After the Thunder sent away Westbrook and George, most people think they will enter the rebuilding period immediately. However, the team manager Presti did not say in the press conference that the team will proceed." "Rebulid", he used the word "reshape". It turns out that they did it. The transitional Thunder also made the playoffs, but after sending away Paul, they really entered After the reconstruction period, what did the Thunder do during the reconstruction this summer? What are the highlights during the reconstruction process?
Main players introduced:
Favors, Josh Kiddy, Trey Mann, Robinson Earle, Aaron Wiggins
Main players leaving:
Horford , Moses Brown, Kemba Walker (actually he did not play for the Thunder), Tony Bradley
new season starter & main rotation prediction:
starter : Alexander, Dort, Pokushevsky, Bezley, Favors Substitutes: Josh Kiddy, Maledon, Kenrich Williams, Robbie, Muscala
1. Alexander’s health
Last season, Alexander had a very efficient performance, averaging 23.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game, and his three field goal percentages were as high as 50.7%, 41.8% and 80.8%. He succeeded in winning the match this summer. The team reached a five-year $170 million early renewal contract. Alexander’s performance on the court has been very good,And still improving, the only concern I have for him comes from the health aspect-at the end of last season, Alexander suffered from plantar fasciitis and has not played since.
Plantar fasciitis is a more troublesome disease. Overtraining is one of the main causes of plantar fasciitis-and Alexander is called a "training hall rat" by the trainer, describing that he often soaks in training Pavilion. Hard training is a good thing, but plantar fasciitis is very troublesome. It is a disease that cannot be cured. Treatment is only a temporary cure, and it is necessary to prevent recurrence at all times.
There is no specific report on the severity of Alexander's injury. Did the Thunder stop him from playing out of protection and because of the lack of pursuit of record, or because the injury is not minor? These need to look at Alexander's performance and attendance in the new season, and there will naturally be answers.
2. How to renew multitude ?
Dortmund was a 2019 loser. After signing a two-way contract with the Thunder, he made rapid progress and finally signed a formal contract. His contract will expire in the 2022-23 season.
Dortmund’s contract is special. Although there are still two years left, if he waits for the end of this contract to renew his contract, then he will be a completely free player-it is likely to be another ball The team is carried away; if he renews his contract with him in the summer of next year, then Dortmund’s identity is restricted free agent (this involves a more complicated labor-management agreement, no more litigation, just the conclusion), then it is big Probability can keep him.
Will Presti renew his contract with Dort one year in advance, or do he believe that Dort will stay with the Thunder and wait until the next year to renew his contract?
3. Special training Poco
The Thunder selected Pokushevsky in last year’s draft.This is a more interesting player, with a height of 2.13 meters, who can play shooting guards and small forwards, and has a certain ability to dribble and pass the ball. At the end of last season, Poco had a good performance, but throughout the season, his scoring efficiency was too low and not stable enough.
After the end of the season, Poco returned to Europe for a short break for two weeks, and then immediately returned to Oklahoma City to train, but he did not participate in this year's summer league-according to the team reporter, the team has a special training plan for him . As for the content of the special training, there is no relevant news at all. Look forward to it in the new season~
4. Draft? Smoke bomb conference! !
This year, Presti played tricks with various media and reporters in the draft.
Thunder has the sixth pick of this year. As we all know, there are five rookies at the T1 level this year, so there is an embarrassing situation of "five rookies, Thunder sixth". The news that the team wants to trade up should be true. ——The No. 1 pick Cunningham played in Oklahoma City in his freshman season and has a very high popularity in the local area; Alexander and Mobley have a common trainer, and the two have a lot of interaction early; the Thunder tried out early Barnes, praised him, and Barnes's draft market this year has been rising since then.
However, the Thunder’s own No. 6 pick did not receive any real news from any reporter. One month before the draft, various sources of information were basically “sure” that the Thunder would choose guard Burknight or forward Cuminga, and never Rumors related to Josh Kiddy spread. On the day of the draft, Burknight, who was used by the Thunder as a smoke bomb, fell to the 11th pick. His expression was very interesting at the time... Thunder manager Presti has always done a good job of keeping secrets, but there is often no news before. Outflow, Burknight, who passed so long this year, turned out to be a smoke bomb. It seems Presti is also trying new tricks.
In the end, Kiddy was selected. After the surprise, it is completely understandable. If Burknight is a smoke bomb prepared early, he is indeed a good candidate for the top five rookies. At the same time, he is also in line with the Thunder in the past two years. The draft standard of the United States-the position of ambiguous multi-function players & international players, you must know that the Thunder now has a lot of international players on the team.
5. The future of the team
Presti has secretly inspected the rookies in 2022 this year.Coupled with the buyout of the team and Kemba Walker, we have reason to believe that the Thunder will be a bad one for at least another year. Here, players and coaches will talk about the future of the team.
1. Player
The Thunder’s lineup looks young, but the two determined cores, Alexander and Dortmund, will soon start to get a second contract. Their growth curve is actually not the same as the team’s reconstruction. Completely in a rhythm, the two are already very good and can be the core players of a playoff team, but the Thunder's lineup is currently unable to keep up with their progress. How to collaborate with Alexander, Dortmund and the team in the future Rhythm is not a small problem-but the team has been trying to build a suitable lineup around Alexander, that is, each position has a certain ability to shoot and break points. On the one hand, this lineup can help Alexander pull the space and make him comfortable. Ground breakthrough, on the other hand, it can also help him undertake certain organizational tasks.
I have to say that Presti’s level of building a lineup around the players is too high. The muscle basketball lineup built around Westbrook before is also more suitable for Westbrook-maybe some friends will refute me and think that Westbrook will be equipped with four. A player who can shoot is the best solution. In fact, it’s not. If Westbrook is assigned four pitchers, the team’s defense will definitely have a lot of problems. By filling the offensive approach, the Wizards have already demonstrated and passed Only entered the Eastern Conference playoffs in the playoffs, not to mention that there are top scorers like Bill in the Wizards. Just imagine that Westbrook is equipped with a "one star and four shot" lineup after and Durant leave. , Can the Thunder make the playoffs? The author thinks it is very difficult. Instead, it’s a muscular basketball lineup, a good team defense (the Thunder have always been good defensive data, except last season), let Westbrook lead the team to push back and make the best use of Westbrook’s speed and body. He has been competitive in the West for a long time-this is very rare for a small city team that basically can't sign high-quality players in the free agent market every year.
2. Coach
The Thunder has the youngest lineup in the league, as well as the youngest coach in the league. Head coach Mark Degnot has previously followed Donovan in the NCAA for many years.After entering NBA , he became the head coach of the Development League for five years and led the team. During the coaching process last season, he showed a lot of shining points, and there were also a lot of "show operations"-such as putting up the five major lineups without guards and using them non-stop Ground pick-and-rolls and sudden points to create scoring opportunities.
So far, Degnot is already a qualified NBA head coach, but how far can he lead the Thunder? Will there be excessive anger and insufficient strength in the future? These questions are currently unanswered. Like many of the questions and highlights mentioned earlier, we need to continue to observe in the new season.
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