Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2010 NBA Playoffs?
Ric Bucher penned this story in the latest issue of ESPN The Magazine on how the 22-57 Oklahoma City Thunder could make it to next year’s NBA Playoffs.
It seems a bit of a stretch, but not altogether ridiculous given the tremendous talent they’ve been stockpiling over the past couple of years. They’re likely to get a top 5 pick in this year’s NBA draft, and while I don’t see them quite making the postseason next year, the 2011 playoffs are starting to look like a sure thing.
Can you imagine them adding Blake Griffin to their Kevin Durant-Jeff Green-Russell Westbrook core? Scary. Either Hasheem Thabeet or Jordan Hill would help on the inside. Or maybe they go after Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio.
For a 22-57 team, things don’t look too bad for the Thunder. Anybody else seeing these guys making a Celtics-like jump next year?
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Yeah a smart draft for OKC would make them scary. But maybe playoffs next year but definitely 9th place next year. If the suns get worse, spurs get older, and the rockets get worse, they’re in the playoffs. But a Celtic-like jump? i don’t think so. not that big. but a big jump either way.