Spurs are on the brink of rewriting NBA history at the Thunder's expense

The San Antonio Spurs are one win away from the NBA Finals. That's the obvious headline. The bigger story is what happens if they get there. Oklahoma City entered the postseason looking like the NBA's big bad wolf. They're the defending champs, have the league's reigning MVP, and are positioning themselves to become just the seventh franchise in league history to win back-to-back titles.

Fortunately for everyone outside of Oklahoma, Victor Wembanyama and the rest of the Silver and Black mafia still have something to say about that.

The NBA needs Spurs to stop OKC from going back-to-back

San Antonio is the NBA community's best shot at stopping this tomfoolery from continuing. No disrespect to the Knicks—they've had a phenomenal postseason run. But the Spurs pose a larger threat to the number one seed than they do based on matchups, and every historical achievement OKC stands to gain must be denied. There's more at stake than their back-to-back goals.

Only 15 players have won a championship in the same season they won the Most Valuable Player of the Year award. A few of them did it more than once. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seeks to add his name to a list featuring Hall of Famers like Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, and Tim Duncan. Nobody, other than Thunder fans, wants to see that nonsense.

Oklahoma City is like Game of Thrones villain Joffrey Baratheon: universally disliked. There wasn't a soul in the realm or in the audience who liked the brat outside of his mother. The last thing people want is to see the flop-heavy Thunder sit atop the Iron Throne for another winter.

But in the face of their destiny as King Slayers, the Spurs are searching for their own glory.

Wembanyama and the Spurs can make their own history

Teams this young don't win championships. The last young core led by first-time postseason players to win a championship was the 1976-77 Portland Trail Blazers with Bill Walton as the driving force. But Walton was 24 years old, so winning the Larry O'Brien trophy would make Victor Wembanyama the youngest star first-timer to do so.

The turnaround would also be the fastest in NBA history. No team has ever gone from the lottery to winning a title in the very next season. These feats would add to the prestige of an already highly respected organization and add additional credence to Wembanyama's extraterrestrial abilities.

The rules of today will make it difficult for the Alien to gather as many accolades as he should. You can't foresee tragedies like a blood clot or any other injuries that could sideline Wemby for more than 17 games. But if he can stack championships, he can make up ground.

The Spurs' superstar wants to be the greatest of all time. Beating this OKC squad in a Game 7 on their floor when all the chips are on the table and following that up by winning a championship in his third year would be a tremendous step in the right direction.

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