Earlier this year, the OKC Thunder front office was voted the best in the NBA by executives around the league, receiving an overwhelming 31 first-place votes.
The next closest front office received just two.
Sam Presti has been spearheading the effort since 2007, when the Thunder were still the Seattle Supersonics, and he is finally seeing his work pay off in historic ways.
As a result of his efforts, Presti has put the Thunder in position to accomplish something only the greatest NBA dynasties have achieved: winning three titles in a row.
Only three franchises in history have ever accomplished this feat so far.
The Celtics from 1957 to 1966, the Bulls from 1991 to 1993, then again from 1996 to 1998, and the Lakers from 2000 to 2002 have all drawn consideration for earning the title of "greatest dynasty of all time."
Currently one third of the way there, OKC clearly has some work to do. However, they have already asserted themselves as the title favorites this season.
As of Sunday, FanDuel has the Thunder slated at +110 to win it all. The next closest team, the Denver Nuggets, is at +800.
OKC still has a long way to go in order to finish the job in June, as they have numerous kinks to work out and are about to enter the more competitive part of their season schedule.
But there is no doubt coach Mark Daigneault has his squad primed to make a run at their second consecutive title.
Thunder may not even see their best roster until next season
Assuming the Thunder are able to finish the job in 2025-2026, they may come back the following season with even more convincing odds to win it all.
Their two most recent first-round draft picks in Nikola Topic and Thomas Sober have yet to log a single minute of regular season action, and aren't even expected to make a difference until 2026-2027.
Topic is working toward seeing NBA action this year, but given the several health obstacles he has faced since entering the league in 2024, he is unlikely to be a legitimate factor until next season.
Meanwhile, Sorber, a big-bodied center who can score in the post as well as defend, is recovering from a torn ACL and has already been ruled out for the year.
Adding these two talents to an already-loaded roster will only serve to cement OKC as early-season favorites in 2026-27, not to mention forward Jalen Williams has claimed he likely won't fully recover from his offseason wrist operation until next season at the earliest.
With the Thunder eyeing an upcoming lottery pick this offseason on behalf of the lowly Clippers, fans will likely be salivating over the stacked roster they will be bringing into next year's campaign.
Assuming they finish the job this year, a third consecutive title will certainly be in the cards, which, if ultimately accomplished, would undoubtedly thrust them into the same conversation as the aforementioned '90s Bulls and early aughts Lakers as arguably the greatest dynasty.