This is supposed to be the NBA’s parity era, but Oklahoma City has other plans.

The Thunder are going to be favored over the Pacers or Knicks in the NBA Finals, which start Thursday in Oklahoma City. Regardless of which team lifts the Larry O’Brien trophy, this year will mark the seventh consecutive season the NBA has had a different champion. Prior to the Raptors 2019 title, which started the streak, the Warriors and Cavaliers met in four straight NBA Finals. Since 2019, the Warriors and Celtics are the only teams to make the Finals multiple times.

A new collective bargaining agreement was supposed to make dynasty building harder, but Oklahoma City is primed to push back.

It started back in 2019, when general manager Sam Presti made the best move of his career. The Thunder sent Paul Ge

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