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Give and Go: Thunder's cloudy future
In the latest episode of Give and Go, Chris Mannix and Lee Jenkins dive deep into the Thunder's future and discuss...
• What's Oklahoma City's ceiling without Kevin Durant? How far can OKC go in the playoffs without the reigning MVP?
• Will this season make Russell Westbrook want to be a solo act more or less? Has being the lone wolf for the Thunder made Westbrook miss KD or realize he can live without him?
• Will the Thunder win a title during the Durant/Westbrook era? With 2017 looming, the clock is ticking for the superstar tandem.
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GALLERY: SI's best NBA portraits over the years
SI's Best NBA Portraits
Michael Jordan, 1998
Kobe Bryant, 2014
Joakim Noah, 2014
Lebron James, 2006
Kevin Garnett, 1999
James Harden, 2014
Bob Cousy and Bill Russell, 1957
David Robinson, 1995
Shaquille O'Neal, 2001
Dennis Rodman, 2013
Scottie Pippen, 1998
Julius Erving, 1981
Charles Barkley, 1986
Chris Bosh, 2008
Blake Griffin, 2011
Carmelo Anthony, 2006
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1969
Phil Jackson, 1999
Jeremy Lin, 2012
Walt Clyde Frazier, 1970
Vlade Divac, 2002
Larry Bird, 1989
Steve Nash, 2006
Rajon Rondo, 2012
Shaquille O'Neal, 2004
Andre Iguodala, 2007
Kevin Garnett and Karl-Anthony Towns, 2015
Scot Pollard, 2003
Rik Smits, 2011
Allen Iverson, 1996
Dwyane Wade, 2006
Kobe Bryant, 2001
Wilt Chamberlain, 1974
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 1973
Patrick Ewing, 1985
Chris Paul, 2006
Dirk Nowitzki, 2004
Sam Cassell, 2006
Vince Carter, 2006
Antoine Walker, 1997
Kevin Garnett, 1999
Kobe Bryant, 2000
Michael Jordan, 1995
Bob Cousy, 1955
Bill Russell and Larry Bird, 1984
Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, 2014
Dwight Howard, 2004
Magic Johnson, 2001
Frank McGuire, 1961
Magic Johnson, 1996
Charles Barkley, 2002
Ryan Anderson, 2014
Shaquille O'Neal, 2002
Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, 2012
John Starks, 1994
Tommy Heinsohn, 1964
Tracy McGrady, 2004
Walt Clyde Frazier, 1973
Magic Johnson, 1978
Yao Ming, 2008
Charles Barkley, 2002
Amare Stoudemire, 2003
Hakeem Olajuwon, 2007
Chris Paul, 2013
Dennis Rodman, 1993
Julius Erving, 1978
Michael Jordan, 1987
Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.