4 Regrets Thunder should have about offseason decision-making

With free agency and Summer League play well in the rearview, as well as the recent release of the 2024-25 NBA regular season schedule, the offseason finds itself trudging through its final stages.

Perhaps no team is as excited to get the ball rolling on a fresh new campaign than the OKC Thunder, who hit the ground running over these last few months and managed to make their top-seeded team in the Western Conference standings from last year even more menacing.

From their splashy acquisitions to highly strategic re-signings, Sam Presti and company covered many areas this summer and, in turn, have been tabbed by many as having had the best offseason of all 30 teams in the association.

Still, even with the undeniable fact that the Thunder have been extremely active and improved their odds of winning the 2024 NBA Championship by a significant margin, there are likely a few decisions made they wish could be changed, for they could have strengthened their claim for a title-run even more as we approach October's tip-off.

Offseason regrets OKC Thunder should have

4. Not adding more bigs

Easily the biggest free agency signing the Thunder made this year was the acquisition of Isaiah Hartenstein, as they inked him to a lucrative three-year, $87 million deal on the second day of the festivities.

Without question, his addition addresses a truly glaring weakness within coach Mark Daigneault's rotation, as his 7-foot, 249-pound frame will bring much-needed size to their previously feather weight frontcourt.

However, while the tandem of both him and Chet Holmgren has the makings of becoming truly menacing, outside of these two the club still finds itself vertically challenged.

Outside of these aforementioned 7-footers, Oklahoma City sports a roster with just one other full-scale player who measures in at above 6-foot-6 (Jaylin Williams), with the rest of the crew registering in at around 6-foot-4 to 6-foot-6.

Though the Thunder have proven capable of succeeding when rolling out a smaller, more versatile rotation, from a sheer "break glass in case of emergency" standpoint, it could have been beneficial see them add one more baller to their collection of talent that's on the larger side.