The 2017-18 iteration of the OKC Thunder possibly deepest ever

With the addition of Raymond Felton, the OKC Thunder now have at least two quality players at every position. This Thunder team could quite possibly be the deepest one to date.

Depth is incredibly important in the NBA. For last year’s OKC Thunder team, it was their ultimate downfall. When Russell Westbrook sat, the team imploded. Even when players such as Victor Oladpio, Steven Adams and Enes Kanter missed time with various injuries, their absence was noticeable. To be honest, there were probably around three or four players on last year’s roster that aren’t NBA players. This was something that needed to be addressed.

General Manager Sam Presti has done an incredible job this summer making sure this team has enough manpower down the roster to compete with the elite Western Conference teams. He essentially replaced Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo with Paul George and Patrick Patterson. On Friday evening, he signed veteran point guard Raymond Felton to a one year deal. The backup point guard position was specifically a disaster for the Thunder last season. Semaj Christon and Norris Cole simply were not able to meet the demands of even a below average backup point guard.

This roster hasn’t just changed, it has improved drastically. The 2017-18 Thunder may not be the best team in franchise history, but could it be the deepest? This is something worth exploring.