The Oklahoma City Thunder are tanking the 2020-21 season.
Or are they?
Now above .500 with wins this past week over playoff contenders in the New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks and Brooklyn Nets, the top NBA power rankers are a little less certain about where the Thunder stand in the league.
Suddenly, they’re not at the bottom.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was nominated for the Western Conference Player of the Week award and Hamidou Diallo is suddenly the Sixth Man of the (First 10 Games of The) Year.
What are other experts and analysts saying about the Thunder early in the season? Here’s a rundown of their placement in power rankings released by major outlets Monday: