In ESPN's recent ranking, the Oklahoma City Thunder took the top spot of all 30 teams' future asset collection.

The physicality in these NBA Playoffs is palpable, and most teams are sensing the shift. Some, like the Oklahoma City Thunder, even seem satisfied by it.

The Oklahoma City Thunder dominated their way through the regular season and that continued into the first round of the playoffs. Oklahoma City was matched up against Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, and the series was never a close one. The Thunder dominated Game 1 by 51 points before blowing out the Grizzlies by 19 points in Game 2.