Sparked by the NBA season’s new super-duper-star on the rise, the Oklahoma City Thunder have become one of the league’s pleasant surprises – a competitive bunch of talented, athletic, and motivated young studs who will put up a fight against any team on a nightly basis.
Given the unfortunate off-season injury to potential franchise cornerstone Chet Holmgren, many assumed OKC would suffer through another loss-heavy regular season and that the upcoming NBA Draft would be their version of a playoff appearance.
So far, the Thunder we have seen is a group that believes – and perhaps rightfully so – that they can defeat any opponent no matter the circumstance or environment.