Sam Presti has long been assumed to be stockpiling those picks to go all-in on a superstar, but as offseason trade rumors pick up, the Thunder are overlooked, even when it comes to an ideal superstar to pair with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

For a team that won 68 games in the regular season, the 2024-25 Oklahoma City Thunder sure have more doubters than one would expect. Many think that the Thunder may trip up in the earlier rounds the way they did last year,