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Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast

Hosted by The Athletic · sports · EN

1,000 episodes 11 recent guestsAudience: 9~13k on YouTube

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Official Oklahoma City Thunder Podcast of the Athletic Podcast Network featuring Andrew Schlecht, Jay Smith, Luke Stephens, Taylor Dickerson, Michele Berra and Alex Speers. Follow us on twitter @DownToDunk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast is hosted by The Athletic. The show has published more than 1,000 episodes to date.

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Recent episodes include "Path forward? Chet OUT 8-10 Weeks" (31 October 2026, 38 minutes), "NOW WHAT? + Spooky Pod" (30 October 2026, 58 minutes), and "Are the Thunder STILL contenders?" (28 October 2026, 30 minutes).

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Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across more than 1,000 episodes.

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Down to Dunk OKC Thunder Podcast
Path forward? Chet OUT 8-10 Weeks
Oct 31, 202638 min
Andrew Schlecht discusses Chet's injury and the current Thunder rotation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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NOW WHAT? + Spooky Pod
Oct 30, 202658 min
The FriPod discuss the bummer week in Thunder land, answer listener questions and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Are the Thunder STILL contenders?
Oct 28, 202630 min
Andrew Schlecht and Michele Berra break down the injuries to JDub and Cason.... plus Caruso....plus Chet.... a two way conversation and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jalen Williams Injury and what it could mean for OKC
Oct 26, 202633 min
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss Jalen Williams injury, how the Thunder move forward, and what could be next for Jalen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thunder CRUSH Nuggets
Oct 23, 20261h 2m
The FriPod crew discuss the Thunders win over the Nuggets, Shai streak ending and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thunder DESTROY Wemby and the Spurs on Opening Night
Oct 21, 20261h 8m
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss Shai and the Thunder defeating Wemby and the Spurs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THUNDER SPURS PREVIEW
Oct 20, 202649 min
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers preview opening night in San Antonio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Cason Wallace Signs 5 year 139 million
Oct 19, 202641 min
Andrew Schlecht discusses Cason Wallace's 139 million dollar contract extension. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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NBA GM Survey Results + Thunder Preseason is OVER
Oct 16, 20261h 21m
Andrew Schlecht and Taylor Dickerson discuss the NBA GM Survey and answer listener questions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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BOLD PREDICTIONS (part 2)
Oct 14, 20261h 18m
Andrew Schlecht, Alex Speers and Michele Berra break down their bold predictions for the NBA season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Did Presti do it again with Stirtz and Mara?
Oct 13, 20261h 2m
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss he Thunder's loss to the Hawks and the performance of Bennett Stirtz and Aday Mara. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mara and Stirz SHINE in first Preseason Game
Oct 7, 202650 min
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the Thunder's first preseason game against the New Orleans Pelicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thunder Training Camp Mailbag
Oct 5, 20261h 7m
The fine people at r/Thunder have sent me a ton of questions to answer... and we are going to answer as many as we can. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thunder Training Camp Questions
Oct 2, 20261h 12m
The FriPod answer questions about Thunder Training camp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Thunder Media Day Recap
Sep 30, 20261h 10m
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down media day Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Presti Speaks, Can they keep this team together? + EXPANSION DRAFT
Sep 25, 20261h 24m
Alex Speers, Rylan Stiles and Jay Smith discuss Sam Presti's beginning of season press conference and they complete the DTD Expansion Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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NBA Expansion Draft - Eastern Conference
Sep 23, 20261h 6m
Alex and Michele go through the Eastern Conference teams, selecting players to leave unprotected for the 2nd Down to Dunk Expansion Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Expansion Draft - Western Conference
Sep 21, 20261h 33m
Alex and Michele go through the Western Conference teams, selecting players to leave unprotected for the 2nd Down to Dunk Expansion Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Who is the Thunder's best duo?
Sep 18, 202644 min
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down different Thunder related categories and discuss where players will fall in those categorical rankings.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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How good can Ajay Mitchell be?
Sep 16, 202635 min
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down different Thunder related categories and discuss where players will fall in those categorical rankings.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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