The addition of Caruso, a back-to-back All-Defensive selection and an NBA champion, is monumental for an already-stacked perimeter defense that includes Luguentz Dort and Cason Wallace. Caruso only cost the Thunder Josh Giddey, whose outgrown fit and ambition weren’t long for OKC.

Will the Oklahoma City Thunder play big men Isaiah Hartenstein and Chet Holmgren together? Who will end up starting this season for Oklahoma City head coach Mark Daigneault? As the NBA's 2024-25 regular season begins to draw near to its start, these are the sort of questions that fans of the team are thinking about.

The Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA are expected to sign Javonte Cooke, a former HBCU basketball star to a contract. Cooke, who played his senior season at Division II HBCU Winston-Salem State University, is expected to sign an Exhibit 10 contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.