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In This Issue: The Rise ... of the Thunder?

By Ric Bucher

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Remember this time last year, when everyone was jocking the Blazers? They made the playoffs this year. (First time since 2003.) So, what team could do that jump next year? Hmmm. Clippers if they're 100 percent healthy, maybe? FAIL. The real answer: the Oklahoma City Thunder. Think 'bout it: Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Russell Westbrook? Lottery pick? Cap space? See what we're saying? Ric Bucher is all over this: read this article he wrote for the April 20 issue of ESPN The Magazine. If you think ...

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