The Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Atlanta Hawks, with both teams putting their perfect record for the season on the line in this one. The Hawks have started the season with wins against the Nets and Hornets but will be on the road to face their biggest challenge so far this season in the OKC Thunder. Trae Young and his team must bring their best effort; anything less could lead to defeat.

On the other hand, Denver and Chicago’s defenses were no match for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. Both of them have made light work of their opponents so far by scoring 20-plus points in two games. The spirits have never been higher, and Holmgren highlighted that in the post-game interview after the Bulls game by saying, “Our identity is playing together.”

Whereas for the Hawks Trae Young has been turning it up with back-to-back 30-point games. He also has been the number one in the facilitator department with 12 assists in the first and 10 assists in the second game. Young also made history by posting these impressive numbers as he has now overtaken Luka Doncic for the most games with 30 points and 10 assists.

Everyone has their eyes on this game and which team will keep their perfect start to the season. But, we’ll be looking at theinjury reports to find out the players that will miss this battle. Also, we’ll take a look at the depth of each roster to figure out who has the upper hand.

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder injury report

The OKC Thunder are missing several players, but their starters remain intact for the Hawks game. Kenrich Williams, ruled out for the Bulls game due to a knee injury, will miss this game as well. Jaylin Williams, sidelined with a hamstring injury, also won’t be playing. Center Isaiah Hartenstein is out with a non-displaced fracture in his left hand, scheduled for re-evaluation in 5-6 weeks.

Lastly, Nikola Topic recently underwent an ACL procedure and is out for the rest of the 2024-25 season.

Atlanta Hawk Injury Report

Similar to OKC, the Hawks are also not missing any of their starters but are missing several of their rotation players such as Kobe Bukfin and Bogdan Bogdanovic. Kobe is out with a shoulder injury and Bogdan has a hamstring injury keeping both of them out from tonight’s game. Followed by, Cody Zeller who will miss the game due to personal reasons. Dominick Barlow is out with a back injury and Seth Lundy is out with an ankle injury.

De’Andre Hunter as per the latest updates is questionable for tonight’s game due to right knee inflammation.

Depth Chart

Let’s see the depth of both rosters in detail for the game.

Oklahoma City Thunder Depth Chart

Atlanta Hawks Injury Report

Ultimately, it will be the battle of the point guards at the Paycom Center tonight, as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will take on Trae Young. The OKC Thunder are one of the hot favorites to win the Championship this season and they have made a statement with their two victories. Trae Young and the Hawks will face their biggest challenge so far and will have to show what they have if they want to win tonight. Nonetheless, it will be a great watch for all the fans and only one team will come out on top keeping their perfect record intact.