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From Thunder Chick:
FROM THE YEARBOOK: Who Is on the Thunder?
from Cray:
In the first part of our 2026 Thunder Draft Guide (stay tuned for more this weekend), I wrote:
"The tank was shortlived but the rebuild is still happening... Future bets, big and small, are still paying dividends for OKC–beyond the incoming picks from LA and Philly next week. What made the rebuild so long and lasting: the Thunder thoroughly executed a multitude of trades, acquisitions, and other transactions that downshifted their short-term assets, one at a time, into long-term value. There were so, so many transactions."
I'd be cool with the Thunder running it back in 2026-27, more or less. If instead they start to churn a little more after two stable seasons of dominance? We'll survive. The team we love will be back next season, even if the options and picks and rotation feels fluid for the next few months.
We've been through much worse.
The Daily Thunder Yearbook (sneak peek)
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