The Oklahoma City Thunder are coming off their first championship in franchise history. They have lost no one and added some rookie talent with their arsenal of current and future draft picks. They are a unicorn; no team in the modern NBA has won a championship with two of their top three scorers on their rookie contracts. It is unprecedented how good and young the Thunder are, and especially important in the current CBA.

The league is going to be very bleak next season. The Eastern Conference is as hurt and weak as it has been, and the West outside of Oklahoma City is a complete toss-up. Returning everyone from the championship team a season ago, the Thunder have the chance to go back-to-back with little resistance. Denver played them as close as anyone in the playoffs, so maybe they can

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