That the Thunder lost to the Celtics in their 4th game (4th loss) of the season isn’t particularly noteworthy. Boston has championship aspirations, a fully-stacked roster, and a coach of the year candidate in Brad Stevens.
What is noteworthy, and increasingly alarming, is the reality OKC is behaving largely the same way we saw them for 75% of last season. Which, I probably don’t need to remind anyone, did not end particularly well. That’s one thing.
Here’s another thing. Back when Donovan was hired but had yet to coach a game, Stevens — who had connections with Donovan while both were coaching in the college ranks — was asked about Donovan’s prospects as an NBA coach.