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Durant, Westbrook & Harden | The Thunder Dynasty That Never Was
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How did a team with Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook never win a championship together?
Author Jonathan Abrams joins the show to discuss his new book "When We Were Young And Fearless" that covers the formation and dissolution of the Thunder's first great team.
We revisit the crucial roster decisions that altered the course of NBA history, from Jeff Green's swap for Kendrick Perkins, Presti's one-hour ultimatum to James Harden and Durant’s departure for Golden State.
Plus, the failed Tyson Chandler trade, the Thunder’s biggest what-ifs, lessons for Wemby’s Spurs, and determining which Wire characters best represent the core Thunder pieces.
00:00 Jonathan Abrams joins the show
01:30 Revisiting OKC’s lost dynasty
03:50 Reporting on KD, Harden & Westbrook
09:23 The failed Tyson Chandler trade
10:21 Why OKC traded James Harden
15:16 The Thunder’s biggest what-ifs
19:22 Harden’s limo ride & One Hour Ultimatum
22:49 What if OKC drafted Curry or Blake Griffin?
25:51 Durant, regrets & reflecting on the past
30:42 Lessons for today’s Thunder & Spurs
32:35 Could OKC have beaten Miami in 2012?
39:00 Research discoveries & a young Harden story
43:46 Rings, fulfillment & why Durant left
48:58 Thunder players as The Wire characters
52:35 What didn’t make the book
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