Oklahoma City Thunder: Top 5 moments from the 2019-20 season so far

The Oklahoma City Thunder exceeded expectations after their offseason shakeup which made for a fun season yet to be finished in 2020.

The Oklahoma City Thunder began the 2019-20 NBA season with low expectations.

The Thunder traded away their city’s greatest player in Russell Westbrook for an aging superstar in Chris Paul late in the offseason.

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Days before that trade, the team dealt away Paul George who placed third in the league’s MVP vote for the 2019-20 season.

George and Westbrook led the team in minutes played last season followed by Steven Adams and Jerami Grant — and Grant was also dealt away in the offseason.

ESPN released preseason predictions from their analysts for the 2019-20 season after those trades and had the Thunder finishing 33-49 in 13th place in the Western Conference.

Enter Chris Paul, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Danillo Gallinari.

The new trio in Oklahoma City led the team to a 40-24 record before the league’s stoppage in play — good for the 5th seed in the West.

Paul has seen a resurgence in his 15th year while leading a young team to a potential home playoff series.

Gilgeous-Alexander has shown he can be a permanent part of the franchise’s backcourt in the future.

Gallinari shook the injury bug this season and shrugged off the trade rumors to average a career-high 19.2 points per game.

Most of all, the team looks to be having fun exceeding their preseason expectations.

In what seemed like a lost season, the Thunder delivered in the games they’ve played so far.