A common denominator of the pundits NBA Power Rankings each week is the OKC Thunder rarely fluctuates between the 14th and 11th seed. The most common ranking is 13th.
For those who enjoy pouring over the power ranking lists to discover how each team fits in the analysts’ minds, it might be confusing that the Thunder never seem to break into the top 10 in spite of how they’ve grown and where they place in various categories.
Diving into the team’s strengths they’ve delivered in copious areas but the ones that should get the greatest attention and credit is their clutch time prowess, net differential rating, road record and how they’ve dealt with adversity.