31 games.
That’s what Vegas set the Thunder’s win total at this summer.
Chris Paul’s contract was awful, and he was getting too old to be an impact guy. Steven Adams was fine, but not a guy you’d build around. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a nice young player but not one who could carry this roster of castoffs and cap filler to any sort of decent playoff berth.
Now? The Thunder are sitting in the catbird seat. They’re within spitting distance of home court advantage in the playoffs and already over that Vegas win total before the All-Star break.