The Oklahoma City Thunder are in an interesting spot for the 2023-24 NBA season. They are coming off a season that saw them surprise and exceed most people’s expectations en route to a 40-win season and an NBA Play-in bid. After many people believed the OKC Thunder would be at the forefront of the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes, especially after losing their lone top-five pick of the rebuild, Chet Holmgren, for the season, it is easy to get caught up in the sugar high that was the 2022-23 season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became an MVP-caliber player, Jalen Williams was the second-best rookie in the league, Isaiah Joe emerged out of nowhere, Josh Giddey took a year-two leap, and Lu Dort continued his defensive dominance.