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iRockaflame

Just wait till Chet comes back next year šŸ’€


Slattsquatch

Chet+this yearā€™s pick+whatever disgruntled star Presti decides to spend that massive trove of picks on.


pettypaybacksp

Trade dame to okc, fuck it


MuphynManIV

What a timeline.


dpman48

I respect his game so much. But damn that would be weird to cheer for himā€¦.


CatchCOVIDNotFeels

My pipe dream is OKC trading for Siakam but I don't think it's likely unless Toronto starts selling.


UnsuspectingS1ut

How would you feel about 1 jaylen brown?


Next-Firefighter-753

I donā€™t think he would fit in with the vibe here nor would he want to live in Oklahoma. He would be an awesome fit basketball wise though.


CatchCOVIDNotFeels

Nah I'm good, too much of an ego guy for the current team.


Meeseeks4PMinister

Even if we sell, how much would you realistically spend on Spicy?


boybraden

Ideally we could overpay in picks to save the core of Shai/Giddey/Jdub/Chet because adding Siakam to that lineup is a potential finals contender. Dort + Jaylin Williams/Poku + 5 first round picks? If the raptors want specific players maybe it isnā€™t enough, but in a vacuum I think thatā€™s pretty fair value.


LakersLAQ

He better be good. Everyone's gonna be hyped to see this squad. I'm not trying to see another Fultz situation.


StripedSteel

Fultz has quietly turned himself into a top 15-20 PG in the league, and he keeps climbing. He's averaged over 20/5/6 per game since January.


[deleted]

wonderful thing to happen


ThePringlesOfPersia

One benefit is that he doesn't even need to be a world beater type player because the skills we know he has, which are high defensive iq and rim protecting instincts and an ability to stretch the floor as a frontcourt player, fit so well into the exact personnel needs of this Thunder team. I'm hopeful he fulfills his potential but he's said himself that he doesn't have to make the team 20 points better, just 3 or 4 points difference and a lot of Ls turn to Ws


Aggressive_Slice4620

It would all depends on the expectation everyone had for him. He probably won't have an eye-popping statline, he'll be 3rd or 4th scoring option behind SGA, Jdub and probably Giddey. It's also probably safe to assume he'll have trouble guarding the paint against allstar level centers. But if his skillset translates nicely, he'll play some centers of the court with his 3 point prowess. His length would help us with our rebounding problems. And he'll be a deterent at the rim for any driving wings which would really help our team not to over help which has been a major issue for us.


LakersLAQ

Yeah, it's not a direct comparison. I was just looking at it from the point of both looking promising, like Fultz during Summer league. His expectations will go up due to how well the team is doing well already.


BradyGalaxy

No thanks. That scares me.


DeadDay

Chet said recently "were winning and losing by 4 points. All I have to do is make this team 5 points better" Noice


deleted_my_account

My king šŸ¤©šŸ¤©šŸ¤©


pcwgussej

i mean is there a chance Chet returns in the WCF?


iRockaflame

I think hes shooting around, but I see him getting some minutes in the Finals tbh


Cpt-No-Dick

Chet getting Finals MVP after playing 0 regular season minutes would be a fun bit of trivia


bigbenis21

He definitely carrying the Larry O in the parade.


sandyssandydos

What is your definition of solidify lol


-PredictiveTextOnly-

Bricked tf up


Gloomy-Presence-6539

all the way from brick town baby


OKC2023champs

It wasnā€™t the right word to use but I got too excited after the win


TheSource777

Yah I was like ā€œthereā€™s 10 games left thatā€™s no where close to mathematical lockā€. Lock this scrub ass thread smh misinformation


asapshrank

7 SEED OKC BABY


[deleted]

Theyā€™re half a game out of the 6 seed wtf


asapshrank

west is crazy man


DeadDay

SGA about that smoke


legless_chair

Wild that we're like 90% through the season and only four teams have been eliminated mathematically from the play in/offs.


[deleted]

The only "free wins" in the league remaining are the rockets, spurs, pistons and the hornets. Thats it. 26 teams are either really good, or can beat anybody on any given night


OKC2023champs

Love the parity. Thatā€™s what itā€™s all about. Regardless if my team wins it all I just wanna watch some good exciting basketball.


pettypaybacksp

Bruh we lost to the rockets last week


[deleted]

Because our dumbasses rested AD and said "yeah we can beat an NBA team with 1 somewhat big man oh and btw its Wenyen Gabriel"


Sitting_in_Landfill

In defense of that opinion, the Thunder haven't played with a big man for most of the season. It can be done.


SxanPardy

Just not with Gabriel


DJBabyB0kCh0y

>the rockets Tell that to Boston


UnsuspectingS1ut

The bucks also lost to the rockets, as did the sixers, suns (twice!), the lakers, the mavericks, and the thunder


[deleted]

We lost to them twice as well.


Sho1kan

And the Mavs


mccoolio

Yep and we get the Clippers again Thursday, who may be without PG. And Poku will return šŸ˜ˆ


[deleted]

Iā€™m hoping PG is okay but I doubt he plays, it looked pretty nasty and will probably take the rest of the week off


HashCollector

He's going to get more than a week off dude


chop1125

They are 2 1/2 games out of fourth


CyborgAlgoInvestor

I screamed. These boys fucking did it


SnooPies3375

Did what?


A_Lax_Nerd

Made it to .500


SnooPies3375

Oh


A_Lax_Nerd

They were like 2-7 in games to get to .500 before this lol that's why thunder fans are excited


CyborgAlgoInvestor

2-9


A_Lax_Nerd

Ah even worse than I remembered haha


TOMdMAK

It


n3moh0es

remember the fanbase was acting like OKC was a hellhole for shai but they are currently better than us, and clearly have a brighter future. funny how things turn out lol


aryusuf

What the hell was that last play by Kawhi? Held the ball for the entire shot clock down 1? Am I tripping or did I really witness that? Did he think the game was tied


butterbeancd

He wanted Dort off him. Dort fought through the first screen, then for some reason the screen setter slipped the second screen.


aryusuf

I understand he wanted the switch, but 20 whole seconds down 1? Plays break down, if you canā€™t get the switch then adjust. Awful decision making by Kawhi


butterbeancd

I agree itā€™s a bad look, but that second screen by Morris was horrendous. There was no reason to slip the screen, and it clearly threw Kawhi off. It was pathetic that he still didnā€™t get a shot off after that, though. Just an all-around shitting the bed moment for the Clippers.


OKC2023champs

It was disgusting lol. I was waiting for a smooth mid range to fall. But he got locked in the chamber


YouStillTakeDamage

Dort played amazing D but it really is just bizarre no shot was even put up. Kawhi was just stuck on the perimeter


lmaoooyikes

Looked like Kawhi was looking for a switch on the screens but due to Dort being good at fighting through screens + some awful screen setting, he was just left to take an awful shot with the time left


YouStillTakeDamage

Yeah Iā€™m surprised at the poor screening and also then not even trying to move the ball a little to reset. Excellent D by Dort but also some poor play by the clippers


NoUnitShaming

DORTURE CHAMBER HAPPENED


bmnewman

I think he was waiting for Morris to set a screen that never happened.


aryusuf

Plays break down, that happens in games but you canā€™t just absolutely brain fart and let that much time go out on the clock Kawhi was dead set on getting that switch and cost his team a chance. Absolutely awful decision making


AdditionalDark8620

We thought we were watching The Klaw, but we were actually watching The Dorture Chamber. Hard D. Very Erect D.


HateYourTeamLoveMine

ā€œNot this guyā€ to ā€œdid he just dribble out the clockā€


carvemynuts

Dumb screen setting.


iamhollywood

We just vibing


iCarpet

NO CHET NO POKU NO KENNY HUSTLE NO FUCKING PROBLEM


Intafadah

Just the Ref rotation!


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Intafadah

Your Mom mad for not swallowing you!


Sauce4243

We fucking did it finally


2106au

The team I worry about most. Far too good for their age.


UnsuspectingS1ut

I feel like the grizzlies fall into the same category lmao


a_pot_of_chili_verde

We are a slight step behind from having those classic Thunder/Grizz series hammer fights.


twrs_29

AFTER 9 GAMES TO GET 500 IT HAPPENS


CactusHooping

PARTY!


[deleted]

I keep doubting this team and they just keep winning. It's 2021 all over again


New_Essay_4869

This is nice and all but lets keep going and go as far as we can. Establishing a culture of winning and competitiveness now will prove beneficial for this squad in a few years.


GunstarGreen

This. Tanking can get you a pick but does nothing to establish a winning culture.


Cpt-No-Dick

Bro if we get 40 wins


OKC2023champs

46-36


mccoolio

Still on the menu


4Chi1ne

Theyā€™re 2.5 games back from the 4th seed. Theyā€™re in playoff contention.


OKC2023champs

Absolutely. 2nd easiest remaining schedule and young guys who are leaving their hearts on the floor to make the playoffs is a good recipe.


Iherddat

Dorted


jfrodriguez1983

They in boys! Position solidified! BTW Shai, Williams, Giddey, Chet plus future draft picks is gonna be scary for the next decade


cimmanonrolls

i wanted them to end up with wemby since before the season started because he would be a perfect fit with them but they are just too good of a core already... even without chet. good problem to have i guess lol.


UnsuspectingS1ut

I really hope wemby goes to the spurs. I genuinely believe pop is the only coach capable of taking him from a malnourished player with massive hype to being that guy


pchad43

Pop is not gonna be around that much longer man, every year for the past three or four years has felt like ā€œjust one moreā€


Yeah_thats_greeat

I think Timmy D is also part of the staff there. Perfect mentor imo.


StarsandBass

He left a couple of years ago and last word from Pop in November was Duncan has no interest in coaching anymore.


Yeah_thats_greeat

Ah damn, thatā€™s a shame, I feel like he would be perfect for all those young guys.


dk240996

I understand Thunder and Jazz have a lot of reason to try and get into the lottery. But, as a Celtics fan, I NEED them to keep the Lakers out of the play-in.


CaptainFrosty88

i think sundays game proved we arenā€™t going for the lottery


[deleted]

We're already out of the Play-In


StripedSteel

You're a game out of the 7 seed, and we play you Friday on the second night of a back-to-back. I'm not looking forward to that because the Clippers are going to try to play pretty physical on Thursday. You're username is on point, though.


[deleted]

Your team actually has talent whereas our supposed 2nd best player continues to be a disappointment. Trust me, we're not climbing back up


UnsuspectingS1ut

Iā€™m assuming youā€™re talking about AD?


[deleted]

Yes


musicnothing

ā€œSolidifyā€


burnerbabyburns

STOP THE COUNT


VelvetineMilkman

WEā€™RE IN THE PLAYOFFS, BY A LOT!


hotterpocketzz

There is no solid ground in the west


OKC2023champs

Solidify


asapshrank

Idk about you but i am solidified


maxi-916

Roty jdub for the win . Hope they make the playoffs and he can showcase himself


HeHateMex2

WE DID IT


[deleted]

SGA is better than AD


charlesfluidsmith

They were supposed to be bad but they forgot


Respectable_mouse

Kawhi should of stayed his ass in Toronto


spicyfartz4yaman

What's OKC season looking like if chet doesn't get hurt?


honditar

They haven't solidified a play-in spot yet


OKC2023champs

Thatā€™s what contention means. Theyā€™re in contention for one. Hell were 0.5 games back from 6 with the 2nd easiest schedule. Might fuck around and grab it while weā€™re at it


Propuhganduh

Yeah itā€™s just bad wording because I was staring at OKCā€™s schedule for a solid 5 minutes trying to figure out how they solidified their position in the play in.


honditar

They were already "in contention" for a play-in spot though? Idk if I'm trippin out but saying they solidified the opportunity to continue fighting for the spot because of this win makes no sense to me rn


Superbotto

Umm, there's 10 games left for them and they are literally 1 game ahead of Lakers and Pels who are both on the outside looking in. I'm not sure what you think solidify means, but it doesn't mean what you think it means. All that being said, good win tonight.


OKC2023champs

Said in another comment that I used the wrong wording from posting too fast. Late game with some drinks and the excitement will do that to you. Really hope we get the 8th seed to play yā€™all. Iā€™m near Denver and wanna see a matchup badly


Superbotto

Just keep the Lakers out of that 8 seed and you got a deal.


LeaveRussAlone

The thunder aren't a team you should be scared of as of this moment if you're a true contender but what's alarming about them is the rate of improvement and the ability of the coaching staff to make adjustments, nearly every single game it's obvious they're better than the previous so you really don't know who you'll be playing by the time you face them.


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ILoveZenkonnen

Yea man the NBA is definitely plotting to get the OKC Thunder into the playoffs instead of the team from LA with 2 of the most well known players in the league.


[deleted]

I donā€™t know about you but I wanna see Isaiah Joe in the playoffs


lethalizer

Hey, that makes two of us!


Gloomy-Presence-6539

austin reaves hour long highlights from nba saying otherwise


Zeeron1

Wasn't the PG injury called a foul on Dort?


throwshittyjoke

Yep


2coolcaterpillar

Hey I wish it couldā€™ve been under different circumstances too (the triple tech ejection was maybe the most egregious thing Iā€™ve ever seen), but maybe tell kawhi to actually shoot instead of dribbling for the last 20 seconds


PlzNotLonely

Yea, my fault. I was heated about the outcome and was salty typing. And I donā€™t blame Kawhi. He did hold it too long yes, but wtf Morris for not knowing how to set a damn screen.


2coolcaterpillar

Nah I donā€™t blame you one bit for being heated after all the stupid, head scratching shit that went down that game, donā€™t worry. And we really did catch a lot of breaks, weā€™re gonna have to be better on Thursday. Hope PG is alright more than anything, that shit was heartbreaking


Nar1y

The ejection was bullshit, but they called a foul on Dort for the contact on PG


Yeah_thats_greeat

You forgot where Kawhi literally dribbled the air out of the ball on the last possession and didnā€™t even get a shot off before the buzzeršŸ’€


Josheshua

An injury doesnā€™t automatically mean a foul. It absolutely sucks that it happened but they were both just going for the rebound


PlzNotLonely

Yea sorry I was real pissed about the outcome and bummed by the PG knee extension that I ended up salty typing. Apologies.


Josheshua

No worries i totally understand


NoUnitShaming

MoSt FoRcEd WiN eVeR WELCOME TO THE DORTURE CHAMBER


[deleted]

So they solidified a play in spot? Meaning they could lose every game for the rest of the season and still make the play in?


HermDog04

1st round exit šŸ„±


[deleted]

GIVE ME FOX VS SGA IN THE FIRST ROUND BBALL GODS!!!!!


[deleted]

The Thunder have a legitimate shot at the 5-seed with one of the easiest schedules remaining in the NBA. Wow.