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Rob Parker: "This is why, if you're the Oklahoma City Thunder, and you're on the cusp of maybe winning a championship, you have to close the deal. You think if you don't do it this year, you've got a young team, things happen. Ask the Phoenix Suns how that goes. Ask the Milwaukee Bucks how that goes. The Denver Nuggets...to me, OKC is an injury away from not being able to get there again."
Kelvin Washington: "I'm going to tell you why I think it's a little bit different. You have an all time defense, an all time point differential, you have the MVP who is continuing to do MVP-like things throughout the playoffs. You've got emerging stars in Jalen Williams, J-Dubb, and Chet Holmgren..."
Rob Parker and Kelvin Washington debate if the Oklahoma City Thunder absolutely have to win a title this year, or if they truly have a "window" to win championships.