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2016 NBA Offseason Grades For All 30 Teams

By Gerald Bourguet

May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
May 30, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) is congratulated by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) after game seven of the Western conference finals of the NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Thunder 96-88. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 23, 2016; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant (35) and guard Russell Westbrook (0) react at the end of the second quarter against the Dallas Mavericks in game four of the first round of the NBA Playoffs at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /

Oklahoma City Thunder

“The Oklahoma City Thunder got younger this summer, added a terrific talent in Victor Oladipo, got tremendous value out of Serge Ibaka on the trade market and locked in Russell Westbrook for at least an extra year…and yet, their offseason was still a failure overall because of Kevin Durant.

Moving forward, the Thunder will be an entertaining team with a promising future. There’s plenty of young talent to groom from Steven Adams to Andre Roberson to Domantas Sabonis to Victor Oladipo to Josh Huestis to Cameron Payne. These young pieces coming together to eventually complement a top-5 player like Westbrook will be a joy to watch unfold.

But with Durant’s exodus to Golden State, OKC’s “title or bust” mode that they’ve been in for years is officially out the window. Speaking of windows, it’s hard to ignore that as enjoyable as this team may be to observe, they’re no longer a championship-caliber threat to the Warriors, Spurs or Cavaliers; their championship window may be closed forever after this.”

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Grade: D

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