It is well known that the Oklahoma City Thunder have built one of the best franchises in the entire National Basketball Association. Whether through massive trades or drafting the right pieces, the Thunder front office has shown how knowledgeable and experienced they are in their craft.
Earlier today, that same front office was recognized for their efforts and success as league executives voted the OKC front office as the best at what they do.
OKC Thunder voted with top front office in NBA
A group of 40 total NBA executives got together and voted on a variety of topics, with one such topic being what franchise had the best front office. When the tallies were all counted, it wasn’t even close.
NBA executives voted on the top front offices in the league:
1.Oklahoma City Thunderhttps://t.co/QUkI7VfggX Celticshttps://t.co/XygofsXWVB Heat
4.Memphis Grizzlies
5.Minnesota Timberwolveshttps://t.co/41QpQgeQIt York Knicks
7.Orlando Magic
8.Cleveland Cavaliers
9.Golden… pic.twitter.com/0JEIN72Ak9— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) December 11, 2024
With 354 total points and the next closest franchise trailing by over 100 points, it was almost a unanimous decision that Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder have the top front office in the league.
Deservingly so, of course. The Thunder were able to turn Paul George into an assortment of draft picks and players, two of which would end up being Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who is seen as one of the top-five best players in the NBA, and Jalen Williams, who is one of top two-way rising stars in the association.
The Thunder were also able to draft Chet Holmgren in the 2022 NBA Draft with the second overall pick. Of course, Holmgren would go onto have a spectacular rookie season placing second in Rookie of the Year voting while also placing First Team All-Rookie in 2023 and was having an incredible sophomore campaign before his injury.
Moreover, alongside Chet during the 2023/24 season was Cason Wallace, who was selected tenth by OKC in the 2023 Draft. Due to his exceptional defense, elite shooting and great athleticism, Wallace was able to make Second Team All-Rookie and has found himself with a significant role on the best defensive team in the NBA.
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All of that in just two drafts. The Thunder still managed to acquired Jaylin Williams, Ousmane Dieng, Ajay Mitchell and Dillon Jones over the past couple of drafts while also signing the incredible free agents of Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso in the 2024 offseason.
What the Thunder have been able to do rebuilding-wise over the past four-to-five years is absolutely insane. There are numerous teams who started to rebuild around the same time OKC did and are nowhere near as good as the Thunder.
Loud City still has a plentiful amount of draft picks over the next six years while also having a juggernaut of a team. Sam Presti has truly built a dynasty in the Sooner State.
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