When the Thunder set out to build a champion, they learned hard lessons from how their historic trio of KD, Russell Westbrook and James Harden flamed out a decade ago.
The Denver Nuggets are naming Ben Tenzer as the executive vice president of basketball operations and hiring Minnesota Timberwolves executive Jon Wallace as the franchise’s new executive vice president of player personnel, sources tell ESPN.
The Rockets’ trade for Kevin Durant and the injury suffered by the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton shook up the early odds to win next season’s NBA title, but the clear-cut favorite remains the champion Thunder.