OKC was on pace to double this win count, and then some. They didn’t just win more games than I thought, they convinced me as the season progressed that the wins weren’t pick-damaging victories for naught, but appropriate shoot-your-shot dings for a worthy squad.
(2) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will only lead the Thunder in games started
In keeping with my thought process, SGA did benefit from volume (he played the seventh-most minutes in the league). But he was more voluminous a scorer and all-around stat stuffer than I imagined. Opportunistic in his team-leading starts (63 of 64) and minutes (35.