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The OKC Thunder Just Guaranteed A Dynasty… 😭 #shorts



The OKC Thunder Just Guaranteed A Dynasty… 😭 #shorts

The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery is about to become the most controversial night in recent league history — and the Oklahoma City Thunder are at the center of it. After the Warriors eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers in the play-in tournament, the Thunder inherited the Clippers’ 2026 first-round pick through the 2019 Paul George trade. That gives the defending NBA champions a 7.1% chance to jump into the top 4 of the draft — or 9.4% if the Warriors beat the Suns. The Dallas Mavericks had those same odds last year when they landed Cooper Flagg with the #1 overall pick.

In this video we break down:
• Why the Thunder weren’t supposed to have a lottery pick
• The Jared McCain trade that reshuffled OKC’s draft capital
• How OKC could have up to 7 first-round picks across the next 3 drafts
• Why NBA conspiracy theorists are already bringing back the Frozen Envelope

The NBA Draft Lottery takes place May 10 in Chicago.

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33 Comments

  1. The draft selection is rigged why are you acting like the odds matter at all. There is a reason they do it behind closed doors

  2. It’s the bottom of the lottery.. don’t put too much pressure on a kid who Sam Presti is basically drawing a target on the back of

  3. They could pair that pick with Nikola Topic and others/assets if they want to consolidate. Trade with a team like Orlando

  4. I will always see your feed bro… been following you when you had 200k followers… subbed but i dont do notifications… i always see your vids… xo congrats on the million subs….

  5. The difference is, the Mavs pick was a reward for giving the Lakers Luka. I guarantee you that OKC gets the 12th pick 😂

  6. I have absolutely no problem with OKC taking advantage of other teams through shrewd asset management. It’s far better than the play to play structure that teams have employed for at least the last 3 decades,

  7. So this the real reason Adam silver wants a expansion ?? He realized he should’ve vetoed a couple trades and now he got to find a balance

  8. Come on, brother. You know the NBA decides which teams get which positions in the draft. I call bullshit with the ping pong balls, and I'm not the only one.

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