#6 Thunder had vastly retooled and improved in the offseason
While LeBron James was regaled with tales of the potential of an over the hill Shaq coming to help him, Kevin Durant actually had a team which was going all out to improve.
The James Harden trade notwithstanding, Harden needed his own team to attain his potential anyway, the Thunder had left no stone unturned to add help to the Thunder.
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Recently they had acquired Enes Kanter for a hefty amount to bolster their front court. Now in the 2016 off-season, they performed a miracle of a trade. They acquired Victor Oladipo, who's friends with Kevin Durant. They also got a stretch four in Ersan Ilyasova and an intriguing prospect in Domantas Sabonis. And all they gave up was Serge Ibaka.
The Thunder had barely been edged by the Warriors. They responded by improving their team for another run. But the superstar chose to turn his back on them.
LeBron's Cavaliers didn't have the pieces or ingenuity to add such help for him back in 2010.
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