Right now, Kevin Durant still has a stronger argument for being the best Thunder ever. In nine seasons with the franchise, he averaged 27.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game on 48.3% shooting. He was an All-Star seven times and won the MVP in 2014 while averaging 32.0 points per game.

Through two games of the Western Conference finals, the toxicity of the Thunder’s all-time defense has bubbled for the Timberwolves.

Minneapolis native Chet Holmgren could block his hometown team from winning a championship. Holmgren, a 7-foot-1 forward, has helped the Oklahoma City Thunder take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals.

The Oklahoma City Thunder star posted 38 points and eight assists in a 118-103 win to take a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves, who now have the unenviable task of needing to take four out of five from the league's top team by record to reach the NBA Finals.

The Rolex watch was the headliner. Chet Holmgren flexed it in his Instagram story and wore it after the Thunder's 118-103 Game 2 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. But other gifts included an iPhone, Beats by Dre headset and a Canada Goose jacket.

The Dan Le Batard Show crew examine how the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder built their current rosters, explaining how key trades have both teams on a potential path to the NBA Finals.

The MVP makes life easy for the Thunder, but Oklahoma City's swarming defense has made it miserable for the Timberwolves

The newest NBA MVP put his head down and dribbled toward the basket, an attempt by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to lunge past one of the league's best perimeter defenders midway through the fourth quarter of another decisive victory by Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals.