9. Oklahoma City Thunder
Opponent: Houston Rockets
No Kevin Durant? No problem. Russell Westbrook has placed this entire team on his back and dragged them to the playoffs. Their roster is talented, but definitely flawed. There isn’t enough three-point shooting and at times it’s hard for this team to keep pace with other teams, especially when Westbrook is forced to give the ball up.
The Thunder may not win a championship this year, they may not even win their first round matchup against the Rockets, but the fact that this team is even this high on this list says a lot about Russell Westbrook.
And he’s probably going to win the NBA MVP award.