Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama will square off in a marquee matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs next season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama to Meet in Marquee Thunder-Spurs Matchup in 2025-26 Season: Report originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The Oklahoma City Thunder are set to enter next season as the favorites to win the championship after they dominated their way to a title last season.
Of course, the Thunder finished with the best record in the NBA last season and had an easy path to the NBA Finals, though the Denver Nuggets did push them to seven games in the second round.
Although the Indiana Pacers put up a tough fight during the NBA Finals, the Thunder were able to capture Game 7 on their home floor, securing their first championship since relocating to Oklahoma City.
They will look to do the same next season and it will all start on NBA Opening Night on October 21 as they are set to host Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
🚨🚨🚨Opening Night of the 2025-26 NBA season on NBC on Oct. 21, per sources:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 8, 2025
- Houston Rockets at Oklahoma City Thunder
- Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Lakers
Charania also reported that the Thunder will host the San Antonio Spurs on Christmas Day as the second game of the five-game slate across ESPN and ABC, setting up a massive showdown between Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama.
🚨🎄 NBA Christmas Day 2025 on ABC and ESPN, per sources:
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 8, 2025
- Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks
- San Antonio Spurs at Oklahoma City Thunder
- Houston Rockets at LA Lakers
- Dallas Mavericks at Golden State Warriors
- Minnesota Timberwolves at Denver Nuggets
Of course, the Thunder have almost their entire core returning next season, including their star trio of Shai, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren with hopes that they can lead them to back-to-back championships.
On the other side, the Spurs are trying to end their playoff drought with Wembanyama, De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper leading the way and they will be put to the test on Christmas Day.
The two teams have had their fair share of battles over the past few seasons with the headlines being the matchup between Wembanyama and Holmgren but both teams will have multiple young stars on display.
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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