The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Wednesday following their home win against the Orlando Magic. It was their fourth consecutive win and now sits at 4-3.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander once again played like one of the best players in the league during that win as he finished with 34 points on 12-of-18 shooting.
Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and rookie forward Ousmane Dieng spoke with the media following practice. Daigneault spoke extensively about G League affiliate OKC Blue’s head coach Kameron Woods as they held their media day on the same day.
Here are some of the most noteworthy quotes and paraphrases from their sessions.
Here at the Thunder practice facility pic.twitter.com/qAkmBJPz9w
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Chet putting up some shots pic.twitter.com/VX6h3sHEO1
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Chet Holmgren is the last player left on the practice court
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Mark Daigneault said not playing Kenrich Williams or Mike Muscala last night was to free up some rotation minutes for the rest of the roster and that it could be something he does again in the future
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Mark Daigneault on Ousmane Dieng’s performance last night: “I thought he was good. He continues to progress… I thought he was competitive… He’s just gotta have a baseline of competitiveness. Every good player has that. It’s a learned skill and it’s hard to do.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Mark Daigneault talks about Blue HC Kam Woods and how excited he is for him and the team pic.twitter.com/o0aH99I9F5
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Mark Daigneault on Kam Woods becoming Blue HC: “He’s certainly ready for more on his plate. He’s done a hell of a job with us here over the last couple of years. He’s progressed his career very quickly. It’s well deserved.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Mark Daigneault said his ability to communicate and relate to players started in the G League. Mentions how cutting G League players is a lot tougher to do than NBA players and that brought a lot of humility to him
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
Ousmane Dieng said the Magic played physically hard last night to start the game and he thought the team did a good job at matching the physicality
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) November 2, 2022
I asked Mark Daigneault about how good the #Thunder have been in 3rd quarters this season pic.twitter.com/JCQPQlZEmG
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) November 2, 2022
