After winning their first Larry O'Brien Trophy of the Sooner State era, the OKC Thunder find themselves heading into the 2025-26 campaign as overwhelming favorites to run it back as NBA Champs.
At an average age of 24.53, Oklahoma City has quickly gone from the hungry hunters to the satiated hunted, and, to former coach turned TV commentator Stan Van Gundy, this is a distinction that shouldn't be expected to go away anytime soon.
During a recent sit-down with ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel, Van Gundy, owner of the 12-best winning percentage in league history (minimum of 900 games), couldn't help but praise the Thunder for how "they sort of walked through" last year's postseason en route to a title run.