Amigos' NBA Previews: OKC Thunder

I mean...

(they should still go with the old Sonics logo. so awesome)

Anyway...

Recent Past They sucked, they drafted Durant, they moved. And then they became this sort of cool team that everyone digs on, but probably still won't be good for a little while now. Still, fun stuff.

Probable lineup Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, and Nenad Krstic as the starting five. Shaun Livingston, Thabo, Nick Collison, and Etan Thomas as key subs. Maybe.

General overview This is a fun team, and a team with potential to be pretty decent down the line. But it isn't a playoff team, and it's not a squad that looks likely to be much more than a fun, playoffs without contending team. Not yet, anyway. Durant's already quite good at a thing or two, and has the potential to get much better at many of his weaknesses. Russell Westbrook's a tweener, but a nice player. James Harden's generally highly rated, it seems, and Jeff Green's shown a good deal of improvement. But they don't have much quality size, and that's something they'll certainly need to add down the line.

For now? Just enjoy what it is. They won't win a ton of games, but they ought to be fun as hell to watch. And if you watch them enough, you'll likely see the growing process of a lot of young, quality players. Better days, and all that.

If they were a hip hop act The Cool Kids. Because even though they're sort of insignificant, the Thunder are pretty awesome.

Guessing how they'll do Around 30 wins in a crowded West, and a couple wins over top teams.