After nearly two decades, the Oklahoma City Thunder can finally say they’re NBA champions. Any criticisms or shade thrown at Sam Presti for doing everything but win a title can now be countered forever. The Larry O’Brien trophy was the one accolade left to check off his prestigious GM career.

The Thunder had one of the quickest rebuilds to a championship story in NBA history. It only took them three seasons to go from an up-and-coming play-in tournament team to by far the best team in the league that blew teams out left and right on their way to their title quest.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren did what Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden couldn’t. And considering the former trio all signed contract extensions this offseason to stay in OKC, they could be required to make more room in their trophy case soon.

With Williams in attendance in their “Out The Mud” podcast, Zach Randolph and Tony Allen showed the Thunder and Presti some love for reaching the mountaintop. As most know, they headlined a Memphis Grizzlies era that went through playoff battles against OKC.

“A lot of years, we had a lot of battles with OKC. But y’all organization always been good,” Randaolph. “Shoutout to Sam.”

Even though Randolph never won an NBA championship, he can sympathize with the hard work it takes to reach that point. Meanwhile, Allen personally knows what it takes as he won a ring with the 2008 Boston Celtics. He was able to relate to Williams throughout the podcast episode to the ups and downs of a championship run in the playoffs.

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“Having all them picks and he got the right ones. He’s sitting on a good throne right now,” Allen said. “Shoutout to Sam.”

The Thunder and Grizzlies had a healthy rivalry in the 2010s. While the Thunder were star-studded with Durant and Westbrook, Randolph and Allen represented a roll-up-your-sleeves, blue-collar version of basketball that led to Memphis’ most successful era in its franchise history, with several playoff runs.

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: 2 Grizzlies legends show Sam Presti love for Thunder NBA championship