The Oklahoma City Thunder Are Here

The Oklahoma City Thunder Are Here

Look I know we’re jumping the gun on that title but you had to get the YouTube clickbait and come on Shay right now he’s playing like an MVP candidate Undisputed top 10 player in the league I was completely wrong on that and he’s just entering his prime he got chat

Amazing during his rookie season he doesn’t even feel like a rookie I guess technically he’s kind of not but what a start for him and then you got Jaylen Williams who’s continued to build off what he did last year and we can’t forget they have so many damn draft

Picks you know it’s a catch 22 as a blazer fan cuz we were there 5 years ago when Dame hit the dagger on them and basically hit the reset button on their entire franchise and in hindsight it was probably the best thing that ever happened to them it Was before we start talking about the OKC Thunder and the next NBA Dynasty please give the video a like subscribe to the channel and hit the notification Bell so you never miss out any new videos so the first thing we got to address and I know it gets brought up a

Lot especially nowadays is revisiting the Paul George trade so the Clippers got Paul George and the Thunder received Shay gild’s Alexander n galinari an unprotected first round pick from the Heat and a bunch of picks from the Clippers and rights to swap by the way they’ve already turned one of those

Picks into Jaylen Williams and they still got what like seven or eight that haven’t conveyed yet yeah it’s just absolutely insane and the thing to keep in mind they have the unprotected Clippers pick this year that probably be like a late Lottery the Clippers have turned things around with Harden but

Then they have the right to swap next year and in 2026 who knows you got Kawai and Paul George player options this off season they still have not signed extensions and they’re both made of glass they’re both made of glass unprotected let’s say they both dip I

Don’t know what happens maybe they just dip those could be some very very good draft picks and even if they’re not I mean they’re still first round picks like teams are still going to like first round picks if if the Thunder decide they want to make a move yeah and that’s

Not all they have because they also sent out Russ in that same off season in that trade they got back Chris Paul a 2021 first round pick that did not convey and then they have the Rockets pick this year protected 1 through four so they’ll probably get a late lottery pick there

2025 first round swap protected 1 to 10 so they have two first round swap options for next year both with the rockets and with the Clippers and then they have the 2026 first round pick from the Rockets protected one through four God damn damn I mean you’ll remember it at the

Time this trade happened I actually called this trade when they were trying to be like oh where could they send Chris Paul I was just like I mean maybe you could trade him for Russ or something still though what a stupid trade by the rockets and like with these

Rockets picks like the Rockets are fine right now they’re ninth in the west I don’t know I could see them weirdly falling off a cliff I could also see them being just average but again who knows what the Rockets are going to be those picks could be top picks in the

Draft whenever they convey yeah they could and there’s still more they still just have random picks littered throughout they have the 2024 Utah pick this year it’s protected 1 through 10 so they probably won’t get that that was in a Derek favers trade in 2021 they have

The 76ers pick in 2025 and then nuggets picks in 27 and 29 both top five protected it’s not fair this is 2K how are they doing this I don’t know and we’re getting into the core and I think you owe a certain sheay gilis Alexander an apology I was told how

Wrong I was for putting him as the eighth best player in the NBA now is he better than Luka donic no he’s not you said in the intro he is a definitive top 10 player in the NBA right now yeah he just has gotten better every year and

It’s insane 31 and a half points per game 64.3 true shooting that’s incredible for a guy that’s not an insane three-point shooter 6 and a half assists six rebounds and 2.5 steals per game that leads the NBA by a lot too maybe the most underrated defender in

The league at least among star players it doesn’t get talked about enough the dude is a very good Defender and right now I mean he’s up there at the top of the MVP race you got joic you got embiid you got him you got Luca he could easily

Win the MVP this year and I got to say this dude is like the definition of the slithery badge in 2 he’s got that on Hall of Fame like doubled up and also like so many of the scoring point guards nowadays you know they’re great ball handlers and they’re great

Shooters and not to say shay isn’t a great ball handler CU he absolutely is but it’s so cool to see that this guy is a point guard who averages 30 a game on like mid-range shots and like post Fades yeah mid-range inside post fade you’re

Right he’s got such a unique game and I love it it’s really fun to watch one player I was not wrong on though is shat hogen oh you nailed this because the Dude is having a great r rookie season so far and I put rookie season in parenthesis because it’s his second year

It’s that weird thing but technically it’s his rookie season he’s most likely going to win rookie of the year I do need wemi to show up in that same hoodie that Donovan Mitchell wore yeah exactly 17 and half points per game 7 and a half rebounds 2.6 blocks sets fourth in the

League and how about this after missing all of his first year he has not missed an entire game this season that’s been a big concern he’s so damn skinny but he’s put on weight and that’s impressive he hasn’t missed game I hope he continues that for the rest of the year I remember

You brought up like in the offseason like oh yeah he gained 20 lbs you know he he put on some weight and I was like oh yeah sure he did right yeah he’s he’s looking real bulky now but you know what credit to the guy he’s playing all his

Games yeah and then you got Jay dub kind of gets forgotten about at least a little bit CU you got Shay and Chad he’s built off what he did last year he’s averaging 18 points a game now he had that move against the Celtics where just bullied Tatum pushed him off hit a

Little mid-range shot he can hit clutch shots as well as Shay and he’s a three level score a good Defender and if he’s the third best player of your young core you’re set yeah you’re doing something right you got the rest of the roster Lou

Dort a really good 3 and D Wing that I’ve always really been high on Josh giddy allegations aside put those aside purely on the court actually don’t love his fit next to Shay like he’s a solid facilitator but I mean he’s got plenty of upside I don’t know I would maybe try

To trade him just for just from a PR perspective maybe but yeah that as well also from a basketball perspective yeah I think Cas Wallace is the guy longterm you plug him next to Shay because as a point guard or as a guard he doesn’t necessarily need the ball he’s kind of

Like a three and D point guard which is a rare Arch type in the b NBA I think he’d be a great fit in the future next to Shay and then you got some great Shooters Isaiah Joe kenrich Williams Aaron Wiggins you wouldn’t expect it this team is leading the league in

Three-point percentage so far they got like six dudes shooting over 40% from three I was shocked when you brought this stat up I was like really then it’s like Chad Isaiah Joe k Williams Aaron Wiggins K walls jdub I think they’re all shooting about 40% crazy and they’ve been hammering some

Good teams as of late now they did just lose to the Hawks on the road which sucks but you know what they were down big in the fourth quarter and they actually made it a game on the road so you know what you know whatever besides

That beat the Celtics went on the road and hammered the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves by 23 just recently snapped the Clippers nine-game winning streak also blew him out when they did it had another win in Denver they already have two Road wins against the Nuggets yeah

That’s crazy Shay hit a game winner jayb had another clutch shot and I think even the most optimistic Thunder fan the biggest thunder fan could not have predicted this like obviously there was a ton of chatter around this Thunder team like oh the other team you know

They could be a sneaky team top four seed maybe we’ll see how it goes I was going to say I know someone sitting at this table who picked him as a top four seed and it wasn’t you hey I I never release my rankings we don’t know but I

Did not have them top four I’ll admit that and they could easily get the firsty at this point they’re like a game and a half out God damn again I’m soing jealous it’s not fair give us a couple years brother we’ll be there we’ll be there now there’s been a lot of chatter

About should they make a move this off season because as we said at the beginning of this video they have all the picks in the world like they could basically go after anyone but but do you want to mess up this young core a young core that hasn’t made the playoffs it’s

Really tough do you think they should make a move or would you just stand Pat with what you have and kind of see what you have come playoff time you know I think if Jared Allen is made available I think I think he’s the one guy I would

Go after because he is also a young guy you know he fits the timeline he doesn’t seem like a player who’s got a big ego you know I think you bring him in first of all he’s a fit for them as a team you know they need a really true big down

Down low who can gobble up rebounds not that Chad can’t do that or the other Jaylen Williams can’t do that but they really need a true five and I think Jared Allen would be a great fit but he doesn’t have an ego like he’s not going

To rock the boat you know he’s not he doesn’t have a big personality so I think if you can get him I would bring him in but I would give them this one playoff run let them Jail’s unit and then you know a couple years down the

Line maybe if it’s not working out in Philadelphia you know maybe you go big game hunting with a certain Joel and be here’s the crazy thing though like theoretically they could do both yeah I guess they could they have enough first round picks where they could make a move

For a guy like a jaral this year and still have enough Capital to go big game hunting in a year or two so I tweeted out after their win against the Celtics on Wednesday false on Twitter by the way link will be in the description are the Oklahoma City Thunder contenders and for

The most part everyone was saying yeah maybe that was recency bias they just beat the Celtics how could you not but what do you think are they contenders not in the future not if they make a big move literally right now with this core feels kind of weird to say yes cuz we

Just said no for the Timberwolves like a couple weeks ago but I’m going to say yes okay and it’s not just because I want to keep being right about Shay which I am right about Shay by the way but you know I really like this team the way they’re constructed do they have

Flaws sure but I trust Shay I trust Chad I trust Jaylen Williams I I like this team and it sucks and I hate it so what do you guys think are the Thunder contenders this season let us know in the comments below if you enjoyed the video please consider giving

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We know we are jumping the gun a bit on the title considering the Thunder have yet to even make the playoffs with this core, but considering the young talent they have and their future draft picks they are a dynasty in the making.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is already an undisputed top 10 player and MVP candidate just entering his prime. Chet Holmgren is the current favorite for rookie of the year. Jalen Williams is looking like a future all star and the Thunder have 15 first round picks over the next seven drafts. Today we take a look at the Thunder’s surprise season thus far and what they should do in the trade market this year.

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