What made this move sting worse was that the Thunder were a win away from upsetting the Warriors in the 2016 Western Conference Finals. To go from championship aspirations to your title window closed in a one-month span was quite the whiplash of emotions for the fanbase.

The Thunder had one of the greatest seasons ever. A Historic 68-14 regular-season campaign was capped off with a championship run in the playoffs. Gilgeous-Alexander has put himself up there as one of the NBA's all-time greats with a season that featured an MVP award, Western Conference Finals MVP and NBA Finals MVP.

Kevin Durant Sends Blunt Message About His Time With Thunder originally appeared on Athlon Sports.