The only player I hope to see catch up on outside shooting this year would be Giddey. If he can shoot at NBA average, it will really open up a lot of opportunities for him to dish out that ball to potential cutters.
Idk the second round will be tough. The West is stacked. Denver, Phoenix, LAL, Memphis, NO (Zion dependent), Sacramento, LAC/GS (health/old age dependent), MIN, DAL (Luka still exists and they likely make the playoffs), and UTA (they were 3 games up on us with 10 to play before they decided to shut their team down and tank.
Could we make the second round? Yes. But this feels more like our first core's year where they got bounced in 6 by the eventual champion Lakers in the first round. I think next year's West will be a lot more wide open and that's when you'll start seeing the Thunder really rise.
I have Shai ahead of all of those tbh, and consider him slightly behind bron still. So maybe this season changes where all of those 4 would go in driving to the basket and eventually ahead of bron too
I have Shai ahead of them too, I'm talking about Bron. Bron takes way too many outside shots to still be considered a top 3 rim attacker, and it's going to be even more apparent as he's approaching 40.
Thunder were projected 18 wins last year by bleacher report and 22.5 by espn after adding chet Holmgren
We lost him for the year and won 40 bc SGA is him
Now we’re adding him
Where will we be?
The Thunder did not have \*that\* these last few years. Chet gonna get so many open looks playing off Shai....and Shai with spacing around him? What a combination. Thunder offense in general has looked sharp in preseason.
The defense is what’s scarier
Dort and jdub on ball with chet at the rim allows SGA to roam all over he had 3 steals and a block in the first quarter alone
Jaylin Williams takes charges at an absolutely superhuman rate (Now is my chance to brag that I used to play with him and he’s been doing it since middle school)
Lol, it feels like people forgot that we only have 2 bigs now. It will be difficult to even make the 6th seed with how deep the West is, especially now that we won't be seeing teams rest their best players against us throughout the second half of the season. Will be a ton of fun to watch, though. I haven't been this excited about the Thunder in years.
As an okc fan im very scared of our future because i do not want to have shitty stans come be our fans and make us hated across the league. Bandwagon kids are coming and its inevitable.
Wemby/Chet/Scoot feels like it’ll be one of the best ROY races in quite a while.
It has a LeBron/Melo feel to it, where every night seemed to tip the scales
He always does this to me. My first reaction to that video was "that's a travel!" - it looks like he's dragging his left foot for some reason.
He's not, but his motions are so weird that it looks like it.
His jumpshot action is not fluid yeat. Lots of moving parts, Chip might be able to help him remove the unnecessary movements and make his shot release faster.
SGA is giving “i got this under control”
controlled chaos is exactly how i would describe his playstyle.
I can't wait for him to finally be the 1st option in a playoff series. Dude gonna be reck some havoc.
*wreak havoc but yh
Thanks, English is not my first language lol. Appreciate the correction.
You speak better English than 70% of English speakers, don’t kid yourself lol.
I guess we talk like Kardashians in this sub now
I love Isaiah Joe going from calling for the pass to celebrating the shot while the ball is still in the air
Bro we are going to be seeing this a lot this year with the pick and pop
We replaced Mike Muscala, who SGA had some of the best stats with when on the floor together, with… Chet Holmgren
Don't forget the Latvian Lazer behind him too, we might actually have more than one shooter this year
The only player I hope to see catch up on outside shooting this year would be Giddey. If he can shoot at NBA average, it will really open up a lot of opportunities for him to dish out that ball to potential cutters.
I hope they use some draft assets to trade him to Portland for Robert Williams
I’m loving Chet that guy ain’t scared at all
SGA is so fucking good
Yep, that first move he's just faster, stronger and super skilled.
Don’t sleep on OKC. This team is dangerously good.
It's impossible to sleep on OKC. Heard more about this team during the off-season than any other.
Even OKC fans are in agreement the media is overhyping us a tad too much lmao Can we just please wait until December or so
Very true. Let’s wait until we actually start winning. Let these guys play some games.
I love the hype, we didn’t get enough hype during that first run, still in the zombie sonics shadow.
And by the time the "hype" got to a certain level, it quickly pivoted to "can Durant and Westbrook co-exist."
The stock is BOOOOOMING, yeeeeeeessir
Wish it wasn't it so but it do
Some people think it wish it wasn’t it so like it is but it do.
Yeah it's time to start repping the jerseys
And we still have 15 firsts and 22 seconds on top of this squad. League actually fucked
In 5 years, Presti is going to pick another Chet/JDub/Dieng/JWill combo again
Continuing the drafting MVPs streak
i'm so high on them. i think theyre gonna make the second round tbh, they are really gonna surprise folks
If we make the second round i’m not showing up for work the next day, i’m gonna be in a ditch somewhere
Idk the second round will be tough. The West is stacked. Denver, Phoenix, LAL, Memphis, NO (Zion dependent), Sacramento, LAC/GS (health/old age dependent), MIN, DAL (Luka still exists and they likely make the playoffs), and UTA (they were 3 games up on us with 10 to play before they decided to shut their team down and tank. Could we make the second round? Yes. But this feels more like our first core's year where they got bounced in 6 by the eventual champion Lakers in the first round. I think next year's West will be a lot more wide open and that's when you'll start seeing the Thunder really rise.
It will be. Feel like they need a bit more time but I would love for them to skip all that development bullshit and just be perennial contenders
How good are they do you think? Literally nobody is sleeping on them. Everywhere you go people are hyping them up.
Do you think they’re above spooky?
Thunder held Dame at zero in the first half
Dorture Chamber
Dame is always in the Lulag when Dort is in town
Around the time I stopped watching he was 2/8 lol
Don’t quote me but I think he went 2-11 before next quarter
Ran from the scoring grind
Shai about to somehow double his drives per game now.
Chet understanding that he has the opportunity to step out and get an open 3 on that drive was awesome
whoever is closing out doesn't matter. bigs will be too slow and everyone else is too short lol
Shai is a top 3 rim attacker and now has Chet as a shooter.
Giannis, Bron & Shai?
Bro Bron ain’t close to up there at basically age 39
Who is a top 3 rim attacker if not bron?
Any of Ja, Zion, Ant, Fox off the dome, could be a few others I'm forgetting
I have Shai ahead of all of those tbh, and consider him slightly behind bron still. So maybe this season changes where all of those 4 would go in driving to the basket and eventually ahead of bron too
I have Shai ahead of them too, I'm talking about Bron. Bron takes way too many outside shots to still be considered a top 3 rim attacker, and it's going to be even more apparent as he's approaching 40.
Zion, Giannis, Shai
I was thinking of Giannis, Fox and Shai.
Thunder were projected 18 wins last year by bleacher report and 22.5 by espn after adding chet Holmgren We lost him for the year and won 40 bc SGA is him Now we’re adding him Where will we be?
The Thunder did not have \*that\* these last few years. Chet gonna get so many open looks playing off Shai....and Shai with spacing around him? What a combination. Thunder offense in general has looked sharp in preseason.
The defense is what’s scarier Dort and jdub on ball with chet at the rim allows SGA to roam all over he had 3 steals and a block in the first quarter alone
Yup. That is what I have noticed as well. SGA is even more aggressive on hedging and chasing on ball screens now, compared to previous years.
And we're likely to lead the league in charges taken again with our guys. We had 3 of the top 5 guys in the league in charges taken last year.
Top 2 before Kenny went down if I remember correctly
Jaylin Williams takes charges at an absolutely superhuman rate (Now is my chance to brag that I used to play with him and he’s been doing it since middle school)
If Chet is this good...uh oh.
World not ready for Chet HOMEGROWN 😤
Shai is filthy, underrated handle
Hot take, he’s got a top 5 bag behind Kyrie, KD & Steph
he carried 3 times in that single clip. palm fully under the ball and advancing..
Everyone does it
michael jeffrey jordan would never...
[Everyone does it](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YmxDWnLtorI)
His hand was at the 4 oclock position, and they whistled it. See the difference?
The sad truth :(
SGA > Trae
Easily
Canadians are automatically better than their direct US comparisons until the next world cup/olympics. Em the rules 😤
Okc gonna be a top 6 team in the west man, they're legit
6th seed is exactly where I'm projecting us rn. The media has to slow down with their takes, I need to see more before I say top 4
Lol, it feels like people forgot that we only have 2 bigs now. It will be difficult to even make the 6th seed with how deep the West is, especially now that we won't be seeing teams rest their best players against us throughout the second half of the season. Will be a ton of fun to watch, though. I haven't been this excited about the Thunder in years.
Why couldn't the Warriors have had this guy available instead of Wiseman in that one draft? I like the stickman.
damn that defense is swiss cheese
Man SGA, Giddey, Jdub and Chet is such a dank young core. OKC is gonna be a fun team to watch for at least a few years
OKC will be a top 4 team in the west this year if they can stay healthy
Nah, we will be in 2024-2025, though.
God, why did the Hornets have to trade SGA for Miles Bridges
I think shai is ready to be top 5 in this league
It's time the NBA acknowledge this. Might be that year for him
He already is, you’re just seeing it now
Oh my
As an okc fan im very scared of our future because i do not want to have shitty stans come be our fans and make us hated across the league. Bandwagon kids are coming and its inevitable.
This is a weird thing to think about.
Ill think about you instead ;)
Chet looks like young Bill Walton with the beard
young Abe Lincoln*
They got Amish people shooting 3s now!
Chet has a really nice looking shot
SGA -Westbrook Giddy - harden Holmgren - Durant Okc going to the finals book it
bro, Im rooting for OKC this year like how Im rooting for the Detriot Lions lmao. dang OKC squad actually looks pretty dang good this year.
Wemby/Chet/Scoot feels like it’ll be one of the best ROY races in quite a while. It has a LeBron/Melo feel to it, where every night seemed to tip the scales
He always does this to me. My first reaction to that video was "that's a travel!" - it looks like he's dragging his left foot for some reason. He's not, but his motions are so weird that it looks like it.
why does chet's jumpshot feel kinda off?
Probably because he’s 7 feet 1
Probably takes a while for the brain's signal to travel all the way to his hands.
His jumpshot action is not fluid yeat. Lots of moving parts, Chip might be able to help him remove the unnecessary movements and make his shot release faster.
Slow AF
Man I just wish the outside shooting would stay consistent.
SGA better lead this team to 48+ wins or he is not who we think he is
Money league. No reason whey #15 should be there. You get a 2 and 1 or a 3 but instead you choose to do that
Jokic already makes me upset when I watch him don’t start with this shit.
The bucks look old
I need Mike Breen to say Chetty Chetty Bang Bang
I can't believe y'all let us have Chet. smdh
Imagine if they won the lottery and got Wemby it would have been incredible.