Rotation:

PG: SGA/Cason Wallace/Adam Flagler

SG: Alex Caruso/Isaiah Joe/Ajay Mitchell

SF: Lu Dort/Aaron Wiggins/Dillon Jones

PF: JDub/Kenrich Williams/Ousmane Dieng

C: Chet Holmgren/Isaiah Hartenstein/Jaylin Williams

Team Profile:

SGA has emerged as a top 5 player and is an MVP candidate. That is the primary reason OKC experienced the surge they did. Also why the Thunder have become a contender is the great job Sam Presti did building around SGA. Jalen Williams is emerging as a star #2 option, and Holmgren has shown promise and has DPOY potential. The Thunder also have another potential DPOY: Lu Dort. To round out the starting 5, Alex Caruso is in a do-it-all role. The bench also got deeper. Isaiah Hartenstein emerged as a solid 6th man this playoffs, and there are tons of promising guys like Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, and Cason Wallace.

Strengths:

Young Talent

Balance

Bench

Depth

Weaknesses:

Inexpirience

Analysis:

In all honesty, it’s not if OKC wins a title in the next 5 years, it’s when. Sam Presti has possibly pulled off the greatest rebuild in NBA history, and that title could come as early as this year.

Record: 65-17, 1st in Northwest, 1st in West