With over one-third of the season wrapped up, the OKC Thunder have looked like legitimate contenders thanks to the impressive career-best play from Paul George and surging production from the supporting cast.
The overall bench production is still a glaring issue: they only jumped from dead last to 26th in bench scoring this season (32.5 points per game), with the primary contributor being Dennis Schroder.
Regardless, the OKC Thunder have, for the first time since their relocation to Oklahoma City, two 16 plus points per game scorers in Steven Adams and Schroder.