Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder rose to the top of the basketball world by finishing with a 68-14 regular-season record and winning the NBA championship. They did so on the strength of a defense that many called one of the greatest the league has ever seen, and they were also an underrated offensive team.

It also didn't hurt that they were led by league MVP and scoring champion Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and a deep, young, and ascendant cast.

So far this season, it seems as if the Thunder may be an even better team, at least in the early going. They have gotten out to a 12-1 record and are not only winning games but often winning them by lopsided margins. In fact, their lone loss was by two points to the Portland Trail Blazers.

There is now speculation that they could end up becom

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