Following a second win against the LA Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder held a practice session on Friday before they hit the road to Texas for a Saturday matchup against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Thunder are 2-3 after losing their first three games.
A hoodie-wearing Chet Holmgren was spotted at the practice facility putting some shots up and was once again the final player left on the court. Aleksej Pokusevski continued to work individually with assistant coach Dave Bliss.
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and guard Tre Mann spoke with the media following practice. Here are the biggest quotes and paraphrases from Friday.
Here at the Thunder practice facility pic.twitter.com/bjnFyyifIe
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Poku has been working with Dave Bliss a lot this season from what I’ve seen pic.twitter.com/kCPVyJ7JCW
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Mark Daigneault said there’s still no formal update on Josh Giddey and Jalen Williams
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Mark Daigneault said Josh Giddey & Jalen Williams will travel with the team to Dallas
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Hoodie Chet 👀 pic.twitter.com/uMJM4izawC
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Hoodie Kenrich 👀 pic.twitter.com/nRC2JiFRv2
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Tre Mann said SGA’s fav nickname is the one he gave him: “Him Kardashian.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Mark Daigneault said he doesn’t stress low turnover totals because he wants his team to be aggressive and for the ball to constantly move: “We’re willing to take the benefits and aggressiveness of ball movement even if the cost is a few more turnovers.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
I asked Daigneault about letting his assistants control huddles during TOs
More importantly, when he was answering, he pointed out how Poku spiked a ball out of frustration after missing 3 shots but made the 4th:
“When he misses 3 in a row in a game, maybe he should try that.” pic.twitter.com/QQBBMncF80
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 28, 2022
Him Kardashian > Himmy Turner
“Him Kardashian, I am” @tre2mann3 is this you?
Question of the day! @CAlmanza1007 pic.twitter.com/XJUFPO5JdU
— Chloe Kennedy Jung (@ChloKenJung) October 28, 2022
