With the NBA season nearing its end, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in the driver’s seat for the top spot in the Western Conference standings. With a 52-22 record, OKC holds a narrow half-game lead on last year’s NBA champions, the Denver Nuggets. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Timberwolves also have 51 wins on the season. The Thunder’s megastar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a six-year pro from the University of Kentucky, is leading the way. With the calendar flipped to April, Gilgeous-Alexander, also known as SGA, sits third in MVP odds according to DraftKings Sportsbook, well behind The Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and the Dallas…
Author: Alec-Storm Musa
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Alec is a sports writer for both Hardwood Heroics and Gridiron Heroics. He began writing for Sportskeeda in 2021, covering college football and the NFL before transitioning full-time to the Heroics network. Alec has also worked as a sports journalist with the Western Nebraska Pioneers of the Expedition League.
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma basketball program and head coach Porter Moser again fell victim to the transfer portal. According to OUInsider on Twitter (also known as X), top scorer and junior guard Javian McCollum has submitted paperwork intending to enter the transfer portal. McCollum is not the first Sooner to leave Norman after the 2023-24 season. Fellow guard Milos Uzan entered the transfer portal earlier this week after posting a team-best 4.4 assists per game while scoring 9.0 points per contest. Additionally, forward John Hugley and guard Otega Oweh have entered the portal. Hugley will head to his third school…
