There have been no two consecutive championships in the past seven seasons. Can the Thunder achieve two consecutive championships? 3 points have become the key

The Thunder successfully won the championship last season, but there has not been two consecutive championships in the past seven seasons. The champions in the past eight seasons are: the Raptors in 2019, the Lakers in 2020, the Bucks in 2021, the Warriors in 2022, the Nuggets in 2023, the Celtics in 2024, and the Thunder in 2025. It can be said that it is still quite difficult for the Thunder to achieve two consecutive championships. After all, the previous teams who won the championship had outstanding strength at the time, but due to various reasons, they were unable to achieve two consecutive championships.

Especially in recent years, the Nuggets and the Celtics have all had hopes of winning consecutive championships, but not only the problems with the substitute lineup, but the sluggishness of Murray and others in the playoffs has also become the reason for the Nuggets' failure, and in the end, the Nuggets failed to achieve two consecutive championships. As for the Celtics, they were once regarded as a strong contender for the championship last season, but not only did the Celtics be obsessed with shooting three-pointers this season, but Tatum also suffered a major Achilles tendon injury in the playoffs, and the Celtics missed the championship in the end. Moreover, due to the cap space issue, they also split the team, so it is difficult for the Celtics to compete for the championship next season.

As for the Thunder, although it faces the problem of salary space, the Thunder not only gave Homgren a five-year, $240 million contract renewal contract in the offseason, but the Thunder also gave Jewe a five-year, $240 million contract renewal contract, so the Thunder successfully saved its core lineup to win the championship. However, although the Thunder preserved its own winning lineup, it is still quite difficult for the Thunder to compete for the championship next season. Among them, the Rockets won a group of strong players such as Durant and Smith in the offseason and became the champion team, but the Nuggets also successfully solved the problem of their shortage of lineups. In addition, the Lakers also successfully obtained Ayton and others. Therefore, it is still quite difficult for the Thunder to break out of the West next season.

Of course, the Thunder also has the opportunity to achieve two consecutive championships, but 3 points are the key. The first point is that Alexander can continue to play MVP. Although Alexander's performance in the playoffs has been controversial, if Alexander did not perform in the game, it would be difficult for the Thunder to compete for the championship. Therefore, Alexander needs to continue to maintain his current state next season, especially in terms of free throw count. If Alexander does not have such a large number of free throws this season next season, then Alexander needs to use other methods to help the team score, otherwise the Thunder will be greatly affected. In the regular season, Alexander averages 32.7 points, 5 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game, of which 7.9 free throw percentage is ranked first in the league, so Alexander needs to maintain this state in the new season.

The second point of the Thunder need to continue his playoff performance. The reason why the Thunder won the championship in the playoffs was that Jewish performed well in the game later, especially in the series against the Pacers. If Jewish had not performed in the game, it would be difficult for the Thunder to win the championship. Therefore, if the Thunder wanted to achieve two consecutive championships in the new season, Jewish needed Jewish to continue his playoff performance. Third, the Thunder need more people to stand up to help the team. The reason why the Thunder won the championship was that Caruso, Dort, Homgren and others once played an important role. When they were able to help the team in the game, the Thunder finally won the game. Therefore, if the Thunder wants to achieve two consecutive championships, more people need to stand up to help the team.