It started humbly enough.

They called themselves Thunder You.

They made videos and played video games together.

They had fun and they won.

In their second year since relocating Oklahoma City, it was 50 wins in a playoff appearance, then the Western Conference finals.

In the NBA Finals, Oklahoma City has one of the Western Conference championship.

It is organic, building a farm to table Dynasty model for small market success.

The mission was for sustainability, and depending on your point of view, it was accomplished.

The highs were extraordinarily high.

The Thunder hold the second best record in the NBA over the last 10 years, averaging 51 a half.

Women's We've only had one losing season.

The 1st 1 They had two MVP's win the award and set the stage for another and James Harden.

They had multiple Hall of Famers, rewritten the history books and produced moments that will endure for ever in MBA.

Lord, my mom, you made us to be you Really.

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Theo Loves have been just as low, from devastating injuries at the worst possible moment to the realities of roster building and player movement.

It was but so much they were going to give Harden.

It's the weakest move I've ever seen by a superstar in the N B A.

Oklahoma City is trading Paul George to the Clippers and that forever feeling of what if that will leave.

Many Viewing them is the great dynasty that never wants.

The inevitable is finally becoming a reality.

The Thunder couldn't kick the can down the road anymore.

With the trade of Russell Westbrook last representation of the original era, the chapter is finally closed, literally yanking right in front of us.

There's a beauty to the tragedy of the thunder, and as they begin the opening stages of the first reboot since relocating the team to Oklahoma City, they'll become just another cautionary tale of how fleeting it all is.

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