Thunder: How will the Thunder fare next season?

[Venti Quattro]

Projected starting lineup if they don't sign any other noteworthy players:

PG - RW
SG - Oladipo
SF - Roberson
PF - Kanter
C - Adams

[HarlemHeat37]

4 seed IMO..West is going downhill following the top 3..

[The Gemini Method]

Meth sales +200%

[Venti Quattro]

4 seed IMO..

Who else are in the way?

GS, SA, LA... that's it, right

[Venti Quattro]

Meth sales +200%

It's not like their meth sales had a considerable dip for it to increase by 200%

[HarlemHeat37]

Who else are in the way?

GS, SA, LA... that's it, right

Yep, rest of the West is very ordinary..teams like Portland, Memphis, etc..

[timtonymanu]

Westbrook did great with worse players in a stronger conference two years ago. I can see him still leading OKC to a playoff spot.

[baseline bum]

[The Gemini Method]

It's not like their meth sales had a considerable dip for it to increase by 200%

Well, maybe they'll have a Durant jersey exchange. Bring your OKC Durant jersey and get an 8-ball of glass.

[baseline bum]

Ouch

[Thread]

Ain't been this bitter in OKC since McVeigh conducted Empathy 101, straight outta Waco, TX..

[140]

[baseline bum]

Holy 140

[siraulo23]

Sam Presti did as good as job as any GM in the league, drafted durant, westbrook, ibaka and harden and now only westbrook remains

wow

[140]

Holy 140

Stole that from a tweet that is making the rounds, tbh, but it's gold

[Tully365]

Russ's usage rate will go up-- impossible as that seems-- but they'll be a nonfactor in the West. Oladipo will see why Durant left-- because Russ isn't a good teammate.

[Thread]

Russ's usage rate will go up-- impossible as that seems-- but they'll be a nonfactor in the West. Oladipo will see why Durant left-- because Russ isn't a good teammate.

He won't be able to function like this. He'll give it 5, maybe 10 minutes, then take a fit.

[Tully365]

Yeah, if Russ gave everyone the stinkface 8 times a game with Durant, just think how often he'll be doing it without him...

[Clipper Nation]

They should still be a low-seeded playoff team with Alphabrook at the helm, tbh. Certainly not a contender, as Russ can't do it all on his own, but they should be decent and interesting to watch.

[Thread]

They should still be a low-seeded playoff team with Alphabrook at the helm, tbh. Certainly not a contender, as Russ can't do it all on his own, but they should be decent and interesting to watch.

You ain't so glib this morning, puddin'head. You got your ass sobered.

ha, ha.

[Clipper Nation]

You ain't so glib this morning, puddin'head. You got your ass sobered.

ha, ha.

Dale, rushing the court for Golden State like he rushed for the Bulls.

tee, hee.

[Maddog]

The bigger issue is how they will do long term.

Not well.

[Thread]

Dale, rushing the court for Golden State like he rushed for the Bulls.

tee, hee.

You still ain't explained why they strung your ropes in Miami in '13.

[Thread]

The bigger issue is how they will do long term.

Not well.

In the shortest term they roused your ass North of the Picket Wire.

[Tully365]

I've been saying it for a long time: this offseason was the pivotal moment concerning Westbrook's ultimate value as a teammate: if playing with him is such a headache, then all those years of team-building by OKC go down the drain with the potential of Durant leaving. Russ can be the "Alpha" guy who makes poor decisions all year in OKC now, beating his chest, giving his teammates, coaches, & refs the stinkface, etc., until he himself leaves next offseason. But it'll go down in NBA history that, given the chance, his superstar teammate chose to leave him for more sensible pastures.