Two days before the entire 2026-27 regular season schedule is dropped, the NBA announced some of its marquee matchups. Of course, it shouldn't be a shocker to see the Oklahoma City Thunder heavily involved in some of their biggest nights of the league's marathon.
The Thunder are featured in three primetime national TV matchups — on Opening Night, Opening Week and Christmas Day. They enter the 2026-27 season as the co-title favorites — alongside the San Antonio Spurs. Both are penciled in for 60-plus wins once again.
Even with their roster changes this summer, the Thunder remain in the thick of the NBA championship conversation. It makes sense considering OKC's pillars remain intact. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a two-time MVP; Jalen Williams and Chet
Holmgren are both All-NBA talents.
Let's look at three national TV games that the Thunder will participate in as we soon learn their entire 2026-27 regular season schedule:
Opening Night: Thunder vs. Spurs
- Time: 8:30 p.m. CT
- Channel: NBC, Peacock
- Location: Frost Bank Center at San Antonio, TX
Opening Week: Nuggets vs. Thunder
- Time: 8:30 p.m. CT
- Channel: ESPN
- Location: Paycom Center at Oklahoma City, OK
Christmas: Thunder vs. Timberwolves
- Time: 7 p.m. CT
- Channel: ABC, ESPN
- Location: Target Center at Minneapolis, MN
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