OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Advanced Stats: PACE : #13 95.0 OFFENSE: #4 108.6 DEFENSE: #18 104.0 The improvement of the Oklahoma City Thunder through the last few years has been amazing. We all know that their roster is full of talented young players, but going from a 23-59 record in the 2008/09 season to a 55-27 record and a conference final in just two seasons was something that very few people... Read more

GM Sam Presti is making a terrific job in the last couple of years in turning the Thunder into a decent and respectable team through the draft, while preserving cap space. Patient is a virtue and he didn't freak out last season, when the young Thunder team started the season with a 3-29 record and the media started talking about the Thunder being the worst NBA team ever. Presti replaced P.J. Carlesimo with the assistant... Read more

This season the league has a new franchise: the Thunder. The team which used to be the Sonics won't start from the scratch, but they won't have many expectations for this season, just like they didn't have last season when they were still in Seattle. The reason isn't just the lack of experience the team still lacks, but also let's not forget the Golden State Warriors finished the regular season with a 48-34 record... Read more