All that said, it shouldn't be a shocker to see the Thunder ranked as the runaway best NBA front office in a recent 'The Athletic' poll of 36 league executives. They received 31 first-place votes, three second-place votes and two third-place votes.

With a current BetMGM win total over/under at 69.5 wins (-140 over/+115 under), Oklahoma City is currently favored to become the third 70-win team in NBA history. The -140 odds for “over 69.5” imply a more than 58 percent chance of getting there.