OKC’s 2025-26 schedule puts the Thunder in the national spotlight with 34 national TV appearances, underscoring their title-contending status. They’ll clash with Memphis three times, a trio that will shape early-season narratives around Ja Morant’s health and Memphis’ ceiling after the playoff heartbreak. Morant’s hip-injury moment and his postgame claim that OKC had them “figured out” still resonates. Christmas and January dates anchor the head-to-head, offering fantasy managers clear usage signals and weekly streaming opportunities.