Oklahoma City has followed up a historic NBA championship run with another show-stopping run in the summer. Of course the stakes are nowhere near as high, but t

Soon after walking around downtown OKC in a championship parade, Jones was dealt to the Wizards. The trade turned out to be a salary dump for the Oklahoma City Thunder. They needed to create a roster spot for Thomas Sorber and did so by trading Jones.

Oklahoma City will soon have a professional basketball arena rather than an arena in which professional basketball can be played.

Impressive offseasons from the Nuggets, Rockets, Lakers and Clippers closed the gap with Oklahoma City, but the Thunder still have the deepest and most versatile roster in the Western Conference heading into next season.

The Bleacher Report NBA staff took advantage of the downtime. They ranked the top 100 NBA players of all time. The extensive project had an all-hands-on-deck approach. They conjured up the votes and released a naturally controversial ranking.

“Thunder.” And at that moment, hundreds in the room and who knows how many more watching broadcast streams elsewhere saw what Oklahoma City’s new downtown arena will look like. A glass façade. A circular shape. A rich interior. A magnificent building.

We're approaching a month removed from the Oklahoma City Thunder capturing its first NBA championship, yet the franchise is still staying in the spotlight. That