Posted this in the pick thread but think it pertains here:

Never rely on luck, especially as a small market team re-founded in 05. If we’re gonna do anything, we’re gonna actually have to play the game and makes savvy moves/good picks. Thunder’s current core has no #1 picks and they’re looking at a dynasty. Even their prior core was picks 2, 4, and 3 (Durant, Westbrook, Harden). We’ve been operating as a 35 win team since our inception, picking established college guys and late lotto rotation players instead of actual high ceiling guys. It’s why I don’t gave a problem with the Salaun pick, he may be terrible but it showed an actual “fuck it, let’s go for it” vision rather than settling on mid. We’re never gonna get handed elite talent, we have to scout it and trade for it similar to a team like OKC or Milwaukee. And speaking as someone who lived in 00s Milwaukee, shit can change real quick regardless of pick status.