Thunder Unleash Supersized Starting Lineup Against Nuggets

The Oklahoma City Thunder are officially done playing small. If you thought dealing with their endless supply of athletic wings was annoying, wait until you see the absolute unit of a frontcourt they are rolling out on Thursday.

According to Underdog NBA, the Thunder are starting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Cason Wallace, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, and Isaiah Hartenstein. This is not a basketball lineup. This is a custom NBA 2K glitch designed specifically to make opposing guards reconsider driving to the rim. Playing two legit seven-footers together while keeping your MVP candidate and J-Dub on the floor is just unfair.

"Underdog NBA reported the lineup alert."

Oklahoma City is coming off a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs, and now they get to test this supersized experiment against the Denver Nuggets. Wallace sliding into the starting two-guard spot is the glue holding this massive construction project together. He quietly put up 8.6 points per game last year, giving them the exact perimeter spacing they need when the paint is clogged with giants.

For anyone staring at the prop markets, this pairing completely changes the rebounding math. Holmgren already grabs nearly nine boards a night, and throwing Hartenstein next to him means second-chance points for Denver are going to be harder to find than a cheap beer at an arena. You simply cannot out-rebound a team that blocks out the sun.

We will see if this twin-tower look is a matchup-specific wrinkle to deal with the Nuggets or the new normal in Oklahoma City. If this massive starting five actually works and doesn't ruin their spacing, the rest of the Western Conference is going to need a bigger boat.