Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti met with the media on Monday to conduct his end-of-season exit interview. Presti, who speaks publicly only a few times during the year, talked about the current state of the franchise as the regular season came to a conclusion last Sunday. The Thunder are currently in the middle of a rebuild as it tries to gather a top draft pick with its fourth-best and 12th-best lottery odds in the 2022 draft lottery.
Let’s take a look at some of the more noteworthy quotes and paraphrases during this over two-hour-long presser with Presti and what it all could potentially mean down the road.