The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Tuesday as they prepare for their home game against the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday.
It was the second day of a rare two-day break, who are coming off of a three-game road trip that finished with a back-to-back over the weekend. At 10-4, the Thunder will enjoy a slow week as they’ll only play two home games this week.
At practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and guard Vasilije Micic spoke with the media.
Daigneault provided an injury update on Jalen Williams, who missed OKC’s historic win over the Portland Trail Blazers with a hip strain. Meanwhile, Micic had some pretty high praise for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander considering his decorated overseas career.
Here’s a quick recap of Tuesday’s Thunder practice:
Mark Daigneault said Jalen Williams will be out tomorrow against the Bulls
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Mark Daigneault said Poku and Tre Mann are with the Blue for practice and their G League assignments won’t be long
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Just saw Davis Bertans swish like 20 straight corner 3s lol
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Mark Daigneault on what he learned from playing 5/6 on the road: “I just thought we showed pretty good maturity and grit in those games. We played in some pretty good environments… We’ve learned from the experience hopefully.”
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Mark Daigneault on the challenges of players accepting they might not play in crunch time during the 4Q: pic.twitter.com/lEgSxSgmGb
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Mark Daigneault on Cason Wallace getting defensive reps on Steph Curry:
“It’s important for his development but he’s also earned it. We weren’t doing it solely for his development. We were doing it because he’s shown he can help us in those situations.”
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Lmao pic.twitter.com/Km9nX09Kui
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Vasilije Micic: “These back-to-back games is really hard. I don’t know how these guys have managed to do that. I’m still recovering from Portland.”
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Vasilije Micic on SGA: “He’s one of the most talented guys I’ve ever saw live.”
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