The sting from Kevin Durant's departure won't go away anytime soon for Oklahoma City fans. In this special episode, Marina Mangiaracina and Chris Hanneke of Welcome to Loud City explain why they're more upset at Durant now than when he first departed.
Also, we ponder Russell Westbrook's hero status in the city and the intriguing roster he now must lead. Do the Thunder have enough shooting? Will Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis help them forget about Serge Ibaka? Will their historically-great rebounding make up for their other holes?
This is the 27th of 30 podcasts previewing each team with writers from SB Nation's communities. We're going roughly in reverse win order from last year. Click this link for past episodes. http://www.sbnation.com/limited-upside-nba-podcast
Next up: the San Antonio Spurs.
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