This was back in May 2011, back before that surprising Finals run, back when Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook were only 22.

The Thunder, still in its franchise infancy, hosted its first ever second round playoff game. It was against Memphis. Zach Randolph went off for 34 points and 10 rebounds. OKC lost.

“I went to the press conference and I was like, ‘Yo, Zach Randolph is the best power forward in the league,'” Durant remembered. “I shouldn't have said it.”

By the time he got to practice the next day, Kendrick Perkins, Randolph's primary defender, was seething. He scolded Durant for the comment. “Perk was just staring right at my face when I walked in,” Durant said.