Rebuilding 5 years ago has become the biggest favorite to win the championship! The total salary of the three cores is only 51.5 million, the strongest GM in the league

On May 29, the NBA playoffs continued. G5 in the Western Conference Finals officially started today. Both sides came to the Thunder's home court. They thought the Timberwolves would do their best to drag the game back to their home court. As a result, the Thunder obviously wanted to win the victory to end the series. They played a suffocating defense in the first quarter. The Wolves scored only 9 points in a single quarter. Alexander opened fire in the first half and scored 20 points in just two quarters to help the team establish a 26-point lead in the half. It can be said that there was no suspense from the end of the first half.

Alexander scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals in this game. In contrast, Edwards, the Timberwolves' star, scored only 19 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists in the game. In terms of scoring stability and star temperament, Huazi is much different from Alexander. In the end, Alexander won the MVP of the Western Conference Finals without any suspense. He deserves this honor. On the other hand, Huazi may consider how to improve his key ball ability in the offseason.

Now the Western Conference championship has been released, while the Pacers are 3-1 Knicks on the Eastern Conference side. Judging from the current situation, the Pacers are likely to reach the finals. If the two teams meet in the finals, I think the Thunder is the more dominant side. Both teams have five foreign systems and strong offenses. It depends on who has better defense. Obviously, the Thunder's defense is better, and their lineup thickness is not worse than the Pacers. The Pacers' only advantage is their coach Carlisle.

It can be said that the Thunder are the biggest favorites to win the championship. Five years ago, this team just started to rebuild. They have reached their current height in just 5 years. On the other hand, after rebuilding for so many years, they are still weak teams in the league. It turns out that if a team wants to succeed, in addition to having outstanding stars, top management is the key. The management's planning and operation will directly affect the team's future height.

Last season, I thought Stevens was the best operational president in the league. As of now, he may be worse than President Pu. The Celtics were able to win the championship last season, and it was indeed because of Stevens' ability to introduce two stars Holiday and Bosh with excellent operations. However, if it were put in the small market, they would not attract so many stars, and they would not have that much money. Stevens' operation relies on the big market.

The Thunder obviously does not have a big football market, otherwise it would not have been possible to give up Harden for 6 million yuan at the beginning, but Presti used other methods to help the team achieve its rise. Just like he led the third young man back then, the Thunder decided to break up the combination of Westbrook and George in 2019, because although the Thunder received a high luxury tax, it could never break through the first round. At first, the Thunder planned to continue to build a team around Westbrook, but Westbrook wanted to leave, which just satisfies the Thunder's wishes.

Send Westbrook for Paul + first round pick, and George for Alexander + first round pick. They actually did not intend to rebuild in the 19-20 season. The team eventually made it to the playoffs, but it was still the first round. In the end, Presti gave up his struggle and officially started rebuilding. The deal sent Paul away. In the 20-21 season, the Thunder achieved the second-last record in the West with only 22 wins and 50 losses. They won Gidey with the No. 6 pick in 21, and the team was still second in the West with 24 wins and 58 losses in the 21-22 season.

This year, the Thunder were lucky and won the second pick Chet. At the same time, they won the No. 12 pick in the first round from the Clippers. The team's fourth young master was officially formed. Relying on their outstanding talents, they ranked tenth in the Western Conference in the 22-23 season, and then they reached the No. 1 in the Western Conference next season. Although they were eliminated by the Mavericks in the second round of the playoffs, Alexander, Jewish and Chet have grown up, and Presti also saw the Thunder's shortcomings.

They lack the experience of winning the championship and the height of the inside, so they signed Harten in the offseason last year and traded Gidi to get Caruso. The team relied on a more complete lineup this season, and they achieved a record of 68 wins and 14 losses in the league, and the Thunder completed their rise. Looking back now, Presti's operation is indeed great. Many cores of the team are the players he selected, just like Durant, Westbrook and Harden that year.

However, the new third young master obviously does not have the ambitions as the third young master. They are very united and selfless. The third young master was shocked to reach the finals at an average age of 24. The new third young master is also at this age. Perhaps Presti can make up for the regrets of that year. If he could rely on the core of two rookie contracts + a star to win the championship, he would have been able to become a god. This season, Jewish only has 4.77 million and Chet 10.88 million, and the team's boss Alexander only has 35.85 million, which is so worth it.

The total three cores are 51.5 million. Durant's salary alone this season has reached 51.17 million. Moreover, the Thunder's total salary this season is only 160.4 million, and the 26th place in the league. Pres may break the tradition of winning the championship with high expenses. This is the strongest general manager in the league! Having said that, what do you want to say about the current Thunder? Welcome to leave a message for discussion.