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Thunder vs. Kings prediction and picks, November 15, 2026

Oklahoma City Thunder (8-4) at Sacramento Kings (1-10), , Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on KSBI-TV, Thunder App.

Oklahoma City Thunder logoOklahoma City Thunder8-4Sacramento Kings logoSacramento Kings1-10

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Thunder vs. Kings preview

  • Thunder are 8-4 and 3-2 over their last 5, scoring 111.1 and allowing 106.9 a game.
  • Kings are 1-10 and 1-4 over their last 5, scoring 108.3 and allowing 121.0 a game.
  • Kings score 108.3 a game at a 45.5% field-goal rate; Thunder give up 106.9.
  • Thunder list 4 out: Thomas Sorber, Jaylin Williams, Cason Wallace, Chet Holmgren.
  • Kings list 2 out: Maxime Raynaud, Ben Simmons.
  • The model makes Thunder 14.0-point favorites (15.7 from season form, 1.7 for home court) and gives them a 84.1% chance to win.

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder logoThunder injuries

  • Out Thomas Sorber C · knee · expected return Nov 20
  • Day-To-Day Ajay Mitchell G · ankle · expected return Nov 13
  • Out Jaylin Williams F · back · expected return Nov 15
  • Out Cason Wallace G · shoulder · expected return Mar 2, 2027
  • Out Chet Holmgren C · knee · expected return Jan 2, 2027

Sacramento Kings logoKings injuries

  • Day-To-Day Precious Achiuwa F · ankle · expected return Nov 13
  • Out Maxime Raynaud C · knee · expected return Nov 15
  • Out Ben Simmons G · achilles · expected return Oct 1, 2027

Official league injury report: 12:45 AM ET, Nov 13 PDF.

Team stats this season

Per gameOKCSAC
Points111.1 22nd108.3 27th
Rebounds46.8 5th40.1 29th
Assists22.5 29th24.6 24th
Field goal45.3% 22nd45.5% 19th
3-point34.6% 18th34.7% 17th
Free throw82.6% 3rd76.7% 20th
Turnovers13.3 4th17.5 27th
Possessions101.9 19th103.7 7th

League rank in small type (12 and 11 games played). Bold marks the better side.

Standings snapshot

OKCSAC
Conference rank7th West14th West
Record8-41-10
Games back2.59
Home / road5-0 / 3-40-6 / 1-4
Last 10, streak6-4, L21-9, L4
Point differential+4.2−12.7
Projected wins53.419.3
Playoff chance92.2%0.1%

NBA standings

Projections from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; full table on NBA futures.

Season leaders

Oklahoma City Thunder logoThunder leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander G 12 32.8 29.7 4.2 4.5 45.3 33.8 87.1
Ajay Mitchell G 11 27.3 18.5 3.6 3.3 52.3 26.5 84.2
Jalen Williams G 3 31.7 13.7 4.7 3.3 38.5 33.3 80.0
Jared McCain G 12 26.2 12.7 3.6 1.9 40.4 31.1 79.2
Chet Holmgrenout C 3 30.0 12.0 9.3 1.3 40.7 33.3 100.0

Sacramento Kings logoKings leaders

PlayerPosGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%FT%
Darius Acuff Jr. G 11 37.3 26.2 3.8 7.3 41.8 33.0 84.6
Zach LaVine G 11 32.7 22.3 3.3 2.5 50.3 38.3 86.7
Domantas Sabonis F 10 34.4 13.8 13.3 5.9 66.3 40.0 70.3
De'Andre Hunter F 10 31.5 13.3 4.5 1.3 42.9 36.8 71.0
Precious Achiuwa F 11 26.4 10.4 6.4 1.1 53.3 36.4 50.0

Projected starters and rosters

Oklahoma City Thunder logoThunder starters

  1. C Isaiah Hartenstein
  2. C Aday Mara
  3. G Alex Caruso
  4. G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  5. G Jared McCain

Starting five from the Nov 11 game; confirmed lineups post about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Thunder roster (18)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
23Brooks BarnhizerF6' 6"24
9Alex CarusoG6' 5"32
unlistedNique CliffordG6' 5"24
21Josh DixG6' 5"22
2Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG6' 6"28
55Isaiah HartensteinC7' 0"28
7Chet HolmgrenC7' 1"24
15Aday MaraC7' 3"21
3Jared McCainG6' 3"22
25Ajay MitchellG6' 4"24
unlistedMicah PeavyG6' 7"25
12Thomas SorberC6' 9"20
14Bennett StirtzG6' 4"23
44Nikola TopicG6' 6"21
22Cason WallaceG6' 3"23
8Jalen WilliamsG6' 5"25
6Jaylin WilliamsF6' 9"24
34Kenrich WilliamsG6' 7"31

Sacramento Kings logoKings starters

  1. F Domantas Sabonis
  2. F De'Andre Hunter
  3. F Precious Achiuwa
  4. G Zach LaVine
  5. G Darius Acuff Jr.

Starting five from the Nov 10 game; confirmed lineups post about 30 minutes before tip.

Full Kings roster (17)
No.PlayerPosHeightAge
9Precious AchiuwaF6' 8"27
5Darius Acuff Jr.G6' 2"19
19Leaky BlackF6' 6"27
32Dylan CardwellC6' 10"24
15De'Andre HunterF6' 7"28
33Alex KarabanF6' 7"24
8Zach LaVineG6' 5"31
22Jonathan MogboF6' 9"25
0Malik MonkG6' 3"28
13Keegan MurrayF6' 8"26
3Sean PedullaG6' 1"24
29Daeqwon PlowdenG6' 6"28
unlistedMason PlumleeC7' 0"36
42Maxime RaynaudC7' 1"23
11Domantas SabonisF6' 10"30
34Emanuel SharpG6' 3"22
25Ben SimmonsG6' 10"30

Season series and last five games

Meetings this season

2025-26 meetings

Regular season
Thunder 3, Kings 0
Points per game
Thunder 117.3, Kings 100.3
DateGameMatchupScoreWinner and margin
Nov 19, 2025Regular seasonKings at Thunder99-113Thunder by 14
Nov 7, 2025Regular seasonThunder at Kings132-101Thunder by 31
Oct 28, 2025Regular seasonKings at Thunder101-107Thunder by 6

Oklahoma City Thunder logoThunder last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 11@ Trail BlazersL 108-118+2.5L
Nov 10@ Trail BlazersL 103-123−1.5L
Nov 7vs WizardsW 114-75−12.5W
Nov 6@ GrizzliesW 128-97−4.5W
Nov 4vs CavaliersW 124-116−3.5W

Sacramento Kings logoKings last five

DateOpponentResultClosing spreadATS
Nov 10vs MagicL 100-107+5.5L
Nov 8vs HeatL 108-114+11.5W
Nov 6vs SpursL 109-124+17.5W
Nov 4vs LakersL 103-116+12.5L
Nov 2@ MavericksW 115-100+7.5W