Utah Jazz: Pre-Camp Northwest Division Power Rankings
By Ryan Aston
3) Oklahoma City Thunder
Losing a Top 10 player in the NBA is a killer, but Kevin Durant isn’t the only OKC mainstay to pack his bags for a new home this summer. Serge Ibaka also departed as part of the trade that netted Victor Oladipo, Ersan Ilyasova and Domantas Sabonis.
Nevertheless, Russell Westbrook remains in the Thunder fold and is also a Top 10 talent. He, along with Oladipo, Enes Kater and Steven Adams still make for a core of players that can get a team into the playoffs.
Thunder GM Sam Presti and head coach Billy Donavan may be playing with a different hand this season, but the cupboard is far from bare.
They won’t win the Northwest again — the competition is just too stiff — but they’ll definitely win some games.
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