The Oklahoma City Thunder have been climbing up the ranks of the NBA the last few years, and this past April they took the eventual champion Lakers through a 6 game nightmare of a series.
For the upcoming NBA season starting in late October, the Thunder will be playing on day 2 of the NBA season on national television, taking on the new look Chicago Bulls. This is a great matchup of two young teams who are poised to win now and in the future.
The Thunder’s best players are all young and they are lead by their MVP candidate Kevin Durant. Young stars like Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Jeff Green give the Thunder an exciting foundation to build for a winning future.
Building the Thunder has been a careful process, crafted by their GM Sam Presti, who was involved in building the Spurs dynasty of the 2000’s.
Presti has instilled a winning mentality to a very boisterous fan base in Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City is poised to take the Western torch for the Lakers this year, after drafting a true center in Cole Aldrich from Kansas, and improving their outside shooting by signing veteran guard Morris Peterson.
Kobe Bryant said this past playoffs that he does not want to see the Thunder anytime soon, and by the time the playoffs return, the whole NBA will share his thinking.
