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2022-23 Thunder Exit Interviews: What players said about Mark Daigneault

Almost the entire roster was asked their thoughts on Mark Daigneault, with each praising him for the job he’s done in his tenure.

During exit interviews, several Oklahoma City Thunder players spoke highly of head coach Mark Daigneault.

Deservingly so — the third-year coach was named a finalist for Coach of the Year as he helped led the Thunder to a 40-42 record and a postseason win. After being projected to be one of the worst teams in the league, the young Thunder were one of the biggest overachievers.

Daigneault was not present in exit interviews due to his wife Ashley Kerr — who is an assistant coach for OU women’s gymnastics — giving birth to their daughter that same day.

With that said though, Daigneault’s aura was felt as player after player spoke glowingly about his coaching. Let’s look at the best quotes regarding Daigneault.

2022-23 OKC Thunder exit interviews: Biggest takeaways

Here are the best quotes and takeaways from the Thunder’s exit interviews:

The Oklahoma City Thunder held their exit interviews on Saturday as head coach Mark Daigneault and players officially spoke for the final time in the 2022-23 season.

This comes a day after they suffered a season-ending loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, as they were eliminated in the play-in tournament.

Despite the lopsided loss, the Thunder enters the offseason with tons of optimism — owning the youngest roster in the league, they blew expectations out of the water.

Let’s recap some of the best quotes and paraphrases from the day-long exit interviews as the Thunder prepare to flip the page onto the 2023-24 season.

OKC Thunder news: Derrick Favors expected to pick up player option

Expect to see Derrick Favors’ $10.2 million salary on the payroll for next season.

Oklahoma City Thunder center Derrick Favors revealed during Tuesday’s exit interviews that he will most likely pick up his $10.2 million player option for the 2022-23 season.

Favors also said he expects to be back with the team next season but it’s important to keep in mind what a player says and what Thunder GM Sam Presti does are two completely different things. I would expect that Presti tries to offload Favors in the offseason but if it requires draft compensation, I think he would rather just keep or waive him.

For Favors, it’s probably the smart move to pick up the $10.2 million option; it’s hard to envision Favors making that type of money in the open market as the 30-year-old did not have the best season and has a ton of miles racked up.

Favors finished the season averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 39 games before being shut down due to lower back soreness.

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OKC Thunder quotes: Biggest takeaways from Thunder Exit Interviews

Here’s a list of some of the most noteworthy quotes and paraphrased from today’s six-hour-long exit interviews.

The Oklahoma City Thunder held its exit interviews on Tuesday. The team’s 2021-22 regular season came to a conclusion this past Sunday with a 50-point loss against the LA Clippers. The Thunder finished the season with a 24-58 record and with the fourth-best lottery odds.

This was the first time the likes of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey and Lu Dort spoke with the media in some time as all three have dealt with variosu injuries, so let’s take a look at what some of the more noteworthy quotes and paraphrases were from this six-hour long process that included Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and 14 players. The only players who didn’t speak were Mike Muscala and Vit Krejci.

OKC Thunder news: Exit Interviews set for Tuesday

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault will be first up at 9 a.m. CT.

The Oklahoma City Thunder will hold its exit interviews throughout the day on Tuesday. Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is scheduled to speak first at 9 a.m. CT followed by subsequent players throughout the day.

This will be the first time media will hear from players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort and Kenrich Williams in several weeks as all four missed significant time after the All-Star break due to various injuries.

The Thunder concluded its 2021-22 regular season on Sunday night with a 50-point loss to the LA Clippers that clinched the franchise the fourth-best lottery odds with a 24-58 record.

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