Many teams are currently in their window (Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Sixers, Nuggets, etc). Who are the teams that are still 2-3 years away, but will be championship juggernauts for years to come?
Many teams are currently in their window (Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Sixers, Nuggets, etc). Who are the teams that are still 2-3 years away, but will be championship juggernauts for years to come?
The issue for OKC is keeping those young pieces once their rookie contracts are up. Guys will want to get paid and there is only so much to go around. OKC doesn’t strike me as a franchise that is willing to go deep into the luxury tax so keeping those guys may be a challenge.
They’ve gone deep in the luxury tax before and it’s safe to assume they’ll do it again if it looks like they have a championship window.
https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2784460-thunder-to-become-1st-team-in-nba-history-to-top-300m-in-salary-and-luxury-tax.amp.html
Honestly I would mind seeing it. I am not as optimistic about it as you are, but I guess we should know in a few years.
This! Chet and JWill will be entering their fourth year of their rookie contracts in 2 years and will likely get max extensions so that’s essentially the core trio with SGA. How they pay or move the remaining assets will be the key