Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA's executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season. It is Presti's first time winning the award and the first time since 1994 that the franchise — which was then called the Seattle SuperSonics — had its top

It's the first time Sam Presti, who is in his 18th season with the Thunder franchise, has won the award that an executive from each team votes on.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will face the Denver Nuggets in Round 2 of the 2025 NBA playoffs. After waiting a week, the first seed finally learned their opponent after the Nuggets blew out the Clippers in a 120-101 Game 7 win on Saturday.