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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