Hardwood Knocks, Episode 503: 2021-22 Oklahoma City Thunder Lookahead
Dan is joined by Olivia Panchal (@olivianba) from Daily Thunder’s Crossbolts podcast to break down the long-term trajectory and current expectations for the Oklahoma City Thunder in advance of the 2021-22 NBA season. We talk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, tanking, trade candidates and much, much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️
🔘 0:00 – Intro
🔘 3:40 – Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
🔘 8:23 – Impressions of Thunder’s offseason
🔘 11:13 – Endgame for OKC’s draft-pick armory
🔘 15:15 – Josh Giddey’s game and fit
🔘 18:01 – How much will Tre Mann play?
🔘 19:18 – Jeremiah Robinson-Earl’s role
🔘 21:55 – Expectations for Aleksej Pokusevski in Year 2
🔘 24:05 – Expectations for Darius Bazley
🔘 26:01 – Theo Maledon’s upside
🔘 27:15 – The center rotation
🔘 28:13 – KENRICH WILLIAMS FOREVER
🔘 29:52 – Lu Dort’s future
🔘 33:37 – Predicting OKC’s second-leading scorer
🔘 34:30 – OKC’s best chance at a second star
🔘 37:48 – Best closing lineup
🔘 38:34 – Quirky lineups we want to see
🔘 43:57 – Win-total prediction
🔘 46:33 – Will SGA make the All-Star team?
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