The way things are going, will OKC make the playoffs?

[kurple]

The argument can then be made that with all the injuries the Thunder have, they will have to go through a second set of growing pains once everyone returns. This is why it would say a lot about the two of them, if they can overcome this.

second set of growing pains? why? OKC core has been together forever, with no coaching changes

[Lebronxrings]

With the West being super-stacked and the fact you'd need about 50 wins to make the playoffs, will they make it? I think there's a decent chance chance they don't, which is crazy.

Damage control.

[TimmyDuncan]

They will get 8th seed and meet spurs in 1st round.

The real WC finals (or maybe even the real nba finals) in the first round

[ArbitraryWater]

You basically need about 50 wins to make the playoffs in the west... So you can't have much more than 30 losses.

OKC might have about 15 losses already after a month and a half of playing time when KD & Russ come back... It will definitely be tough.

But if they make it, that's gonna be a mean low seed.

[wally_world]

Easily. 6th seed at worst.

[finchyyy]

Wouldn't surprise me at all if they finished a few wins short.. Pelicans, Suns could sneak in for sure.

[tgan3]

No they won't make it...im going to go on a limp and say they are placed 9th seed at the end of the season.

[tgan3]

If they do make it, they'd be one of the scariest 7-8 seed teams going around too, which makes things even more fun. Durant is going to have to ball out of he's mind this year.

It is no fun. Then the top 1-2 teams will tank to have a worst regular season record..

[All Net]

The top seeds will be hoping not.

[Nash]

Durant should take his time with this, don't rush anything. And OKC should go for the tank and end up with Jahlil Okafor.

Imagine that.

[hawksdogsbraves]

Imagine the tank job the Spurs will do at the end of the season to drop down to the 2 seed if it looks like the Thunder are going to make the playoffs.

[Leroy Jetson]

Imagine the tank job the Spurs will do at the end of the season to drop down to the 2 seed if it looks like the Thunder are going to make the playoffs.

Yes because there's no way the Spurs could beat the Thunder, that has like never happened.

[Optimus Prime]

If they were in the Least, after Durant and Westbrook come back, they could still gun for a Top 3 seed.

In the West, however, they are already done. Might as well tank and sit Durant and Westbrook out the year while watching Harden tear it up in Houston and reminisce about what could have been.

[StephHamann]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9hWm9710Oo#t=12m30s

[DMAVS41]

Depending on when they come back...this is a real pickle for the Thunder.

I mean...getting a top 10 pick. Even if you just trade it...that has to be tempting.

But they have a real chance to win the title if they are in the playoffs. Tough call.

I say just go all out and try to make it, but if they are something like 6-20. Going to be really hard for that to happen.