Oklahoma City Thunder
Storyline: The Thunder will be 10 games, at least, under .500 when Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant return from injury.
Five games into a season without Durant and Westbrook, along with a myriad of other rotation players, and the Thunder find themselves sitting at 1-4 on the year.
It hasn’t been pretty, and it’s been anything but easy.
However, the Thunder’s leading duo is expected to return at some point in December, at the latest. OKC has 14 games during that stretch. I think if they can play .500 ball with them out, they’ll be fine.
Their schedule doesn’t shape up too bad, but I just can’t trust this team right now.
I see this team sitting at 4-15 on Dec 5, around the time the duo is set to return.