The NBA preseason could have been worse for the Oklahoma City Thunder, but not much worse. Exhibition play exposed a number of red flags that could hinder the team's potential.
The Thunder crawled out of the preseason with a 2-5 record. Injuries mounted up. The most notable was Kevin Durant's fractured foot, which required surgery and is expected to sideline the reigning MVP for six to eight weeks. In his absence, the team went 1-4, including losing its last four games.
In those four games, the Thunder lost by an average of 21.2 points (per DailyThunder.com's Royce Young). Three of those four losses came at the hands of teams that didn't make the playoffs last season (New Orleans Pelicans, Minnesota Timberwolves, Utah Jazz). Even without Durant, those are games Oklahoma City should have won.
As the team's focus shifts to the regular season, here are a few troublesome issues that need to be worked out.
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