The NBA decided not to wait too long to give us a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals. The Oklahoma City Thunder open their season tonight in San Antonio against a Spurs team that they sent packing before falling short against the Miami Heat in the Finals.
The Thunder will look a little different this year after trading reigning Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to Houston. In the trade, OKC acquired Jeremy Lamb and Kevin Martin. Lamb will be playing in his first NBA game, so he may not contribute much, but Martin is a decent scorer who could help fill the void left by Harden.
Along with the new cast of characters, the Thunder have a few other guys you may remember. Three-time reigning NBA scoring champ Kevin Durant is surely hungry after losing to the Heat last year and will be coming out of the gates hard hoping to motivate his team for another shot at a title. Along with Durant, the Thunder still have All-Star Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and K...
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PLAYERS:
Jeremy Lamb,
Kevin Martin,
Kevin Durant,
Russell Westbrook,
Serge Ibaka,
Kendrick Perkins,
Manu Ginobili,
Tim Duncan,
Tony Parker
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks
TEAMS: Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks
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