Timeline of How the OKC Thunder FAILED to Win a Title

Great video

the fact that winning 50 games in 09-10 only got them the 8th seed in the west is insane

Crazy how they drafted 3 mvps in a row

2:33 50 wins and only 8th, the west was brutal back in 2010

Looking back OKC drafted damn near perfectly ! Shame they never got a chip

One key event contributing to their downfall missing from the timeline: Shortly after trading for Perkins, OKC extended him for 4 years and $36 million. Then when it came time to negotiate Harden's extension, OKC chose to remain under the luxury tax and lowballed Harden. That Perkins extension limited their financial flexibility, and few people think Perkins came close to living up to that contract. Boston was only willing to go to 4 years and $22 million, and once that hit an impasse, they traded Perk. The Perkins contract isn't really among the worst contracts of all time, but the domino effect of that whiff is one of the most significant in recent NBA history. But overvaluing Perkins could've been overcome if the team didn't insist upon trying to win an NBA title with All-NBA superstars while managing a second-tier payroll. Winning doesn't come cheap.

If they didn’t send Harden away to Houston when he was just entering his prime…. They could’ve easily had another go at it in 2013…. I’m sorry for you OKC fans though. You all were so close and who knows if you’ll ever get another chance with the management that you have.

can we really blame them when during their time, the west was brutal and when they reached the finals what was waiting was Miami.

Oh man what a strong team OKC was back in the day. KD,Harden,Russ. They played so well and almost won a title. They managed to draft 3 MVPs but failed to win a title.For me OKC was a great team but didn't ein a title.

Real Thunder fans know the Kendrick Perkins trade hurt this franchise more than anything. He was such a liability, especially on a team that already had shooting problems. That's why a huge percentage falls on Scott Brooks, he was a terrible offensive coach.

Their downfall all started when they had the audacity to put a 3rd pick on the bench

I'm so surprised with these draft picks, it's amazing how they get 3 MVP caliber players in the draft 3 seasons in a row.

This still hurts man!! Been a KD fan since 2009 and seeing this makes me sad but great vid nonetheless man!! :) I am always waiting for your stuff! :)

OKC draft picks were absolutely stacked!

I still wished kd won a ring with the thunder so it would make his warriors move less weaker 🥲

Damn I never realized how bad they're fg percentage was through the decade my goodness

They could have formed a dynasty with harden, kd, russ, and ray allen. (They prob wouldn't have gotten harden though, but still would have had a big three)

Ibaka still doesn't get the credit he deserves

🤞crossed fingers for Pacers next

Your NBA timelines are always epic my guy :)