Through these first few months of action, many are buzzing about whether or not the OKC Thunder will have the ability to become both the first team in nearly a decade to win back-to-back championships as well as the third team ever to eclipse the 70-win mark in a single regular season.
ESPN's Tim Bontemps seems to have taken the conversation another step further, however, as he's now publicly begging the question of whether Oklahoma City can realistically "stake a claim to be the best team we've ever seen."
Thunder gunning for GOAT status, not just single season accolades
During a recent edition of the Hoop Collective Podcast, the senior writer said that it's not a matter of "can" they win 70 games but, rather, "will" they win 70 and, more specifically, will they rattle off, say, 74, which would be the new all-time mark, surpassing the 73-win Golden State Warriors of 2015-16.