Russell Westbrook could sign a five-year, $215-million contract extension on July 1. But if he doesn't, Thunder GM Sam Presti will have a difficult decision on his hands.

Russell Westbrook called his teammates to the stage Monday night in New York. So up trotted Nick Collison, Victor Oladipo, Andre Roberson, Taj Gibson and Enes Kanter to stand in solidarity as Westbrook delivered his MVP speech.

Irony oozed in Basketball City. The brotherhood was evident. So was the likelihood that the band is about to break up. Of Westbrook's five teammates on stage, one (Kanter) is on the trading block and three others (Collison, Roberson, Gibson) are free agents, with none better than 50-50 of staying in Oklahoma City.

Then you remember the stark truth. It's not for certain that even Westbrook will be back.

In the delirium over Westbrook's triple-double season and the Most Valuable Player award and the fast-approaching July 1 date that gives Westbrook the chance to pledge his allegiance to the Thunder well into the next decade, overshadowed is the cold, cruel truth.