Those departures largely dominated the headlines surrounding the Thunder all offseason. While those departures will certainly have an impact on what the team looks like across the next 82 games, they\u2019ve still got one of their greatest strengths to rely on: continuity.<\/p>\n
Although it might not be quite as strong as it has been in previous years with Dort, Joe and Wiggins out of the picture, the Thunder<\/a> are still set to come into the season with largely the same roster. While most teams would see some semblance of their continuity go out the window when players of that caliber move on, the Thunder are still returning 10 players from their postseason rotation.\u00a0<\/p>\n Although departures can have a negative impact on a team\u2019s continuity, the Thunder are still bringing back more of their core than most teams around the league. And perhaps most importantly, the Thunder <\/a>aren\u2019t bringing in any significant pieces that could disrupt the chemistry or cause some significant changes to the rotation.<\/p>\n Instead, the Thunder will get to tip off the season with roughly the same group it finished last season with, or at the very least, enter the season with almost exclusively players who finished last year in Oklahoma City. That type of chemistry that\u2019s been built over the past few years should also be a point in the Thunder\u2019s favor as they look to earn the No. 1 seed in the West once again.<\/p>\n Hoping to earn the conference\u2019s best record for a fourth year in a row, the Thunder know they\u2019ll likely have to overcome the Spurs team that just beat them in the Western Conference Finals. With Tobias Harris joining the Spurs, they may have even more talent this season, but it could come with a cost of adjusting to new talent that Oklahoma City won\u2019t have to pay.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no denying that the Thunder lost some key pieces over the past few months, but bringing back most of the core from last season should still be incredibly beneficial for Oklahoma City\u2019s quest for the league\u2019s top record.<\/p>\n
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