You Can't Make Up What The Oklahoma City Thunder Keep Doing.. | OKC NBA News (Cason Wallace, Draft)
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2023
- The Oklahoma City Thunder surprised so many of us as they exceeded almost all of their expectations throughout the entire 2023 NBA season. And after falling just short of the playoffs & heading into the 2023 NBA offseason, many were seemingly surprised how they approached the 2023 NBA Draft with yet another lottery pick. And after drafting Kentucky guard Cason Wallace 10th overall, it might not have seemed like a crazy move at the time, but the OKC Thunder might be hiding something from us.
Now after the breakout and impressive seasons from SGA, Jalen Williams, Josh Giddey, along with the likes of Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins, Tre Mann, etc, the Thunder adding yet another backcourt player in Cason Wallace might seem crazy. But with OKC, Sam Presti & HC Mark Diagneault’s unorthodox style of basketball makes perfect sense for the selection of Cason Wallace. And through the film & highlights of his play at Kentucky, he is yet another piece to solidify their rotation in 2024.
And along with Cason Wallace’s defense at such a high level, adding him to the mix with Chet Holmgren and his return from injury, the Oklahoma City Thunder are going to be a two-way machine this season led once again by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. But we’ll just have to wait and see if they’re able to exceed expectations once again.
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Predict the Thunder’s final record this season 👇
45-37
47-35
51-31. Yeah I'm an idiot but dream big!
40-42
I think 50 wins is definitely possible.
Let’s all remember how controversial Josh Giddey was, and how he’s turning into an all star caliber player now and how good the Williams are going to be both of them I trust Sam Presti to do whatever he thinks is right
Sam Presti has a track record of brilliance. Unfortunately, Clay Bennett has been unwilling to compete financially with the likes of Golden State, the Clippers, Lakers and even Milwaukee. That is how he drafted and then lost 3 MVPs. Maybe the new CBA will make that more achievable. Reason to hope in OKC.
I don’t remember anyone having a problem with the Giddey pick, was that a local OKC thing?
I think what we get with Giddey now is what we’ll continue to see till he starts declining. I don’t see bro being an all star. Not hating, bro can hoop, but he don’t got that dog in him. He just there to get paid
@TraitsofGreatness tbh I couldn't blame him if I was good enough to get into nba I'm just here for a bag not a ring 😂, a ring can't feed/get the fam out the hood etc
@@OsceolaNola7no it wasn't it was criticized by ESPN
OKC isn’t as dependent on rotations like most teams. They draft a certain kind of player to fit their positionless style. This makes them dangerous when they have 15 players who can thrive within the system. They’re about to be dangerous for a very long time. Dort needs a shoutout, too. He’s necessary for a playoff run.
Good stuff.
Cason Wallace is an elite defender...not just good,he is an elite defender
@@BryantBrothers-gm1qxtheyre going to be fun to watch
Love how OKC isn’t just about stacking talent anymore because that clearly don’t work anymore.. instead they getting guys who are great at certain things and pairing them with others that fit the scheme
As an OKC fan I doubted the picks for years. I was a fan of giddey but even then I was still thinking we missed a few players. Ive learned that whatever presti will do I trust it. He’s a mastermind
Wallace is perfect for what the Thunder want. The way their rotations are, SGA plays the whole first and third quarter while Josh sits the last 5-6 minutes of those quarters then starts the second and fourth…. Josh puts the effort in on D but if he’s always got Dort or Wallace to defend the other teams best guard, it will take some pressure off if they. At the same time, Josh got minutes at center last season. Their best line ups were when Kenrich Williams played center, and he’s like 6’6” tall. I love this team and can’t wait for summer league when we can see Chet again!
A Cason, Sga Giddey, JDub, and Chet lineup would be fun to watch.
Did everyone forget about Chet Holgrem already?
Nope not me lol
NOPE - he's a problem
Yeah until he shows us something
He was hurt… he couldn’t show you, but he will
Yes
That is a darned good point. They're bringing in two top 10 draft picks this year on top of an already good team.
Perfect pick up! I love the Thunder’s non-heliocentric and postionless basketball style of play. A lot of guys that can handle the ball and play off ball. Every player has high feel for the game and can play on both ends of the floor.
I don’t really get the whole “we have too many gaurds” argument. Everyone can play multiple positions, especially with there size/length and varying skill sets. Did we forget that SGA is 6’6” with a 7-foot wingspan. He can play 1-3. JDub is 6’6” with a 7’2” wingspan. He can play 1-4. Josh Giddey is 6’8. He can play 1-4 and at times play the 5 if we want to play small. Lu Dort also plays bigger than he his despite being an undersized wing player.
People got to realize that positionless basketball is not only about having size. It’s about the multitude of skill sets each player can bring on both ends of the floor. Everyone on this team can play on and off ball.
We got a lot of hoopers on this team with that “dawg” mentality. It’s going to be an exciting season.
having a rotation you can throw on the floor that's rather big in instances is huge.
As a OKC fan since KD first year as a Super Sonic this was a great pick. Carson will man the second unit when SGA sits.. trust me Deing will be our SF! He has a great body(Pause) but can shoot and I seen him handle the ball
I’ve seen Dieng play pick up and all he needs is development and time on the court.
Cason*
Been here since Seattle GP & Shawn Kemp Dayz!!!! #ThunderUp
@@willdavis1650 🤞🏾🤞🏾 #ThunderUp
How can you be a fan of a team that was stolen from seattle? Don't you dare put the sonics and this oklahoma stain together.
Just saw his summer league debut live…. This was an amazing pick. They know what they’re doing no doubt
Im enjoying where the NBA is currently at. So many competitive teams!! I honestly believe its better for NBA fans in general.
I heard about Wallace when he was drafted, so I've been watching his play over summer league and he seems to be as advertised. I think he has a bright future with the team, and has a great chance of sticking in the league.
And a massive shout out for bringing in Patty Mills. What a positive rolemodel, role player and mentor for this young team also able to lead the bench and hit a clutch shot. They have so many high quality players that can all contribute and are rotated with freedom to play their game. Finals last year and a stronger team this year. Finishing somewhere around 6th in the west. Everyone stay healthy and injury free Go OKC
And he's gone 😂
Cason is cold 😮💨
Cason will be one of the best in this class. Elite defender from day 1 & he’s just touching the surface of his offensive potential. OKC got a dog!
Wallace will improve the defense by at least -3 points. Chet and Wallace by -5 to 10 points. OKC will sign Johnson to a full contract during the season. He's too talented.
Great analysis. Great video. Thank you
Cason is definitely a good player that will fit into Thunder's style of basketball. The thing is that who is he gonna replace when there are so many gaurds in the team. There are SGA, Giddey, Dort, and J-dub who played so well last season and they also have Joe, Wiggins, and even Waters who brought up energies and contributions in the bottom half of last season. Of course you can always let J-dub, Dort and Wiggins play SF or even PF, but that's gonna be hard when it comes to facing teams like the timberwolves or the Bucks as they can beat you easily based on their sizes
The reason I think it’s confusing is that we think of there only being 5 positions. OKC is positionless, so don’t think of it like that. Like Presti said “Save your predictions. Burn your assumptions.”
They may be bigger but if we have a floor full of guard (speed) we will wear them down
The one player no one is talking about as well - Vasilije Micić. Dude is a stud.
Cason Wallace kind of reminds me more of Jrue Holiday. The Thunder are going to be a fun team to watch this year.
Thunder UP!!!
As a K-State fan from Manhattan KS, I love that I might get to see keyontae Johnson playing in the NBA
carson and shai play with similar pace and share some of the same moves. I'm interested to see how he fits in and what the line up looks up
Johnson is gonna be a beast. He is physically ready for the NBA. I think his game will go well with the passing skills of Shai and Giddy.
If he stays healthy he ahas a heart condition
Spot on man
The fact that people still doubt Presti's draft picks amazes me. Yes we have a lot of guard but we have a lot of bigs that play and handle like guards, and we have some big from Overseas that said he wants to play in the NBA this year and his preferred choice is OKC. So I think size wise we will be fine with Dueng, Poku, and Chet.
He's going to give Shai a good breathe which will be good to keep SGA healthy.. running the second team will be perfect!!!
I like Cason starting with Shai, Giddey, Jalen and Chet. Bring the less dynamic, but still elite roleplayers (Isaiah Joe and Dort) off the bench. JMHO...
For every thunder fan that's disappointed or critical of the picks I urge you all to watch a lot og summer league basketball and watch the 2-3 year player development closely.
People are soon gonna know KJ Williams, too. Best undrafted steal this year. Will be an excellent rotational big man who does not miss his 3s
This man sees the vision. Ball knower.
I think Wallace is basically gonna become the Lu Dort replacement
As great as Lu Dort is defensively, he has some glaring flaws that Wallace simply doesn’t have. OKC is gonna have the most versatile lineup in the NBA!
Tbh I think he’s gonna be Tre manns replacement as backup PG
I don’t think he replaces dort, dort is a needed starter, granted has flaws but he has experience and defended the best but for sure Wallace takes 6th man and leads the 2nd unit
im sorry but cason wallace is not even in the same realm as a point of attack defender that dort is. cason is 193 and lu is 220 or somwhere around there. dude would get picked apart by luka who lu has to guard and he does it at a high level. same goes for jalen williams, he’s a good defender but would also get cooked by luka as well. not even just luka, even other players such as dame, durant, kawhi, ingram, etc. lu may be inconsistent on offense but his defense will be hard to replace
OKC is the opposite of versatile lol.
@@timmytheinventor4746 u smokin good crack my guy
Bro, I’m so fckn excited!
OKC resident and fan here absolutely love the pick. Sure was hoping for lively but we got a steal being able to trade up and get that shitty contract of beetans so we can flip it later
⚡️ThunderUp⚡️
Thunder Up, chet is worth 5 games
We win around 45 games.
Cason Wallace is gonna be a great bench unit guy to help defensively when dorts out and keep a steady ship on offense. While in with starters, he can spot up shoot.
They also have a 3rd rookie in Chet
4 ball handlers and Chet is honestly ridiculous to think about. Especially when the ball handlers are savy like SGA, crafty like Giddey, dominate/physical like Jalen, n got a legit lockdown/potentially best in the league defender in Cason Wallace to play next to a another shutdown like Lou Dort. Fuck man, what has the league let happen. These dudes got 35 picks in the next 5..
KC Jones 60 years later. Best on ball defensive guard, ever.
Don’t forget about the 2022 NBA #11 overall draft pick, Ousmane Dieng, is special at 6’10” with a PG13 bag on both ends of the floor. 😮
Cason really didn’t show himself at Ky., he would rather feed his teammates first. And as you know, OKC has plenty of hungry dogs.!! He will fit in fine.
Presti likes players who wants to ball and it’s a team player
This ain't going to work Shai Giddey Williams and now Cason this is players demanding trades outta okc
@@theetruth8626 bro shai, Giddey and Williams been workin 😂those 3 alone been doin more than anybody this year. Cason will be what Dort and Tre Mann should be. He’ll be manns replacement
@@Darealmenxce that's understandable if he's somebody replacement otherwise this is a fire that's going to start sparking
I like what OKC is doing. But honestly the Nuggets have proven beyond a doubt size matters. I just don't think OKC will ever be able to rebound at the level to beat Den in a best of 7
Could they have had like a too muchnof a good thing situation? Not saying anything is wrong. I just thought they wouldnt really be able to use all those picks. Are they doing what Sac kinda did this year. Princton, or jungle.
As a okc fan in presti we trust
Turn the sound up.
Give me a well rounded deep line up over a top heavy one like Phoenix any day
I kinda of get creating a team of positioned players as that seems to be the direction of the league. One problem is going I be how exactly doe that match up the Nuggets? That does no work against he Nuggets, but I guess time will tell.
LOL. I tell you these fans are delusional as hell 😂😂 None of their current bigs are elite rim protectors or defenders. Chet shown flashes in the Summer League but it's a big question how he will fare with the likes of Embiid-AD-Jokic etc. Heck, even Giannis. And yet, they are hyping that OKC don't need a big whatsover and decided to draft guards 😂
OKC knows what they are doing. All their players are defensive minded and strong offensive players as well.
This video made me less mad at the nba
Just when OKC accumulates a lot of talent, the new cba will not let them keep half of them 😂😂😂
and dont forget about expansion team rumours as well
They don't need to keep them, they can package players and picks for a stud or 2
We will be able to keep most of them at least shai josh and jdub for 4-5 more years giddey definitely getting resigned and he's only 20 averaging 17ppg , jdub showing promising signs also so he'll be getting resigned too. Dort contract is the most expensive besides shai so they'll most likely be looking to trade him and other players for a star maybe
Okc hasn't made any bad picks people have to look at the bigger picture and okc has interchangeable players and depth at every possible position.
I okc makes the playoffs next season thunder top 5 or 6 in the west thunders loaded i think wallace surprise coulf end up surprising players fans etc i think is the guy be another hidden geme but i think keontae could have few goods games but okc will blow up this yr
This was the year the Thunder were supposed to round the curve. Bringing in Holngren, adding another lottery pick, and enough capspace to add an allstar, they easily could be top 3 seed, but instead they let their contract clock continue to tick by taking on a bunch of garbage cap space and taking a developmental player. This doesn't mean they can't be a top 6 seed by any means, but they could have been top 3, and next year the Thunder are down another year until they have to pay Giddey.
Jaylen Brown your next video Hoops Digest 🙏🙏🙏
I mean unless one of these young core guys ends up becoming a generational player, the best value you can get from them is trading for a star who wants out of their current team.
Young cores in recent history who've really taken off had a player who was generational-Steph in GS, KD in OKC
OKC loaded PG 😂😅😂😅😅😂😂
You miss the Poku impact.
Why we can't get front Court help😢
I like how all these so-called sports experts was predicting the thunder to trade a bunch of their assets for some disgruntled superstar like Beal I knew that wasn't going to happen the thunder is going to keep doing what they are doing and that's build from the draft they don't want some damn has been superstar that doesn't want to be here
If Shai wasn't a SHAKE, but instead a MALT... You'd have Cason Wallace. Thick with it!
I think of Jalen williams as a 3 or 4
I think they need to move for OG or Siakam and finish up that versatility while adding veteran presence to a front court position, especially when you consider their cap situation is great now, but what happens when you need to start paying all these rising stars? It means your window might be closing before its truly opened.
They definitely can't keep all them but they will eventually have to trade a couple them or don't resign who doesn't fit their team..
No need to keep them all when you have a legit farm system. Next man up with no hiccups. They compared him to Dort, which can very well be his replacement if need be
nothing is wrong with thunder picking cason. he looks promising. its just that thunder have no interest on moving dort away. when thunder become a contender, they will realize that inconsistency will hurt the team in the long run. memphis learned it the hard way with dillon brooks.
What are you talking about
@@5935mike u know what im talking about u just play dumb
What if SGA demands a trade to Boston? Is okc ready for this situation?
OKC also signed Oscar Tshiebwe who I think is going to turn out to be a good bench player for them.
No they didn't
he signed with Indiana sadly :( would’ve loved to have Oscar in OKC though
Why tf you just lying
Bro just lied for no reason
Cason Wallace reminds me more of Davion Mitchell than Lu
I was wondering if we Warriors fans could trade our "light years" GM's and management for Sam Presti. How bout if we throw in Klay?
As a Warriors fan seeing the continual, year upon year sh*t show - our horrible draft record, (after Jeerry West left the organization), I am so jealous of the OKC management. If you scroll thru the comments on Warriors draft and compare those comments on an OKC draft, you'll see great praise of Sam Pres, not the same with comments about Warriors organization. Count your blessings OKC. When Curry leaves we are going to be crap.
Let's not forget how controversial Pokusevski was, oh wait, that was warranted 🤦♂️.
Okc to the wcf this up coming season 2025 champs the following season
DPOTY
cason wallace 6'2 w/out shoe
6'4 w/ shoes, thankfully they play w/their shoes on
Sga is bigger and play bigger he get two feet in the paint mine well start headed the other way
i hope they dont get rid of the coach..... hornets were an exciting team 2 years ago even though they wernt good. last year they were just embarresing
Lets hope this isnt a KD , Russ , Westbrook run back where they trade one of these guys 😂😊
Yah I'm starting to come around, positionless basketball
Looks more like Jrue Holiday then Shai
So we just going to forget about chet
Hoping THUNDER are now ripe it's about time
They have a bunch of borderline stars who will actually never become stars.
I am bummed idk even know these guys. Hearing that okc has guys that could be all stars is either two things; bs or guys that are already all stars, just not getting views. Damn small market bs.
The audacity of SAS, a Knick fan.
Thunder are trying to trade for superstar like Paul George in exchange of giddey who is due for extension plus william brothers and bertans as a salary filler
Thunder made a strong under the radar move by signing KJ Williams
Teams are looking for bigs there's plenty young guards
Giddey is not getting traded 🤣🤣 if anything dort,Mann and others will be gone.... giddey and jdub are getting resigned for sure
@@mr.putiton5794 bruh stop it nobody wants Dort contract especially under this new CBA and Tre Mann under rookie contract so his contract not going to shed no salary
@@mr.putiton5794 sometimes y'all be talking just to be talking without even looking at the actual facts OKC thought they was going to be able to cheat the system but the NBA stop that quickly
With chet coming they gonna explode
Ngl I see him starting over Dort soon
Still waiting on that veteran presence at center like a Perkins and we set
People will be really hyping this "OKC is pLaYinG poSitioNlesS" shit 😂😂. Like they forgot last 3 NBA champions had elite rebounders on their team. Joker for the Nuggets, Looney for the Warriors (despite being smaller than your traditional big, he turns to prime Rodman every playoffs lol), and Giannis and Lopez for the Bucks.
And what, OKC will do good because they are playing "positionless" and their starting 5 will be Holgrem? 😂😂 These OKC fans will get a dose of reality when Chet is being banged up by the likes of Embiid-AD-Joker etc. in the paint, because you know, apparently they are good with their current bigs. 😂😂
It kind of makes me mad
Lively was there , yall got too many guards. Watch Lively shine with Luka.
Thunder fans. Think James harden off the bench when he was here.
Nah
This is why some people like Trump and a lot don't...let that sink in !!!.Thunder up !!!
OKC is just a jumping point. They will never ever win a championship
SGA will be traded.
Actually the smart thing to do is spend their cap space now vs wait. They can always go over the cap with their own players later. It’s set up to reward those who draft well.
But again everyone kisses Sam prestis ass like he’s GM servant.
Go make a real move dude. You still will have 11-12 picks
“Everyone kisses his ass” well since LEBRON JAMES kisses his ass 😂 I’ll trust LEBRON JAMES over some random on the internet 😂😂😂😂
@@ishyameru6232 hey man really appreciate the opinion. Stay in touch
Coming from a Hawks fan I'm starting to see that stockpiling picks doesn't work. How many drafts and picks do you need to be competitive? No team that stockpiled picks has won anything and honestly I think it hurts players. 7 1st rd picks in 3 yrs and hardly a play in team
@@MeechG bro every time I think about the thunder it reminds me of the hawks too!! Just not on the same extreme.
A few years back the hawks were the thunder today. Had the hot shot all nba talent and all these prospects that everyone thought we’re gonna be all nba studs.
Trae had Collins Hunter okonwu Capela cam reddish huerter Jalen Johnson Cooper.
You thought that there was no way that anything could go wrong after stockpiling draft picks and players.
They never made the move to get over the hump and they fizzled out once it was time to start paying their players real money.
And as you probably agree with... part of the reason why the hawks flopped was because they had too many young players and not enough mins to go around to properly develop players and assign roles to.
In other words they didn’t consolidate their assets.
Thunder gonna do the same thing if they don’t Learn from the hawks. Because soon their team is gonna get very expensive and you can’t just keep drafting your way out of it because in the end everyone can’t get mins. Nba contenders win with 8-9 man rotations and 2-4 great players. Not 1-2 good to great players and 10 other kids under 25.
@@DrRobGilles never forget the Process or the Celtics over the last 10 years
Oh so scary
It's ok u will be crying when u lose by 40 to them
@@israeldavila5073 you funny
@@israeldavila5073 Champs OKC will never win a championship
@@israeldavila5073 all they're going to beat us by 40 okay are they going to get the job done
@@israeldavila5073 stop playing with me there's a reason why the Timberwolves are play in Champions
Stop it stop it
Stop acting like this is the best defensive team like everyone's good defensively better than OKC
Definitely a Rocket fan…
@@Sean-lf6zi lol
Rockets fan detected 😂
least obvious Rockets fan
Sounding like a hater bro😅😅😅
As a celtics fan. I like this organization. They are smart and they know how to draft. I would trust them.
Sam Presti is from Boston and grew up watching the Celtics dynasty. Thunder are like a less successful small market western version of the C’s. Spurs are great as well
@@808bboarder oh that's litt!! I like them even more now!