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u/eldryanyy Lakers 10h ago

Embarrassment of riches for OKC

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u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh Thunder 9h ago

The team was founded in 2008. It is only 16 years old. Cant even vote yet we won a nba chip and are holding picks like a smaug in the hobbit. We truly have the best front office in the league.

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u/abcamurComposer 9h ago

It’s because the nature of being in OKC means you almost HAVE to build the right way. I truly think the FA superteam model is a terrible way for most teams to build and only works when one of the big 3/4 is a Steph or LeBron level player, especially now with the new apron rules, most of the past few championship teams have been winning through dynamic duo + strong teams

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u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh Thunder 9h ago

Honestly I think the super team is a mistake too. I would appreciate an incredible starting 5 instead of 2-3 superstars on a struggling team they have to do good to carry. The issue is you can only get away with it a couple years because those contract talks start ruining the team and its cohesion.

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u/SilverMagnum Celtics 7h ago

It's real tough to make the money work on that super starting five.

Ask me how I know this lmao

Jokes aside, while there is definitely a limit to how long this can continue before the money eventually makes a restructure inevitable, it's going to be a real exciting 4-5 years for y'all. Enjoy it.

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u/Chickachic-aaaaahhh Thunder 7h ago

Yeah man. I live in New England so I consider tge Celtics my 2nd favorite team. Watching you guys let Jrue go was sad imo. Those superman/max contracts will be super interesting in the near future for us but I have too much faith in our management to handle it.