Sep 28, 2015; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward
Nick Collison(4), Oklahoma City Thunder forward
Kevin Durant(35) Oklahoma City Thunder head coach
Billy Donovan, Oklahoma City Thunder guard
Russell Westbrook(0) and Oklahoma City Thunder forward
Serge Ibaka(9)
pose
for photos during media day at
Chesapeake Energy Arena
. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Prior to the preseason, I wrote how this was an important preseason for the Oklahoma City Thunder, noting that they had a new coach, which meant a new system, plus a returning Kevin Durant.
Well, the preseason is over and it’s safe to say that the team passed every test.
Aside from a game against the Memphis Grizzlies in which OKC’s top four players didn’t play, the Thunder breezed through the preseason. They didn’t have the toughest schedule, playing three non-playoff teams from last year, Dallas, and a team from Turkey, but they won every game by double digits and answered plenty of questions heading into the season.
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