The OKC Thunder seemingly had it all at the end of the 2011-12 NBA season, with two young superstars in the making in Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, and a super sixth man with star potential in James Harden. But their run was not to last, as Harden was infamously traded to Houston after rejecting a non-maximum offer from the Thunder to avoid the luxury tax.
Six years later, the OKC Thunder ownership is brazenly going all-in in securing this intriguing roster financially, even with a whooping luxury tax bill looming in the horizon.