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We simulated the OKC Thunder’s 2024-25 season on NBA 2K25.

We simulated the OKC Thunder’s 2024-25 season on NBA 2K25.

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Thunder basketball is back.

OKC will open the 2024-25 NBA season with a road game against Denver on Thursday at 9 p.m. It’s the first of a two-game road trip to kick off the campaign.

Expectations are high for OKC, which reached the Western Conference semifinals last season and was active this summer. It traded for Chicago’s Alex Caruso, signed New York’s Isaiah Hartenstein and selected three rookies in the 2024 NBA Draft.

To see how this season could turn out, we simulated the entire campaign ten times in the video game NBA 2K25. Here are the results, including OKC’s average record and player stats, as well as award winners and playoff runs.

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OKC Thunder predicted the results of the 2024-25 NBA season

Regular season record

OKC’s average regular season record was 59-23. His average place in the Western Conference standings was second.

Here’s a complete look at the average conference rankings.

Western Conference

  • 1. Dallas Mavericks: 61-21
  • 2. OKC Thunder: 59-23
  • 3. Minnesota Timberwolves: 54-28
  • 4. Phoenix Suns: 50-32
  • 5. Denver Nuggets: 46-36
  • 6. Memphis Grizzlies: 43-39
  • 7. Sacramento Kings: 42-40
  • 8. New Orleans Pelicans: 41-41
  • 9. Los Angeles Lakers: 41-41
  • 10. San Antonio Spurs: 40-42
  • 11. Houston Rockets: 39-43
  • 12. Golden State Warriors: 38-44
  • 13. Los Angeles Clippers: 31-51
  • 14. Portland Trail Blazers: 22-60
  • 15. Utah Jazz: 20-62

Eastern Conference

  • 1. Boston Celtics: 62-20
  • 2. New York Knicks: 55-27
  • 3. Indiana Pacers: 52-30
  • 4. Cleveland Cavaliers: 51-31
  • 5.Orlando Magic: 48-34
  • 6. Philadelphia 76ers: 45-37
  • 7. Milwaukee Bucks: 43-39
  • 8. Miami Heat: 42-40
  • 9. Toronto Raptors: 39-43
  • 10. Atlanta Hawks: 39-43
  • 11. Chicago Bulls: 33-49
  • 12. Charlotte Hornets: 31-51
  • 13. Detroit Pistons: 27-55
  • 14. Brooklyn Nets: 20-62
  • 15.Washington Wizards: 16-66

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Regular season player stats

Here are the average regular season stats for each OKC player.

player Games played minutes Points rebounds Supports Steals Blocks Field goal percentage 3-point percentage Free throw percentage
Shai Gilgeous Alexander 78 33.9 30.8 6.1 7 1.8 0.6 54.7% 37.9% 90.4%
Jalen Williams 80 31.8 20.4 5.7 4.3 1.1 0.4 55.2% 42.7% 82.9%
Chet Holmgren 77 28.6 16.8 8 0.9 0.6 1.7 53.8% 36.4% 81.2%
Lu There 76 28.3 10.1 3.2 1.6 1 0.5 43.1% 38.2% 81.7%
Alex Caruso 72 26.3 8 3.1 3.7 1.4 0.7 44.5% 36.5% 77.7%
Isaiah Hartenstein 67 25.5 8.3 7.8 1.5 0.9 0.8 61.7% 36.3% 71.2%
Cason Wallace 81 19 8.1 2 1.8 1.1 0.4 49% 40.3% 78.5%
Isaiah Joe 79 18.2 7.7 2.2 2.4 0.5 0.2 43.8% 41.3% 86.2%
Aaron Wiggins 78 16.5 7.4 2.9 1.5 0.8 0.3 53.5% 40.1% 80.4%
Jaylin Williams 52 12.8 3.8 3.3 1.4 0.4 0.5 41.2% 36.5% 76.9%
Kenrich Williams 54 11.3 3.7 2.3 1.6 0.4 0.1 46.1% 37.3% 43.5%
Ousmane Dieng 43 10.8 4.4 2 1.1 0.3 0.2 43.1% 31.8% 83.2%
Dillon Jones 28 8.8 4.2 1.8 1.4 0.3 0.1 38.6% 32% 82.7%
Alex Reese 13 8.1 2.8 1.2 0.3 0.1 0 31.8% 27.6% 75%
Ajay Mitchell 11 7.4 3.4 1.1 1.6 0.4 0 41.4% 32.6% 83.8%
Adam Flagler 4 7.1 2 0 1 0.5 0 37.5% 20% 50%

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Prize winner

Numerous OKC players took home awards throughout the ten simulations.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander received one MVP, four first-team All-NBA selections and six second-team All-NBA selections.

Chet Holmgren also received one All-NBA third-team selection and five All-NBA second-team defensive selections. Dillon Jones even made the All-Rookie first team once and head coach Mark Daigneault was named Coach of the Year once.

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Playoff results

Of the 10 simulations, OKC won one championship. Gilgeous-Alexander won Finals MVP with averages of 33.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists on 39.5% shooting from distance.

This was one of two NBA Finals appearances for OKC. Its most common elimination round was the Western Conference Finals, which it reached four times.

Dallas won the most championships with four. Then came Boston (two), Minnesota (two), New York (one) and OKC (one).

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