Thunder Buddies

Are you all ready for the NBA Draft? Even during the finals Sam Presti is still working and made a trade with the Denver Nuggets. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the trade, why both teams did it and who on the roster benefits from the deal. After Michael gives us a deep dive on recent lottery draft trades along with info about what it usually takes to trade up into the lottery or higher along with how many of the teams who traded up are glad they did. Is it always worth it to trade up because you can?   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter! Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

We are less than 2 weeks away from the 2023 NBA Draft! Bilal Coulibaly has been the talk of the draft recently and rocketed up draft boards. Michael Martin is joined by Tyler Rucker of No Ceilings to break down Bilal’s game, fit with the Thunder, scouting report and more along with a deep dive into Rayan Rupert! This was a really fun and in-depth conversation that gives a glimpse into the process of a draft evaluator of these young players before they make it to the league.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Tyler Rucker (@Tyler_Rucker) Producer: Michael Martin

The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin are back and ready to talk more basketball! Today on the Thunder Buddies, Joe and Michael discuss good and bad lessons the Thunder can learn from the 8 teams who made the playoffs out of the East. What mistakes can the Thunder avoid making that hurt these teams? What can the Thunder copy or emulate that helped these teams succeed?    For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin are back and ready to talk more OKC hoops! Today on the Thunder Buddies, Joe and Michael discuss the good and bad lessons the Thunder can learn from the 8 teams who made the playoffs out of the West. What mistakes can the Thunder avoid making that hurt these teams? What can the Thunder copy or emulate that helped these teams succeed?    For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

The 2023 NBA Draft is only 23 days away! Today on the Thunder Buddies Michael Martin is joined by the Director of scouting for the NBA Big Board, Founder of the NBA Draft Junkies and host of the Locked on NBA Draft podcast: Rafael Barlowe! Michael and Rafael break down 6 different high-level draft prospects in the Thunder’s range at 12 and a couple of guys worth trading up for.For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports)Analyst: Rafael Barlowe (@Barlowe500)Producer: Michael Martin

The Thunder have been no strangers to making trades and especially during the NBA draft. Last year Sam Presti pulled the trigger and moved up to get Ousmane Dieng. Who is to say that won’t happen again this year with the Thunder still having a war chest of assets to deal with? The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown three of their own mock trade up deals for the Thunder to rise in the draft from 12. After that we discuss a few draft prospects and list all of the potential draft targets that have already been reported to workout for the Thunder before the 2023 NBA Draft. For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

It is finally Draft SZN! That means it is time to get some deep dives into the prospects in the draft, evaluate their skill sets and their fit with teams in the draft. Michael Martin is joined on the Thunder Buddies by Derek Parker who is a co-founder of draft digest along with covering the Thunder. Michael and Derek breakdown Jordan Hawkins, Cason Wallace, Kobe Bufkin, Rayan Rupert, Leonard Miller, Dereck Lively and more along with their fit with OKC, questions about their skill sets, their ceilings, some comps, whether they are worth trading up for from 12 for the Thunder and more tidbits!   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Derek Parker (@DParkOK) Producer: Michael Martin

It is finally Draft SZN! That means it is time to get some deep dives into the prospects in the draft, evaluate their skill sets and their fit with teams in the draft. Michael Martin is joined on the Thunder Buddies by Derek Parker who is a co-founder of draft digest along with covering the Thunder. Michael and Derek breakdown Amen Thompson, Ausar Thompson, Taylor Hendricks, Cam Whitmore, Gradey Dick, Anthony Black, Cason Wallace, Jarace Walker, Keyonte George and more along with their fit with OKC, questions about their skill sets, their ceilings, some comps, whether they are worth trading up for from 12 for the Thunder and more fun tidbits!   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Derek Parker (@DParkOK) Producer: Michael Martin

It was a ping-pong ball party in Chicago as the NBA Lottery took place on Tuesday night to decide the draft order for the 2023 NBA Draft. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the Thunder standing pat at 12, draft possibilities, a few draft potential draft prospects, the Spurs winning the rights to Victor Wembanyama, Houston dropping to 4, The Thunder owning the Rockets top 4 protected pick in 2024 and finally Michael cooks up a few different trade up ideas to throw at all the Thunder Buddies to consider along with Joe’s reactions.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! In this episode, The Thunder Buddies: Berry Tramel and Michael Martin breakdown Mark Daigneault, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams along with their preseason/deadline  expectations for the guys, their highest and lowest moments of the season, season grades and finally what they can improve on this summer.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Berry Tramel (@BerryTramel) Producer: Michael Martin

As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! In this episode, The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins and Dario Saric along with their preseason/deadline  expectations for the guys, their highest and lowest moments of the season, season grades and finally what can they improve on this summer including if there is a case for Dario coming back for next season.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! In this episode we dive into the deep sea of the OKC Blue. Michael Martin is joined by Locked On Thunder’s Rylan Styles who covers the Thunder and the Blue. Michael and Rylan break down the Thunder and Blue seasons of Ousmane Dieng, Lindy Waters, Olivier Sarr and Jared Butler. Also discussions about preseason expectations, highs/lows of the season, what the guys need to work on this summer and more!   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Rylan Styles (@Rylan_Styles) Producer: Michael Martin ReplyReply allForwardMM

As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades to recap each player's year! Michael Martin is joined by a special guest for this episode of the Thunder Buddies Podcast; Andrew Schlecht is the host of the Down to Dunk podcast, OKC Dream Team podcast and The Athletic’s NBA Saturday morning Slam and Jam. Michael and Andrew breakdown Josh Giddey, Kenrich Williams and Aleksej Pokuševski during this season along with grades, their best moments of the season, low points and what the focus should be for each guy this offseason to get ready for 2023-2024.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Andrew Schlecht (@AndrewKSchlecht) Producer: Michael Martin

As the 2022-2023 Thunder season has ended, that means we need grades! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Isaiah Joe and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl’s season in depth along with what grade they would give each player and what that player would need to do in 2023-2024 to get a better grade.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

It is not only playoff season in the NBA, but it is also award season! The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin discuss the Thunder appearances throughout the different NBA awards and then Joe talks about what it is like to be an NBA awards voter, his process, decision making, philosophy and more great insight around All NBA teams and the various NBA individual awards. For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

What is this a crossover episode? The Thunder Buddies are back to review and relive their favorite moments of the 2022-2023 Thunder season. It's a 3 man weave special with all the Thunder Buddies here. Joe Mussatto, Berry Tramel and Michael Martin breakdown the biggest storylines from this season, preseason predictions before this year, biggest surprises/disappointments of the season and finally some WAY TOO EARLY expectations and goals for the OKC Thunder going into the 2023-2024 NBA season. For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Analyst: Berry Tramel Producer: Michael Martin

What a wild season it has been! The Thunder Buddies are here for the first podcast of the offseason. Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin kick things off by discussing the Thunder’s last game of the season in Minnesota in the final play-in game, The most interesting quotes and moments from Thunder player exit interviews, Coin flip draft pick implications, DPOY discussion, Who has a better chance at winning defensive player of the year in the future between Lu Dort and Chet Holmgren and some NBA finals predictions to cap off the show.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Joe Mussatto (@Joe_Mussatto) Producer: Michael Martin

The Thunder have some unfinished business. OKC got a massive win in their first appearance back in the postseason since the bubble by beating the Pelicans on the road on Wednesday night. The Thunder Buddies: Berry Tramel and Michael Martin have all the information, breakdown and more about the big win and then it is time for a preview of Thunder vs Wolves. These teams opened the season against each other and now in a winner take all game the loser will go home with their season ended and the winner will survive and advance into a first round playoff matchup against the Denver Nuggets.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Berry Tramel Producer: Michael Martin

They did it! The OKC Thunder are going to the postseason and will face off against the Pelicans on the road in New Orleans in the play-in. The Thunder Buddies: Joe Mussatto and Michael Martin breakdown the matchup between the two teams, how they have fared against each other this season, an announcement of the SGA jersey giveaway, the biggest questions coming into the game, keys to victory and finally predictions of who comes out with a W in New Orleans and keeps their season alive.   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Berry Tramel Producer: Michael Martin

The Thunder last night got a win in Utah in the biggest game of the season, but does that secure their spot in the postseason? The Thunder Buddies: Berry Tramel and Michael Martin breakdown the big game, how the Thunder can lock down the 10 seed, a short preview of the final game of the regular season against the Grizzlies on Easter Sunday and finally what would making the play-in mean for the Thunder and who would you rather see OKC play?   For more Thunder Buddies Podcast updates, Thunder news, highlights and more make sure to follow @ThunderBudPod on Twitter!   Host: Michael Martin (@MichaelOnSports) Analyst: Berry Tramel Producer: Michael Martin