The Oklahoma City Thunder are overachievers this season, according to ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry.
On Thursday, Goldsberry tweeted out a chart that shows how NBA teams are doing this late in the season when compared to their preseason odds by Caesar’s Sportsbook were. The Thunder, who are currently 20-46, is barely above the “above expected winning percentage” threshold.
Despite having the 28th worst net rating in the league at -7.8 points per 100 possessions, the Thunder have just the fourth-worst record and are 2.5 games ahead of the bottom three. The three teams with worse records than the Thunder in the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic and Houston Rockets are all below their expected winning percentage. That is the same case with the teams trailing the Thunder in the reverse standings in the Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers
