It's finally his team. He has something to prove. The rest of the Thunder want to prove they are still legit even without KD. They all saw KD get run off the floor by the Spurs last night. I believe they'll want to show him and the league that maybe he made a mistake. I know it's only 1 game, but, the Thunder don't want to lose out of the gate. Especially since KD lost. They'll want to win big and probably have some great quotes after the game thrown his way.
Plus it's the 76ers and they are already beat up.
Anyway that's my thinking. Give me the Thunder -9.5 as I feel they trounce the lowly Sixers tonight.