The Oklahoma City Thunder went organic, grew a contender mainly from Draft fertilizer ... and two pick swaps from the Rockets to start a rebuild. • The 2022 draft. OKC was fortunate to draw ...

Here the OKC Thunder is, in the 2025 NBA Finals, with two thirds of its Big Three still in the pre-prime of their careers.

Not since 2016 has the Thunder been in this position, that of a contender with a stable of stars and a legitimate ... He noticed it acutely during the rebuild years, starting in 2020-21, when the ...

In that period, they developed their players, drafted talent, and built a contender the traditional ... have the chance to emulate the Thunder's rebuild, if they can draft right.

The Thunder's quick ascension into a title contender took less than three seasons ... There's no pretty way to rebuild. It's a long process with a lot of steps forward and backward," Daigneault ...

Both teams are relatively healthy – as healthy as a contender can be at this ... Westbrook’s departure in 2019, the Thunder embarked on another rebuild, and executive vice president and ...

The Memphis Grizzlies have all of the trappings of a contender. They have a big three ... Obviously, that didn't work in the playoffs. The Thunder swept the Grizzlies out of the first round.

Now, Presti has built a new contender, one that he hopes can finish ... with Wiggins remaining on the team as a key bench piece. The Thunder rebuild kicked into another gear in 2022 when they ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 ... This “uncommon” team, as Daigneault loves to call it, has pushed the boundaries. For a rebuild, for a contender. For what could ...

Looking back through NBA history, few teams have put together as successful a rebuild as the ... leading the charge, the Thunder would be a perennial NBA Finals contender for at least the next ...

After failing to win a title with a superstar trio in the 2010s, Oklahoma City is back in contention with a young, talented core.