Reigning league MVP Kevin Durant is going to be sidelined with a fractured foot for 6-8 weeks. With that being said, the Oklahoma City Thunder need to think forward and prepare for basketball without the four-time scoring champ.
With two weeks remaining until the season begins, the Thunder should only have to hold out for November while their MVP’s foot heals.
According to basketball-reference.com, from the start of the season until December 2 (roughly eight weeks after Durant’s injury), the Thunder have 16 games with just over half against playoff teams from last year. If the Thunder were to lose the majority of those games, it would make their playoff chances awfully grim.
In that month, it is now finally time for the rest of the Thunder, especially All-Star Point Guard Russell Westbrook, to step into the limelight and carry this team to a positive start. Read More