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The 2020-21 season was a new experience for the OKC Thunder and their fans. Despite being a young franchise, participation in the postseason was more the norm than not. Over the course of 13 seasons, OKC had only missed earning a playoff berth twice prior to this year.
Specifically, the inaugural season and 2014-15 when OKC narrowly missed grabbing the eighth seed. This season became the year of ‘the tank’ even if no one in the front office wanted to utter that ugly “T” word.