After the playoff games, 3 games, seven and 3 days before the opening of the 2022 NBA Finals, time is running out for the 2021-22 season.
For the Oklahoma City Thunder, their last bout 50 days ago, taking a 50-point beating from the Los Angeles Clippers. Since then, they have had wonderful success, winning the No. 2 pick in the draft lottery and the No. 12 selected thanks to the Clippers’ tea.
The Thunder’s playoff checklist has already come and gone, as the franchise ticked any of its boxes to get a momentary lottery selection and scored a run in the Draft Lottery Envelopes. However, there are still problems for those with ties to Thunder.
For the sixth time in 8 seasons, the Golden State Warriors will constitute the Western Conference in the 2022 NBA Finals. On the other hand, the Boston Celtics won gold in the seventh game to constitute the Eastern Conference.
Among this squad of contenders, one player is most commonly on Bricktown’s radar: Al Horford.
Horford, 35, is the only Thunder alumnus to fight for this season’s Larry O’Brien Trophy. , the value is too high in Philadelphia, with Horford, Theo Maledon, Vasilije Micic and a first-round pick in 2025 in December 2020 for Terrance Ferguson, Vincent Poirer and Danny Green. Essentially, Sam Presti acquired the veteran as part of his rehabilitation assignment for the time being: replacing Chris Paul.
Horford, who played 28 games with the Thunder last season, distributed the last offseason along with Moses Brown to the Celtics for Kemba Walker and No. 16 alperen Sengun.
In his time in Boston, Horford played a key role in his success in the playoffs. As the oldest player on the list, he averaged 34. 7 game-consistent minutes in the playoffs.
For Thunder’s fan base, cheering on Horford turns out to be a simple choice. As one of Oklahoma City’s founding members in this rebuild, he will secure the first name of his career. History with the Thunder can add fuel to the flames.
If the Boston Celtics win the title, Al Horford, Enes Kanter Freedom and Dennis Schroder will be enrolled on an exclusive roster of Thunder alumni to honor a title. with the franchise in the middle of the season.
Since the 2011-12 season, Oklahoma City has noticed former players win NBA championships and two former Oklahoma City Blue players win a ring.
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Ben Creider has been covering the Oklahoma City Thunder since the 2020-21 season, his paintings with an independent blog site. In addition to SI Thunder, Creider also produces podcasts for The Basketball Podcast Netpaintings.