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The definitive Oklahoma City Thunder schadenfreude rankings

By Bryan Toporek

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Who is enjoying the Oklahoma City Thunder’s struggles in their first-round series against the Utah Jazz the most?

Following Monday night’s blowout 113-96 loss, the Oklahoma City Thunder find themselves on the verge of a first-round upset at the hands of the Utah Jazz.

That should delight a number of people around the NBA.

From teams interested in a certain soon-to-be OKC free agent to players who have gotten into tiffs with Thunder star point guard Russell Westbrook over the years, the leaguewide schadenfreude must be running rampant as the two teams head back to Oklahoma City for Game 5 on Wednesday. If the Thunder meekly bow out at the hands of Rudy Gobert, Donovan Mitchell and Co., they’ll be facing an existential crisis of sorts heading into the offseason.

Unless OKC comes back and wins three straight games against Utah, it could lead to a series of devastating dominos come July 1. As Westbrook’s five-year supermax extension kicks in, the Thunder may find themselves locked into a core with little hope of championship contention, barring injury-related miracles.

Which teams, players, executives and fans around the league should be taking the most pleasure in the Thunder’s imminent collapse? Let’s start with a general manager who unloaded a ticking time bomb just in the nick of time.

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