The Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t put a foot wrong last season. Meteoric rise seems like the perfect way to describe the once-home of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook. Now the reins rest in the hands of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren. But they were bold investments. Something that general manager Sam Presti put his bets on. One championship later, the 47-year-old has made sure that his boys know he won’t sit with JUST ONE.

The Thunder enter the new season crowned as favorites, and they intend to stay that way until a challenger emerges. Their dominance will be no easy feat to topple, especially with the team’s distinctive mindset, recently highlighted by Presti, shaping every play. With confidence and strategy intertwined, defeating them this

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