Oklahoma City may be the perfect villains the Spurs need to see the ascension of their small forward.
We are in the age of Super Heroes. Or at least watching them in our media.
That saturation is not divorced from our sporting brains either. Think of those all-time great sports moments, and they often arrive at the confluence of the metaphorical river where incredible prowess, some level of transparency/insight, and perfect narrative all converge. One of my favorite examples came in the young career of Kawhi Leonard--the briefest of origin stories, if you will--emerging after the 2014 NBA Championship when emcee Patty Mills told a story about Leonard's choice of a costume for Tony Parker's super hero-themed Halloween party.