Jasmyn Wimbish

3 days ago | cbssports.com | Jasmyn Wimbish

As soon as the NBA Finals conclude, everyone will be on high alert to see if: 1. Giannis Antetokounmpo requests a trade from the Milwaukee Bucks, and 2. Which teams are in the running. Chatter is common regarding what Antetokounmpo might like if he were to be traded from the Bucks, like living in a no-income tax state (Florida and Texas), remaining in the Eastern Conference (easier path to a Finals appearance) and joining a championship-contending team. But few teams fit the bill perfectly.

3 days ago | cbssports.com | Jasmyn Wimbish

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012. They finished with the best record in the regular season at 68-14, and are heavy betting favorites to beat the Indiana Pacers (-750 via FanDuel), but it wasn't too long ago that this team struggled to win even 30 games. For the short amount of time that the Thunder have existed, they've rarely experienced losing. Since the team relocated from Seattle in 2008, they've missed the playoffs just five times.

3 days ago | cbssports.com | Jasmyn Wimbish

The 2025 NBA Finals matchup is set, as the Indiana Pacers will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder with Game 1 tipping off on June 5. Both teams are battle-tested and will now face off against each other with the chance of being crowned champions. The Pacers got here by beating the New York Knicks in six games in the Eastern Conference finals, while the Thunder took out the Minnesota Timberwolves also in five games to claim the West.

4 days ago | thepress.net | Jasmyn Wimbish

The Thunder made big moves in 2019, 2022 and 2024 to create the Finals favorite in 2025

4 days ago | cbssports.com | Jasmyn Wimbish

The first year of the LeBron James and Luka Doncic partnership didn't end how the Lakers would've liked as they fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Minnesota Timberwolves. But that didn't detract from the fact that L.A. still has an incredibly bright future ahead of itself with Dončić wearing purple and gold. Dončić was shockingly traded to the Lakers in February from the Dallas Mavericks after leading that team to the NBA Finals in 2024.