Thunder clinch No. 1 seed, join NBA’s most exclusive club

Published April 9, 2026 at 2:34 am

OKC just locked up the best regular-season record in the entire NBA. They did it Wednesday night with a win over the Clippers, and now they’re part of something special—the kind of historical company that doesn’t come around very often.

This Thunder team is elite. They’ve been dominant all season, and securing the top seed means home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. That matters. A lot. Home court in a seven-game series is a weapon, and OKC just ensured they’ll have it from Game 1 of the first round all the way through the Finals if they keep winning.

Only a handful of teams in NBA history have put together a regular season this dominant. The Thunder are now mentioned in that conversation—the best of the best. This isn’t just about wins and losses anymore. This is about legacy. This is about a team that showed up night after night and proved they’re the team to beat.

The playoffs start soon. Every team left is dangerous, but OKC enters with momentum, health, and the best record in basketball. That’s the position every contender wants to be in when April transitions to May.

Based on reporting from ESPN NBA.