Young players around the NBA are not shy to sing the praises of the OKC Thunder. It is clear that the initial run of this franchise, from 2008-2016, truly impacted young players and basketball fans as a whole. Many of you reading this grew up following Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka, and the rest of the OKC Thunder squad. Their trip to the 2012 NBA Finals, and coming up just shy many times after to reach that plateau again, made the Thunder one of the most interesting, relevant, and fun teams to watch during that era of NBA basketball.
OKC Thunder’s First Generation is impacting modern basketball
