OKLAHOMA CITY — Chapter 18 has yet to be written — it's a clean slate, as Oklahoma City Thunder GM Sam Presti emphasized toward the end of his annual preseason address. After the franchise's 17-year pursuit of an NBA championship came to an end in 2024-25, Presti sees the benefits for the champion Thunder , as it chases to repeat the glory of last year, but is wary of the unknown, considering the many NBA championship teams that have failed before them.

“We have the opportunity to be a really, really good team again. But it's not going to happen by imitating ourselves or trying to recreate a specific outcome,” Presti read toward the end of his opening address . “If we want to pursue excellence, we have to let go of last year and start again, turning every page, stacking every day

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