oklahoma city thunder The NBA 24/25 season will begin as one of the big favorites for a championship ring, something that had not happened in more than a decade since Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook led a team that won the 2012 Finals. LeBron crashed against the Heat, but now, 12 years later, they are looking for redemption and are raising Larry O’Brien for the first time in their history.
reconstruction of Sam Presti From the offices this is already an almost unprecedented success. OkNow considered to have one of the most talented young cores in the league, the Wild look to become Western Conference champions once again, with powerful future projects such as minnesota timberwolves Or denver Nuggets From three-time MVP Nikola Jokic.
young and chaotic
Last year they became the youngest team to finish first in a conference in the NBA with an average age of 23.92 years. YesGilgeous Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams They make up the ‘Big Three’ of context mike daigneaultWho won the Coach of the Year award at the age of 39. The Thunder finished the regular season with 57 wins, the best record since the glory days of Durant, Westbrook and Ibaka on the court. They reached the conference semi-finals after an 8-year drought, however they were eliminated Mavericks Of Doncic (4-2)Now, they are back with more enthusiasm and strength.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC’s great star /Lap
According to the main betting houses in the United StatesS,Oklahoma is a 24/25 big favorite to dethrone the Celtics on the NBA throne, Ahead of others including the Knicks, Denver and Philadelphia. And why is it surprising? In addition to retaining the core that made them a big surprise in the league last year, the Thunder have excelled in the front office by signing two of the most desirable free agents.
Two soldiers for Daigneault
was one of the first great movements of off seasontransferred to oklahoma josh giddy (Draft Pick 6 of 201) Chicago in exchange for shooting guard alex carusoA true NBA champion and one of the best ‘3&D’s today. His performance last season was average 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.5 Helps the Bulls. Caruso, who just shot 40% on triples, is an ‘attack dog’ on defense and has taken a huge leap in quality on that side of the court; On offense, he can serve as a replacement for Shai or Holmgren on bad days, as he already demonstrated in his days with LeBron and Anthony Davis on the Lakers.
After shooing away the outs, Sam Presti once again marks a ‘home run’ with a takedown Isiah HartensteinThe center who was essential for the Knicks to reach the Eastern Finals last year. They had to go through checkout to get it out of the Big Apple. 87 million in 3 years They had to pay for the 26-year-old, who averaged 8.5 points and 7.8 sacks in 30 minutes played in the playoffs. Despite not having much offensive talent, the German is a luxury reinforcement for the ‘5’ and will provide rebounds, defense and kilos in the paint similar to what happened against the big boys when Holmgren or Jalen Williams shared the court.
MVP for Shai?
No surprises here. Will once again be the great beacon of this team Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, who at 25 is already one of the NBA’s great superstarsIn 2024, he finished second in MVP voting, was selected to the All-NBA First Team, and finished fourth.one of the two Top scorer per game, with 30.1 Points per night in 75 games, his highest mark since that rookie year with the Clippers.
The Canadian has plenty of the ingredients to propel this project toward a championship ring. His ball handling and basket making abilities are at the level of only a select few. Furthermore, the company that together with the other ‘gems’ of the project formsChet Holmgren, Aspires to become one of the most lethal in the NBA. In practically all pools, Shai reached the ‘Top 3’ of MVP favorites.
