(a sorta) League Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder

Surveying the sorriest and the lottery likelies is a necessary chore. Once we get into this next grouping, our subjects become much more exciting. These teams have the potential to make noise in the post-season as well as the potential to crash and burn in the first 82. Let’s start with the upstarts from the 4 spot in the Northwest. Oklahoma City Thunder PG Russell Westbrook Kevin Ollie Shaun Livingston SG James Harden Kyle Weaver SF Kevin Durant Thabo Sefolosha PF Jeff Green Nick Collison C Nenad Krstic Etan Thomas Serge Ibaka Oklahoma City is a team on the rise because Kevin Durant is really that good. They certainly have holes in their line up. The trio of Nick Collison, Nenad Krstic and Etan Thomas are holding down the pivot, and that ain’t too cool. At two, OKC sports a rookie (James Harden) and a scrappy utility player (Kyle Weaver). But Durant is about to...