Thunder's Financial Strategy for Sustained Success

Imagine standing inside a vault so full of gold that the walls are buckling under the pressure.

This is the Oklahoma City Thunder right now. But watch closely as that gold begins

to rot. In the NBA, success is a tax. And Sam Presti is currently staring

down the most expensive bill in sports history. Most teams go broke trying to win once. The Thunder are

trying to solve a math equation that says you can win forever. We are looking at

a roster that is about to become the most expensive payroll of all time. We have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

the MVP contender. We have Chet Holmgren, the generational defender. We have Jalen Williams,

the rising star. Right now, they are cheap. But in the boardroom, we call this a 'Duration