Is the Spurs’ Secret Strategy the Ultimate Key to Cracking the Thunder’s Defense?
Ajay Mitchell being healthy should help the Thunder as well, and the elephant in the room so far has been Jalen Williams. He’s averaging career lows in field goal percentage and 3-point percentage coming off a wrist injury that forced him to miss the start of the season.
But Williams has played in just 14 games and will likely get better as the year progresses. He puts tremendous pressure on opposing defenses and is a strong defender (35th in the league in D-DRIP) when he’s at his best.
Despite their recent losses, the Thunder are still heavy favorites to repeat as NBA champions, per the Opta supercomputer. But when a team at the top shows even the smallest crack in the foundation, every other team will inspect it closely.



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