They will. Their offense and defense difference will be remarkable. If they have no major injuries, their point production will be close to 130 while the defense will keep opponents at or under 110. I can't imagine what will be their highest point total. Then they will have at least 3 more 1st round picks in a deep 2025 draft, one of which could be extremely high. "The Clippers pick swap." Nothing can stop them. They are becoming an "all-star" team, fast.

@@birthgravy The league needs this the last few finals have sucked

It will make very happy if we sweep the father and son duo

I wouldn’t know which Orange & Blue team to pick 😂😂😂 NY vs OKC is 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Finals tho ‼️

Yeah right Celtics will be running it back 🍀

Yup! There’s a very wide window to contend for this team.

@@moorehoops3490 And the even crazier thing is, if for some reason things don't work out and this combination of players is bad, all these contracts are set up in a way that Presti can move them. This team is either really good and lasts a long time, or Presti has a ton of tradeable contracts. I don't think they should make any more trades... but if they need to, OKC is set up better than anyone to make trades. If one of these guys just isn't working there is an exit.

@@moorehoops3490not only are the players very young but they still have so many draft picks to draft another young star.

I think only one of them needs to take a leap for OKC to become a top 2 team, because adding both Caruso and Hartenstein has already made them a lot better.

Bold prediction!

73 is bold, but they could definitely win 60-65 games

I don’t think anyone is breaking Golden State’s record

@@TheDeven1000 3 v 7 tho

Solid points with more spacing & less of a defensive burden that should enable him to have a better playoffs.

There's video of him training with KD from earlier this summer, I believe. So, he's working on it.

They obviously have different styles, I’m just saying Chet should model KP’s post/midrange game to become a better scorer. They have the same measurements, KP is just 2 inches taller.

Nuggets, Suns, Knicks, Celtics, 6ers, Minny. Maybe Orlando, Cleveland, Dallas

@@JimBob-jr5up You clapped back 😂

@@JimBob-jr5up I can see where my wording on the question wasn't totally clear. I meant during the time when both teams are subbing out their starters. Like how the Pacers have a strong bench and the Nuggets and Suns have a weak bench, and the 76ers couldn't score in the playoffs when Embiid was on the bench. But sorry for the confusion with my wording.

@@1O1O11 I was less confused with the wording, rather more confused with the proposal. Unless its 6 minuted left in the final quarter of a 40 point blow out, teams dont empty their bench to bout it out. This is more of a "Batman vs Predator" fantasy, mostly fictional situation. In the situations it could be real, one of those teams would never be even considered for this list, anyway. So i just took it as a question of teams with competing depth, used in a real, nightly game way. Meaning teams with a complete starting line up (which will vary given coaching and style construction) of 5 with 2 to 4 bench players who come in at various points during a game in place of 1, 2, 3 starters at a time. And when gking against PO teams, wont function in the negative. I will admit i completely overlooked the Pacers and the Suns should probably be a more "maybe" team.

@@JimBob-jr5up Well, I am sorry I didn't write out the intricacies of NBA rotations in a KZfaq comment. Or maybe the mistake was being on KZfaq to begin with. Who knows.

That too!

But I could be wrong, maybe with those two additions they’ll be nearly unbeatable

Yea thats why I believe Williams & Holmgren gotta take that next step forward.

Me thinks you’re wrong, solely due to these moves. But of course they have to play the games. I Hart is way overpaid for his skill set but he will improve this team for sure. I was very disappointed to see him leave the Knicks but understand his moving on. If someone pays me a bit more per year than I made entirely to this point combined I’d say bye too. It’s a business after all

With the Sengun trade, they got the pick that they used to select Giddey who you seem to be glazing pretty heavily, so i have trouble understanding how you see that as a fuck up. With the lively trade, they got Cason Wallace who’s so you good as a defensive wing that it makes ignorant casuals like you come up with the braindead opinion that the Caruso trade was an L because OKC already has enough good wings. Also it’s not as if Presti masterminded the Giddey trade either. The pedo requested a trade and Sam obliged, getting the best deal he possibly could out of the situation. Caruso fits significantly better than Giddey too, he was the odd man out and got benched during the playoffs for a reason.

Thunder are looking for a championship. Giddey and Sengun have high ceilings but you need to be able to shoot and defend to run with this squad.

@@simonkingi01 LMAO 2 years ago Giddey averaged 17/8/6 in 31 minutes per game. Sengun averaged 21/9/5 last year. Both are extremely gifted offensive players. If Sengun had been on the team last year they most likely would have won a championship. He's that good. He'll be an all star at some point and so will Giddey.

Trading Giddey was a great basketball move for this team in particular. Giddey definitely does have potential only being 21 but that potential that right now with a Thunder team he didn't mesh too well with. He's a good passer, driver and rebounder but his shooting and defense is horrible and taints the teams chemistry and momentum. Opponents have clearly adjusted how they defend him which made it harder on the others to stay heavily consistent with their game. He became a liability that the Thunder could no longer afford. He's not even a great ball handler either as his carelessness drives us Thunder fans crazy at times. His defensive prowess was atrocious which hindered all the effort of the others on the floor with him. His confidence was shot due to the allegations and that could be the main reason for his up and down game but even still he did more harm than good...I really like Giddey and wish him well. On the other hand, you won't have those issues with Caruso, who's an all NBA defender and deep threat that teams have to account for on both sides of the ball. Has playoff and championship pedigree and a seasoned NBA IQ that will maybe take Josh 3-4 years to achieve. OKC's window is open and they're taking advantage of that, so I don't get where you're saying they lost that trade when they got a better overall player added to the roster. You brought up Wiggins...I believe he will learn a lot from Caruso as his game is very similar to his, as is Cason's. In my eyes, them having that mentorship only benefits the Thunders depth. You have to take notice to what the bigger picture of adding Caruso does for the Thunder, something Giddey doesn't have and is not guaranteed to have. Caruso has proven his value. Great trade Sam.

@@babybenj52 Giddey shot 1% less on 3s than SGA. What are you basing that his shooting was horrible because it's not stats or facts. He was a starter on a team that just finished 1st in the west and came within a play of making the western conference finals but he was a "liability"?? LMFAO I'll take that kind of "liability" all day long on my team. Presti just broke up this team and there's no guarantee they will ever be as good as they were last year or make it that far in the playoffs. We all saw what happened when he traded Harden. They never made it back to the finals even with 2 MVP level players. Presti might very well have just ruined a dynasty.