Over the last handful of seasons, there has always been a valid reason the Thunder didn’t meet expectations. For example, we will never know how good the 2014-15 squad could have been. It was an injury riddled season for the Thunder that ended in Scott Brooks being ousted.
Billy Donovan’s first season as head coach in Oklahoma City went well, but could have had a storybook ending if the Thunder hadn’t lost a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant would then leave OKC for the 2016-17 season and the Thunder were bounced in first round by the Rockets.