{"id":178092,"date":"2026-02-18T12:12:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=178092"},"modified":"2026-02-18T12:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T17:12:42","slug":"should-okc-starters-get-revamp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/02\/18\/should-okc-starters-get-revamp\/","title":{"rendered":"Should the OKC Thunder’s Starters Get a Revamp?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Oklahoma City Thunder’s starters are facing criticism heading into the second half of the season. But can they still improve at this point? We’ve seen how the team has struggled to come up with wins<\/a> heading into the All-Star Break. However, one point of consideration is that they haven’t played at full strength so far. This has indeed been affecting their performances, leading to the 42-14 record that’s been scrutinized by many.<\/p>\n

After a promising 2024-25 campaign, the Thunder have been struggling. They’re becoming a beatable team, with some teams getting away with winnable games for OKC. That being said, there’s indeed a lot to look out for as the defending champs are gearing up for bigger hopes in the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

Should the OKC Thunder’s Starters Get a Revamp?<\/h2>\n

Part of those expectations begin with the Thunder’s starting five. They’re struggling to win games; in fact, they’re all missing time together by now. This means that fans expect to see them grinding their way back to winning in the second half. There are some fans, however, who think that changing the starting five could be a way to help in fixing their woes.<\/p>\n

How’s the Thunder Starting Five Doing?<\/h3>\n

This has been quite the underwhelming starting five in the NBA so far. The lineup of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a>, Jalen Williams,<\/a> Lu Dort<\/a>, Chet Holmgren<\/a>, and Isaiah Hartenstein<\/a> hasn’t been playing for more than ten games this season. In fact, they’re only logging a total of five games together so far this season<\/a>. That’s a disappointing thing to watch so far, and the OKC’s starters have been different for most of the season.<\/p>\n

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The Thunder starting 5 have only played a total of 42 minutes together this season<\/p>\n

They still have the most wins in the NBA \ud83d\ude33 <\/p>\n

(h\/t @The_Uncontested<\/a>) pic.twitter.com\/fzGkRLlO8J<\/a><\/p>\n

— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) February 18, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n