Stan Van Gundy anticipated that the Oklahoma City Thunder would become one of the Western Conference's elite teams.
The Pistons coach was amused when people questioned whether LeBron James could mesh his skills with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh when that trio joined forced in Miami.
He figured it was just a matter of time before Russell Westbook found ways to coexist with two other perennial All-Stars, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony.
"I've never seen a team where I thought in my 20-plus years in the league, they're not going to be very good because they've got too much talent," he said.