6 WCF Teams in The Hunt For Wild Card Spot in 2025 NBA Cup Knockouts Ft. OKC Thunder, Denver Nuggets

The NBA Cup is progressing at full speed as teams complete their group day games and head towards the tournament's knockout stage. The tournament's format separates the teams into three groups in each conference, six in total.

The group winners from each group advance to the knockout stages. The team with the best record in group play stages gets the wild card spot. The Los Angeles Lakers have already clinched Group B in the West and have booked a place in the knockout round.

In case of a record tie for the wild card spot, the point differential is used as a tiebreaker. A total of six teams are currently in contention for the wild card spot in the West.

6 WCF Teams in The Hunt For Wild Card Spot in 2025 NBA Cup Knockouts

1. OKC Thunder

The OKC Thunder are the first team to compete for a wild card spot in the West if they happen to lose against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. The Thunder have a 3-0 record with a +71 point differential in the NBA Cup group stage.

2. Phoenix Suns

The Phoenix Suns are the second team that would be competing for a wild card spot if the Thunder got the best of them on Friday. The Suns are 3-0 in their NBA Cup record in the West with a +35 point differential. The winner of the Suns-Thunder matchup will clinch Group A and book a knockout spot in the tournament.

3. San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are another team in the wild card race. The Spurs have a 2-1 record with a +23 point differential in the group stage table. They need to win against the Nuggets on Friday to clinch Group C and advance to the knockout round.

4. Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets a 2-1 record in the NBA Cup group stage with a +26 point differential. If they lose against the Spurs, they would be the favourites to clinch the wild card spot alongside the Suns, given that the Thunder secure a win on Friday.

5. Memphis Grizzlies

The Grizzlies are in Group B, which the LA Lakers have already won. However, Memphis has a 2-1 record with a +9 point differential in the tournament, the same as the Nuggets, Spurs and their next opponents, the LA Clippers. They need to win their next group stage game with a blowout win to have a chance at the wild card spot.

6. LA Clippers

The Clippers are another Group B team still in contention for the wild card spot. They are in a similar position to the Grizzlies, needing to secure a blowout win against Memphis on Friday to have a chance of advancing. The Clippers have a 2-1 record in the tournament with a -15 point differential.