-court attack.
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