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Clemente Almanza

Thunder GM Sam Presti pre-lottery presser takeaways

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Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti spoke with the media before Tuesday night’s 2022 NBA draft lottery. Presti talked about the lottery system and how it relates to his team, who own the fourth-best and 12th-best (via the LA Clippers) odds.

The draft lottery will be held on Tuesday at 7 p.m. CT on ESPN. Meanwhile, the 2022 NBA draft will be held on June 23.

Here are some of the more noteworthy quotes from the presser with Presti. Shoutout to all of the Thunder beat reporters who were able to attend the presser and tweet out these quotes from their respective Twitter accounts.

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