OKC Thunder: Assessing Early Part Of 2023-24 Season

It’s early in the 2023-24 campaign, but the sample size is beginning to allow more clear projections. Roughly 10% into the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder sit at fifth in the Western Conference with a record of 5-3, ironically being undefeated against teams in the East (5-0) and winless against teams in the West (0-3). The latter will be interesting to follow over the course of the season, especially as it relates to tiebreakers and conference records potentially coming into play.

What’s been fascinating is the team’s strategy of playing the young guys on the team. Players like Davis Bertans, Aleksej Pokusevski and Vasilije Micic have more experience playing professionally than others on the team, but prospects like Cason Wallace and Ousmane Dieng have seen significant minutes over them.