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

submitted 1 year 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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[–] House_of_Woodcock@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Ample draft capital is an understatement. The Thunder are the surefire answer here because they have 2 excellent young players and the ability to go get 2 more. No team has ever been in this position before. Right now, this team probably tops out at a western final appearance. I don’t think that have the elite elite talent to go beyond that. Usually, a team has to live with that reality and just try try try to get over the hump (hello 76ers, Harden Rockets, Dame Blazers). But the Thunder have a nitro button in the form of an insane cache of draft picks they can hit anytime to juice the team and put them over the top. To me, that, plus the depth and the excellent talent fit of existing players, makes them arguably more dangerous than the KD-Russ team.