The Oklahoma City Thunder went organic, grew a contender mainly from Draft fertilizer ... and two pick swaps from the Rockets to start a rebuild. • The 2022 draft. OKC was fortunate to draw ...

Here the OKC Thunder is, in the 2025 NBA Finals, with two thirds of its Big Three still in the pre-prime of their careers.

In that period, they developed their players, drafted talent, and built a contender the traditional ... have the chance to emulate the Thunder's rebuild, if they can draft right.

After the Grizzlies traded away Desmond Bane to the Magic, Brian Windhorst gives the team a "rebuild" label. Trading Bane to ...

The Memphis Grizzlies have all of the trappings of a contender. They have a big three ... Obviously, that didn't work in the playoffs. The Thunder swept the Grizzlies out of the first round.

Both teams are relatively healthy – as healthy as a contender can be at this ... Westbrook’s departure in 2019, the Thunder embarked on another rebuild, and executive vice president and ...

Looking back through NBA history, few teams have put together as successful a rebuild as the ... leading the charge, the Thunder would be a perennial NBA Finals contender for at least the next ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-94 ... This “uncommon” team, as Daigneault loves to call it ...

Now, Presti has built a new contender, one that he hopes can finish ... with Wiggins remaining on the team as a key bench piece. The Thunder rebuild kicked into another gear in 2022 when they ...

After failing to win a title with a superstar trio in the 2010s, Oklahoma City is back in contention with a young, talented core.