With Group Play of the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup tipping off Oct. 31, we’re breaking down each group as they prepare for opening night, beginning with West Group A.

West Group A features two playoff teams from last season – the NBA champion Thunder and West runner-up Timberwolves – as well as one team eliminated in the Play-In (Kings) and two teams that finished in the draft lottery (Suns and Jazz).

In last year’s NBA Cup, the Thunder were the only one of these five teams to make it out of Group Play as they won their group with a 3-1 record, then defeated the Rockets and Mavs in the single-elimination Knockouts to reach the championship, where they fell to the Bucks. TEAMS OKC MIN SAC PHX UTA TOTAL OKC X 2-2 3-0 3-0 4-0 12-2 (.857) MIN 2-2 X 2-2

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