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?