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It was brought to my attention that I’ve given lots of my writing attention to the Miami Heat and the L.A. Lakers, but somehow haven’t said a word about Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, or the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder. This is a valid criticism, so I wanted to straighten things out by giving these guys their own post.
Lots of people have dubbed the Thunder as the main championship challenger to the Miami Heat for the coming years (although something tells me the Spurs will never be bad, the Lakers have a few years left, and if CP3 stays with the Clippers they’re pretty friggin’ good), and I can understand the reasoning. Their core is young, explosive, and locked into long-term contracts. And more importantly (at least in my opinion), they play the up-and-down, positionally-fluid brand of basketball that I think is the next movement of NBA roster building.
Furthermore, I keep hearing comparisons in which Kevin Durant and LeBron James are the next Bird and Magic (in that order), and I get it. One is perhaps the best scorer in the NBA, while the other is the best pure creator; it makes sense.
Now before I go any further, let me be clear: I am not a LeBron fan (although my earlier writing may have seemed like I am), and I am definitely not a Miami fan, nor am I any sort of Westbrook/Durant/OKC hater. With that said, despite popular opinion, I believe the following about the Thunder: Continue reading
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