Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Baby Oklahoma City Thunder Make a Deep Playoff Run This Year??

On today's episode, we are taking a deep dive on a Monday into one of my most favorite NBA Teams in this upcoming season: The Oklahoma City Thunder. They have a 25 year old Superstar in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and he's also the OLDEST Player in their 8 man rotation?!? We discuss what precedent there is for a team this young being an NBA Finals contender, plus Luka, SGA, Tyrese Haliburton and others being the next generation's MVP Finalists, and MORE!! Finally, how good do we think this Oklahoma City Thunder team will be come playoff time, is there precedent for a team this young winning this many games and going on a deep playoff run in Year 1??? Or do you have to go through some losing and learning before becoming a Championship-caliber team.

Research for this Podcast:

Are the Grizzlies and Timberwolves ‘too young’ to make playoff runs? - The Athletic

The 10 Oldest And 10 Youngest NBA Teams For The 2023-24 Season - Fadeaway World

2023-24 Oklahoma City Thunder Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com

Oklahoma City Thunder Future Draft Pick Status (prosportstransactions.com)

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