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The Oklahoma City Thunder aren't going anywhere.
General manager Sam Presti executed one of the best rapid-fire rebuilds that sports has ever seen, going from the Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Paul George days to the Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren era.
The thing is, though, that Presti didn't just get good players for right now. He loaded up the greatest treasure trove of draft picks an NBA team has ever had.
While nothing in this league is a given, the Thunder seem as safe a bet to return to more NBA Finals as any team out there.
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Oklahoma City Thunder draft picks
These are the draft picks the Thunder possess in upcoming drafts:
2025
- OKC first-round pick
- Miami's No. 15 pick
- Clippers' No. 24 pick
- Atlanta's No. 44 pick
2026
- OKC first-round pick
- Philadelphia top-four protected first-round pick
- Utah top-eight protected first-round pick
- Dallas or Philadelphia second-round pick
2027
- OKC first-round pick
- Denver top-five protected first-round pick
- Clippers first-round pick swap
- OKC second-round pick
- Houston or Indiana or Miami second-round pick
2028
- Dallas first-round pick swap
- OKC second-round pick
- Milwaukee second-round pick
- Utah second-round pick
2029
- OKC first-round pick
- Denver top-five protected first-round pick
- OKC second-round pick
- Atlanta second-round pick
- Boston second-round pick
- Houston second-round pick
- Miami second-round pick
2030
- OKC first-round pick
- OKC second-round pick
- Denver second-round pick
- Houston second-round pick
- Miami second-round pick
2031
- OKC first-round pick
- New Orleans or Orlando second-round swap
That's a lot of draft picks.
The Thunder could use a bunch of them, or they could trade them for players to win now, or they could even trade them for more picks.
Presti certainly has dominated many of his trades.
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