best, worst, and most likely case scenario for the OKC Thunder this season
By Rylan Stiles
The best-case scenario for the OKC Thunder is very complicated
The best-case scenario for the Oklahoma City Thunder this season is a bit complicated. It depends on your perception of the plan and your own beliefs about what they should do. Could the Thunder make a push for the play-in tournament? Sure!
The best case scenario, if everything broke right for the team throughout the 82-game season, the Oklahoma City Thunder could be good enough to get into the play-in tournament in April. But is that truly the best-case scenario?
An alternative best-case scenario is to show flashes, show improvement, and show development from all of their young players but ultimately as the youngest team in the NBA fall late in games and finish with the fourth or fifth worst record in the NBA.
Wait, what? They can make the playoffs but the best-case scenario is to fall that low, how is that possible? When you are staring down the barrel of a fantastic 2023 NBA Draft that features two sure-fire stars and six or so more All-star level players, getting the best odds possible for this team to secure Victor Wembanyama or Scoot Henderson.
This best-case scenario slide is a pick-your-own adventure book. Which do you think is truly best for the future of the Thunder?