Who are the biggest threats to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA's Western Conference?

Who are the biggest threats to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA’s Western Conference? The Thunder finished the 2023-24 regular season with the Western Conference’s best record. And while they did not do quite as well as they might have hoped in the West playoffs, falling to the runner-up Dallas Mavericks in six games in the second round, they addressed their weaknesses this past offseason.

Which West teams are the biggest challengers to OKC? The Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves? The Phoenix Suns? A resurgent Golden State Warriors or Memphis Grizzlies? And what about the New Orleans Pelicans, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Lakers and the Mavs?

The host of the “Locked on Thunder” podcast, Rylan Stiles, recently took some tie to sit down with guest Derek Parker to talk over those potential threats to OKC on a recent episode of their show. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say.