The Oklahoma City Thunder have had a phenomenal season and have far exceeded expectations set in the preseason. At the all-star break, the Thunder sit at 28-29 and in tenth place in the western conference standings. This already surpasses last year’s win total, 24 games, and guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has turned into a superstar and was an all-star this year. In terms of the rebuild, the Thunder are ahead of schedule as they look to make the play-in tournament for a shot at the playoffs. This is without mentioning the number two pick, Chet Holmgren, being injured for the whole season as well as forward, Aleksej Pokusevski missing a major portion of the season due to injury as well. That being said, the team has their work cut out for them as they have four games against the suns, two against the Kings, two against the Warriors, among other tough matchups such as the Grizzlies and the Nets. Even if a play-in spot is not in the cards for the Thunder, this has still been an incredibly fruitful season and the future in Oklahoma City is brighter than ever.
