That’s a common question tossed around about the Thunder’s first eleven years in Oklahoma City. What if Portland drafted Kevin Durant? What if the trade of James Harden never happened? What if an injury to Russell Westbrook’s knee hadn’t interrupted Oklahoma City’s 2013 playoffs? Or Serge Ibaka’s strained calf hadn’t thrown off their 2014 playoffs? Or Kevin Durant’s broken foot hadn’t blown up their entire 2014-15 season? What if there were no cap spike in the summer of 2016? Or no Klay Thompson explosion weeks before?
You probably have your pet what-ifs of the smaller, more controllable variety.