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Kevin Durant leads the Warriors in points, steals and blocks (bleacherreport.com) Kevin Durant leaving OKC was a huge disappoint to me. As a fan of small market teams, seeing Durand and Russell Westbrook having success in the NBA was refreshing to watch. With LeBron "allegedly" creating superteams, OKC has primarily built their team off of draft picks. In 3 consecutive years the Thunder drafted Durant, Westbrook and Houston Rockets point guard James Harden and in 2012 lost to the Miami Heat in 5 games. Questionable roster moves followed including trading James Harden to the Rockets for Kevin Martin and others; to clear cap space to keep rim protector Serge Ibaka. With season-lingering injuries to Kevin and Russell, the Thunder's window to win a championship were steadily declining The Oklahoma City front office received mostly negative criticism after the firing of coach Scott Brooks. Brooks who lead the Thunder to the playoffs each of his first 5 season was let ...

If Kevin Durant wants to win a title he has to leave OKC. That roster is not championship built, starting with the coach.  Scott Brooks is a great coach if you want to develop young talent and teach them the ways of the NBA. It's only a handful of coaches that's at a championship level and he is not one of them. Brooks lets his team run wild in close games and that will not beat the Spurs or Heat.  Trading the 6th man of the year in James Harden for practically nothing was the straw that broke OKC back. That moves is as questionable as the Cavs picking Anthony Bennett! Surge Ibaka is a great defender but his offensive skill set is limited. He can't even run a pick and roll but is getting paid 12 million to block shots. Bad investment in my opinion. KD and Westbrook are the only two players on that roster than can score a point consistently. Jeremy Lamb STILL isn't confident with the ball in his hands and his lack of offensive development is another hindrance in OKC...