I was skeptical of the OKC hype entering this season because young teams with good records in November historically melt under playoff pressure. Three months later I am a believer. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has added a late-clock creation element that was the one missing piece from his game — he can now engineer shots against set defenses that have game-planned specifically for him. Chet Holmgren's defensive versatility gives them switching capability at every position from 1-5. The bench hasn't been tested yet but Thunder have the starting five to go to a Game 7 in the West and win it. That's a significant statement from where they were 18 months ago.

]]>https://spveforpit.com/topic/200/okc-thunder-sga-and-chet-are-genuinely-ready-to-make-a-titleRSS for NodeSun, 26 Apr 2026 14:42:45 GMTMon, 20 Apr 2026 16:35:00 GMT60I was skeptical of the OKC hype entering this season because young teams with good records in November historically melt under playoff pressure. Three months later I am a believer. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has added a late-clock creation element that was the one missing piece from his game — he can now engineer shots against set defenses that have game-planned specifically for him. Chet Holmgren's defensive versatility gives them switching capability at every position from 1-5. The bench hasn't been tested yet but Thunder have the starting five to go to a Game 7 in the West and win it. That's a significant statement from where they were 18 months ago.

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