Even with the uncertainty surrounding Andre Roberson’s recovery from patella tendon surgery and Russell Westbrook’s recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery, there’s a sense of calm as the Oklahoma City Thunder embark on the 2018-19 season. Over the past three seasons, the beginning of the season has usually been accompanied with the unknown dread associated with the upcoming free agency decisions of key players on the team.
With Paul George’s guaranteed 3-year extension this summer, all that uncertainty was put to rest for the foreseeable future. The Thunder’s main core of Westbrook, George, and Steven Adams is guaranteed to be together for at least the next three seasons.