Super Ninety Nine...

[Calzone Lord]

OKC slipped up going after Perkens I think.

When they made that move it was during that brief period in the NBA where the teams with good bigs were all doing well. Memphis - Gasol/Randolph, Lakers - Bynum/Gasol, Spurs - Duncan, Orlando - Howard, Chicago - Boozer/Noah.

They thought that is what they needed to get a ring. But they overpaid for Perk...than they made the business decision to trade Harden a year earlier and get max compensation from him in order to compensate for that earlier mistake.

They had 3 true superstars like the Heat. Only their 3 guys were all younger, faster, more athletic. Bosh/Wade have peaked and are now declining.

Still, this was the year. KD, RW, Harden over Miami's big 3. And OKC's stiffs are a lot better than Miami's stiffs.

Now they're just rolling the dice with Miami, the Clippers, and San Antonio...but with two mid 1 draft picks in their pocket that might get them a pingpong ball or two.