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What teams will be perennial championship contenders starting in 2-3 years? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by schwockem@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space

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Many teams are currently in their window (Bucks, Celtics, Suns, Sixers, Nuggets, etc). Who are the teams that are still 2-3 years away, but will be championship juggernauts for years to come?

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[–] DaddyJBird@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The issue for OKC is keeping those young pieces once their rookie contracts are up. Guys will want to get paid and there is only so much to go around. OKC doesn’t strike me as a franchise that is willing to go deep into the luxury tax so keeping those guys may be a challenge.

[–] bleev@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They’ve gone deep in the luxury tax before and it’s safe to assume they’ll do it again if it looks like they have a championship window.

https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/2784460-thunder-to-become-1st-team-in-nba-history-to-top-300m-in-salary-and-luxury-tax.amp.html

[–] DaddyJBird@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Honestly I would mind seeing it. I am not as optimistic about it as you are, but I guess we should know in a few years.

[–] burningtimer@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This! Chet and JWill will be entering their fourth year of their rookie contracts in 2 years and will likely get max extensions so that’s essentially the core trio with SGA. How they pay or move the remaining assets will be the key