The road to another championship won’t be easy for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Western Conference is once again loaded with talent, and several teams made offseason improvements in attempts to compete with OKC. There are several teams in that ill be in the conversation this spring, but here are my top three threats in the West.

3. Dallas Mavericks

Even with the head-scratching Luke Doncic trade, Dallas finds itself in a good spot.

The Mavericks got big-man Anthony Davis in the trade, and he just adds to an already strong frontcourt, one that gave OKC problems in the playoffs just two years ago.

Then, by some cray coincidence and against almost all laws of statistics, Dallas landed the number one pick in the NBA Draft Lottery. The Mavs used it to pick Cooper Flagg, one of the hottest

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