THUNDER WANT TO MAXIMISE GAME TIME

Comfortable winning margins have given Daigneault room to tinker with his line-up

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have not displayed any signs of a championship hangover through the first month of the National Basketball Association (NBA) season.

They enter the Nov 26 home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, an NBA Cup matchup, on a nine-game winning streak and with an NBA-best 17-1 record.

"We don't have anybody on the team who's sitting and reminiscing on what a great career they had," Oklahoma City's Chet Holmgren said. "I think everybody on the team is still chasing and striving for more. The championship wasn't the last check on their bucket list."

The Thunder have started out hot, despite missing injured All-Star Jalen Williams (wrist surgery) for their first 18 games and playing without Aaron Wiggins (adductor strain) for the entirety of their current winning streak.

During the run, Oklahoma City have won by an average of 22.3 points and none of the games have been decided by fewer than 13 points.

The margin has given Thunder coach Mark Daigneault some room to tinker with his rotations and put players in different roles.