TORONTO, ON - DECEMBER 29: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The Toronto Raptors were expected to compete for a championship this season, while the Oklahoma City Thunder were selling off any warm body that had any trade value in the name of getting some extra draft capital for the future. Despite those two differing directives, it’s Mark Daigneault and the Thunder who have the better record this season.
The Thunder are still trying to build for the future, as they netted some more draft picks by trading Trevor Ariza to the Miami Heat.