OKC Thunder | Josh Giddey is a Sneaky Good Pick by Sam Presti

Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager shocked a lot of people on Thursday night. With the 6th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, Presti selected Josh Giddey, an 18-year-old Australian who played 28 games with the National Basketball League’s Adelaide 36ers earlier this year.

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The Thunder Lowdown | Game #5: Team Effort Leads to Win in Orlando

The Oklahoma City Thunder kicked off 2021 on a positive note by picking up a 108-99 victory on the road against the Orlando Magic. Despite not shooting the ball particularly well (44.2% FG, 31.7% 3P), the Thunder turned the ball over just 10 times while holding the Magic to just 37.0% from the field.

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Thunder Makes Right Decision by Signing Luguentz Dort to Multi-Year Contract

Last July, Thunder GM Sam Presti made a quiet move when he signed undrafted free agent Luguentz Dort, the 2019 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year out of Arizona State, to a two-way contract. It didn’t take long for him to shine in the G League playing for the OKC Blue, and when Terrance Ferguson became inactive due to personal issues, Dort stepped into the spotlight.

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OKC Thunder | My Thunder Christmas List

For the first time since 2011, the Oklahoma City Thunder is not playing basketball on Christmas Day. Whoever decides the NBA schedule made the decision to leave them off the Christmas Day slate, and somewhat understandably so, likely due to the massive changes made over the summer.

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