Ben DuBose

No, all we're saying is the season that starts in a few months, when you get these guys back healthy, you're in a better position for your younger players to develop, to make major moves if you need it in the offseason.

We're not talking waiting an indefinite period.

We're talking about the season that is literally just a few months away.

So let's drop the straw man framing of,

Either you go all in now or you're punting on the Kevin Durant era and waiting in a definite period until the window opens again.

It's not that simple.

So that's not to say that they can't win a championship this year.

KD can go on his 2011 Dirk run.

I've mentioned that comparison before.

Maybe you also get lucky with injuries.

You know, last year, the Timberwolves got to the Western Conference Finals because Steph Curry pulled his hamstring in Game 1 of that second-round series, and he couldn't play the rest of the way.

Otherwise, I'm pretty sure Golden State wins that series.

Maybe the same thing happens with the Thunder at SGA this year.

Not saying I'm pulling for it, but this stuff does happen in a contact sport.

So you're certainly not saying they can't win a championship this year.

If you have KD, you have a chance.

So I don't agree that punning means they have no chance to begin with.

And I also don't agree that, well, you're just waiting for some, you know, mythical time in the future that nobody can point to.

No, we know the time.

It's next year.