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Marc J. Spears: I keep hearing from several NBA executives that the Thunder are trying to move up not just the two first-round picks, but the second round pick into the top 10 to get a a player in the top 10. But who wants to give up a player in this draft in the top 10? Good luck, Sam Presti.
Joel Lorenzi: Sam Presti says “all NBA players do is complain, bitch and moan. (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) has gotten three technical fouls this year, none of them for complaining.” Also says “he’s brought the midrange back to an art form,” part of why he draws fouls successfully.
Justin Martinez: Sam Presti says he doesn't think Thomas Sorber will be ready to go for Summer League. But he spoke highly of the way he handled this past season, where he was sidelined due to a torn ACL: "Thomas has really impressed me. We have some experience with some of our younger guys not being able to play in games in their rookie year. He dove into his rehab. His work capacity has impressed me. And, obviously, there are all of the reasons we drafted him. Great feel for the game. He can really pass. He's physical. ... He'll hit the ground running. We're really excited about him."
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Justin Martinez: Sam Presti said OKC will explore all options with its three picks (No. 12, 17 and 37), from trading up to trading down to trading for future picks: "It's all about creating value. That's how we see each one of these picks. ... We'll look at all of these different options."
Justin Martinez: Sam Presti on what he saw in Jared McCain: "I've followed Jared since he was in high school and have always thought very highly of him. Just his makeup and his approach and his game, I've always felt like he's a guy who contributes to winning. ... He had the right mindset to walk into a team like ours. ... I'm looking forward to a full summer with him, a full training camp with him, and really seeing how he accents our full team."
Rylan Styles: Sam Presti on the team options to Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, Kenrich Williams “The first thing is like I said I gotta talk to everybody. Got to get a sense of where everybody is…Is it possible that we just pick up the options for everybody and roll into next season? That’s certainly possible. I certainly wouldn’t rule that out because we haven’t gotten through those conversations…The process itself could take a little while because I want to understand what all is available to me.” Said “If we feel that it’s more beneficial to the organization to have the draft rights to those players irrespective of if they’re going to be on the team..” said it may not fit into a box
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Joel Lorenzi: Sam Presti on Chet Holmgren: “Chet’s one of our guys. He’s been so impactful, he drives winning on so many different levels for us. … He didn’t have a great series. As I was saying, if you go back and look at some of the greatest players, they all have these moments where they run into defeat and struggle. He’s an underdog. We’ve seen that everywhere. He’s been questioned every time. That’s why he fits here so well. This is a guy that is intrinsically motivated. He doesn’t need things on the internet to drive his improvement.”
Andrew Schlecht: "We don't really have a specific path in mind", Sam Presti on the offseason. Said he needs to sit down with players this offseason to figure out what is best.
Andrew Schlecht: Sam Presti reminds fans that they are the 5th youngest team in the NBA and the teams younger than them averaged 28 wins last last season. Illustrating the great position the Thunder are in moving forward
