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Devestating Thunder problem could be solved if young guard can step up

The OKC Thunder may have been crowned as 2025 NBA Champions, but this is not to say they proved themselves to be a flawless team. Frankly, they were far from one.

Whether it was their middle of the pack bench scoring punch that had them rank 18 in points per game (35.1) or their lackluster long-range shooting abilities under the bright lights of the playoffs (fourth-worst mark at 33.8 percent), Oklahoma City had several areas of weakness within their game.

Of course, perhaps the biggest flaw of all was the club's inability to put forth effective offensive production with superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the sidelines, as they ranked in the 53 percentile in points per 100 possessions (114.