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I have listed ten predictions that I foresee for the National Basketball Association’s Oklahoma City Thunder.\u00a0 In six months, a year, two years, ten years.\u00a0\u00a0My prognostications:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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    Kevin Durant will end\u00a0his career in Oklahoma City.\u00a0 He will not play for another team in his NBA career.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Serge Ibaka will be traded before the beginning of the 2017-2018 season.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Russell Westbrook will win another scoring title and in his future years in Oklahoma City, will join Kevin Durant as a league MVP.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Oklahoma City will finish fourth in the Western Conference this Spring and will play and lose to the Golden State Warriors in the Western Semi-finals, four games to two.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Steven Adams will be the starting center for the Oklahoma City Thunder for the next seven seasons.\u00a0 In time he will be considered a second tier player in the Association, and will be respected as such.\u00a0 He will have an outside chance to be an NBA All-Star in his career.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Kevin Durant will win his first NBA Championship in Oklahoma City after he turns thirty years of age. He will win with Russell Westbrook as his teammate.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Billy Donavan will survive as the Head Coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder longer than the tenure of former head man Scotty Brooks.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Oklahoma City will continue to be a top tier team in the NBA through and after the careers of Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are\u00a0over.\u00a0 The run will last longer than the span of the\u00a0Utah Jazz under Jerry\u00a0Sloan.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    Kendrick Perkins will become an assistant coach for the Thunder after his playing day are over.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n
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    The face of the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2027 is currently in the fifth grade.\u00a0 Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook will be considered, by the Thunder fans and organization, as the duo face of the franchise through the 2026 season.<\/h5>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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