With the departure of Kevin Durant expectations for the OKC Thunder were all over the map. So, when pundits prepared their 2016-17 preseason team and award predictions few selected the squad (let alone Westbrook) to be in the upper echelon.
As you’ll see at the bottom, I was far more enthusiastic about the OKC Thunder’s potential and equally ebullient regarding Westbrook.
With that, let’s take a look at the National Scribes predictions for the OKC Thunder and Russell Westbrook’s MVP chances.
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ESPN Panel:
A panel at ESPN provided their preseason predictions for where the Thunder would finish and who would win MVP.