Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant has lofty goals
Mike Baldwin
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Published: July 1, 2009
Kevin Durant has lofty goals for the Thunder this season.
"I've been thinking this whole summer that we have to start off well to become a playoff team," Durant said Tuesday at his basketball camp. "Anything less than the playoffs is a failure for us."
After getting off to one of the worst starts in NBA history (3-29), Oklahoma City finished 20-30 over its final 50 games.
Highlighted by two wins over San Antonio and wins over playoff teams like Dallas, Utah, Portland, Chicago and Detroit, the Thunder was 7-7 in January, 7-8 in March.
"(Making the playoffs) is a realistic goal for us," Durant said. "We have the talent. We were better towards the end of the season last year. Anything less than the playoffs is a failure."
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I've been impressed with Sam Presti so far. He's made good decisions in the development of the Thunder, and I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt of who he can pick up in free agency or trade options. I definitely hold his perspective much higher than the opinions of anybody posting on here.