10 reasons Kevin Durant's decision is worse than LeBron James' 2010 Decision

#9 A team consistently on the rise the right way

Pictured: a team built from the ground up

Getting into semantics, there is no right or wrong way to build a team. It is a competitive environment and teams do what they can to get better.

The right way is supposed to be building through the draft and smart trades. The Thunder drafted Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Serge Ibaka and Steven Adams among other smart picks. They did their best to keep improving year after year. This was a team on a journey to the title.

Jerry West was 1-8 in NBA Finals. He had many heartbreaking losses with the Lakers, but he persevered and ultimately won big. The Thunder have been a few lucky breaks away from winning a title many times. This would have been the ultimate underdog story of a small city franchise climbing to the top the right way.

LeBron's Cavaliers were mired in mediocrity for the majority of his duration. Take him off that team and they fall in the lottery. The Thunder were built better and built to last.