Thunder fans

Verdict

n=119,098 comments by Thunder fans about tracked players

#27saltiest of 30

Who they talk about

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander alone is 15% of what Thunder fans say about players; 5 of their 10 most-discussed are Thunder.

1. 1Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKCown roster
   18,234 n
2. 2Victor WembanyamaSAS
   10,758 n
3. 3Nikola JokicDEN
   5,460 n
4. 4Luka DoncicLAL
   5,135 n
5. 5Chet HolmgrenOKCown roster
   4,260 n
6. 6Lu DortOKCown roster
   3,504 n
7. 7LeBron JamesLAL
   3,352 n
8. 8Kevin DurantHOU
   2,315 n
9. 9Jalen WilliamsOKCown roster
   1,816 n
10. 10Alex CarusoOKCown roster
    1,666 n

Bar length: his share of the leader's n. Segments: negative, neutral, positive.

Their own players

Thunder fans are less negative than rival fans on all 10 players: the widest gap on Isaiah Hartenstein (-30 pts), the narrowest on Cason Wallace (-9 pts). 2 more sit under the floor of 200 of their own comments.

Thunder fans on their own players, against every other fanbase

Player	Own fans	Rival fans	Δ
Isaiah HartensteinC-F	20%n=1,100	50%	-30 30 points less negative than rival fans
Jaylin WilliamsF	17%n=714	45%	-28 28 points less negative than rival fans
Lu DortG	34%n=3,504	58%	-24 24 points less negative than rival fans
Chet HolmgrenC-F	31%n=4,260	54%	-23 23 points less negative than rival fans
Alex CarusoG	23%n=1,666	41%	-18 18 points less negative than rival fans
Jared McCainG	19%n=1,549	37%	-18 18 points less negative than rival fans
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG	23%n=18,234	40%	-17 17 points less negative than rival fans
Ajay MitchellG	15%n=1,544	30%	-15 15 points less negative than rival fans
Jalen WilliamsG-F	19%n=1,816	33%	-13 13 points less negative than rival fans
Cason WallaceG	15%n=645	24%	-9 9 points less negative than rival fans
Aaron WigginsG	21%n=101	25%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read
Nikola TopićG	20%n=51	25%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read

Rival fans: every other flaired fanbase, summed. Δ in points, own fans minus rivals.

Grudges and flowers

Of the 53 players Thunder fans have at least 200 comments about, they are hardest on Austin Reaves (+16 pts negative against his usual) and warmest to Russell Westbrook (+13 pts positive against his usual).

The league on them

Of the 29 fanbases with at least 200 comments about Thunder players, Pacers fans are hardest on them (+16 pts negative against the Thunder' usual) and Raptors fans warmest (+4 pts positive against usual).