NBA Preview: Predicting Each Team’s 2014-15 Breakout Player

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Oct 10, 2014; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center

Steven Adams

(12) and Dallas Mavericks center

Tyson Chandler

(6) fight for the ball during the first half at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Oklahoma City Thunder

Returning Goods: Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka

2014-15 Breakout Player: Steven Adams

Word: For a team that lacks a true center, having Steven Adams will begin to pay dividends this season. Adams should eventually replace Kendrick Perkins as the Thunder’s starting spot by season’s end, the latest. He should be the starter from Day one but, Scott Brooks.