If the Oklahoma City Thunder are to obtain the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA draft to acquire Victor Wembanyama, the strength of schedule will play a huge role in that.
According to league analyst Ed Kupfer’s model, the Thunder have the hardest schedule in the NBA for the 2022-23 season. The model takes into account opponent strength for every team besides the Brooklyn Nets, days rest for the team and opponent and if it’s a home or away game.
The model concludes that the Thunder — by a significant margin — have the strongest schedule in the league.
Fellow draft lottery competitors in the San Antonio Spurs, Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers help make up the top-four for the hardest schedules in the league.
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List of every time the Thunder play against every team in 2022-23 season
Story originally appeared on Thunder Wire