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2022 NBA draft: Draft grades and thoughts from experts over the Thunder 2022 rookie class

Let’s take a look at what the experts said about the Thunder 2022 draft class.

The Oklahoma City Thunder completed the 2022 NBA draft by selecting four players including three in the top 12 of the draft.

The Thunder selected Chet Holmgren at No. 2, Ousmane Dieng at No. 11, Jalen Williams at No. 12 and Jaylin Williams at No. 34.

The Thunder introduced their four rookies on Saturday during their introductory press conference with each speaking glowingly about the franchise and general manager Sam Presti.

Usually, following drafts, sports pundits hand out grades for teams on the haul they got. Let’s take a look at what draft experts said about the Thunder draft. To read OKC Thunder Wire’s grades, click this link.

(Credit to The Rockets Wire’s Ben DuBose for accumulating the draft grade posts. For the Houston Rockets’ version, click here.)

OKC Thunder rookies Jaylin Williams, Jalen Williams recreate Spider-Man meme to perfection

This was too good from Jaylin Williams and Jalen Williams.

The 2022 NBA Draft has come and gone but memes last forever.

At the NBA Draft over the weekend, the Oklahoma City Thunder drafted Jalen Williams No. 12 overall out of Santa Clara. Then, just 22 spots later, the Thunder drafted Jaylin Williams from Arkansas at No. 34, prompting a deluge of jokes from Twitter about the similarity of their names.

Quite a hilarious coincidence, right? Sure, it might be hell on the announcers that have to differentiate the two for the fans in the future, but the two seem to be forming a fast friendship after they met previously at May’s NBA Draft combine.

And now, that friendship has evolved into memes, as Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams recreated the iconic Spider-Man meme as a token of their shared namesake.

You’ve gotta love it! Talk about new teammate camaraderie coming out in full force here. I, for one, cannot wait to see what Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams can do for the Thunder in the years to come.

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Takeaways from Thunder 2022 rookies intro press conference

Here’s what Sam Presti and the rookies said in Saturday’s introductory presser.

The Oklahoma City Thunder introduced their rookies in their introductory press conference on Saturday with Thunder general manager Sam Presti in attendance.

Rookies Chet Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams all spoke with the Thunder media for the first time since being drafted in the 2022 NBA draft.

Holmgren went No. 2, Dieng went No. 11, Jalen Williams went No. 12 and Jaylin Williams went No. 34.

Let’s take a look at some of the more noteworthy quotes and paraphrases from the media availability as the fanbase got to know the four rookies a little bit more as Summer League quickly approaches for the team.

Jersey numbers revealed for OKC Thunder rookies

Find out what the jersey numbers are for the four Thunder rookies and which current player decided to change his number.

The Oklahoma City Thunder announced the jersey numbers for the four rookies selected in Thursday’s 2022 NBA draft on Friday.

Chet Holmgren will wear #7.

Ousmane Dieng will wear #13.

Jalen Williams will wear #8.

Jaylin Williams will wear #6.

Forward Darius Bazley, who is entering his fourth season with the team, also changed his jersey number from #7 to #55 — likely to accommodate Holmgren’s jersey number request.

Thunder general manager Sam Presti and the four rookies will hold their introductory press conference with the media on Saturday, June 25 at 3 p.m. CT.

The rookies will likely receive their new jerseys at the end of the presser for a photoshoot.

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2022 NBA draft: Best OKC Thunder photos from draft night

Let’s take a look at some of the better Thunder photos from Thursday night.

The 2022 NBA draft is officially in the books for the Oklahoma City Thunder as the team added four rookies to the team with three top-12 picks and a second-round pick.

This was easily the busiest night of the calendar year for the Thunder as the franchise adds four more players to its rebuild.

The Thunder added Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren at No. 2, NZ Breakers forward Ousmane Dieng at No. 11, Santa Clara guard Jalen Williams at No. 12 and Arkansas forward Jaylin Williams at No. 34.

Let’s take a look at some of the better photos from draft night in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for the new Thunder rookies.

2022 NBA draft: Grading the Thunder selections

Handing out grades for the Oklahoma City Thunder 2022 NBA draft class.

The 2022 NBA draft is officially in the books and the Oklahoma City Thunder went home with four new players that includes three who went in the top 12.

Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren, NZ Breakers forward Ousmane Dieng, Santa Clara guard Jalen Williams and Arkansas forward Jaylin Williams will all call Oklahoma City their home for at least the next four years.

Despite a curveball thrown from the Orlando Magic as they surprisingly took Duke forward Paolo Banchero first overall, the Thunder were able to get the guy they were projected the most to get in Holmgren at No. 2.

Let’s grade each of the four picks.

The Oklahoma City Thunder drafted both Jalen and Jaylin Williams and Twitter had jokes

Good luck to every NBA announcer calling OKC Thunder games.

Ever have something so good that you want another one? Perhaps that something is a slice of pizza, or maybe another piece of cake.

They aim higher in the NBA. How about two of the same player? That’s what OKC did during Thursday night’s draft when selecting Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams.

OK, different players, same name.

Jalen Williams went to the Thunder with the 12th pick of the draft (OKC’s second of the night) before they took Jaylin Williams with the No. 34 overall pick (OKC’s fourth of the draft).

And while the two J. Wills’ are teammates for the first time, they spent (too) much time around one other at May’s NBA Draft combine.

As you may have guessed, the internet was fascinated with the Thunder’s pairing of the two.

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2022 NBA draft: Thunder select Jalen Williams at No. 12

The Thunder added three top-12 picks with Jalen Williams.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have selected Santa Clara guard Jalen Williams at No. 12 in the 2022 NBA draft.

Williams spent three seasons in college with Santa Clara, where he averaged 18 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists on 51.3 percent shooting in 33 games.

The Thunder added three top-12 picks to their roster in Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren, NZ Breakers’ Ousmane Dieng and Williams.

The Thunder were able to acquire the No. 11 pick from the New York Knicks in a trade that sent away multiple future first-round draft picks.

The Thunder own one more pick in the second round at No. 34 overall for the 2022 NBA draft.

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