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Biggest Questions, Standouts From Thursday at the NBA Draft Combine

Chatter surrounding the Thunder’s draft plan continued while several players made their marks in the day’s in-game action.

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Philadelphia City Council names Joel Embiid Most Valuable… Philadelphian

The Sixers ended their season in embarrassing fashion last week, stringing back-to-back uninspired efforts together to end their season in Round 2. Philadelphia City Council may have just managed to up the ante on how humiliating the season's finish ...

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Behind the Scenes of the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery

For nearly four decades the lottery has been a big night on the NBA calendar. Here is how it all went down last night.

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Thunder GM Sam Presti pre-lottery presser takeaways

Biggest quotes from Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti pre-lottery presser that he held on Tuesday.

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Bill Simmons suggests that the Lakers should go after Thunder GM Sam Presti

Bill Simmons believes Sam Presti could fix the Lakers

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NBA Draft Lottery Simulation: Five Scenarios to Watch

Thinking through possible outcomes for the 2022 NBA draft lottery.

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Thunder OTD: Saturday marks three-year anniversary of Damian Lillard’s logo shot in 2019 NBA playoffs

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti talks about potential extensions for Lu Dort, Darius Bazley

"I feel like those guys are pretty invested in what we're trying to accomplish. We'll just work through it and do it in a way that hopefully can work for everybody if that's possible, great, otherwise we'll wait and get it the following year."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti admits potential 2023 CBA negotiations are important to team’s rebuild

"If you're trying to run an NBA franchise... in 20 of the 30 cities, you're going to be tuned into CBA, revenue sharing and TV deal. Those things really set the cast for how you operate."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti said the team isn’t competing with its past in terms of future success

"Kevin Durant is a basketball god, James Harden is a basketball genius, and Russell Westbrook is a basketball warrior."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti believes the Clippers will be title favorites in the near future

"I think they're going to be the odds-on favorite to probably win the title in the future."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti shares story about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander the night he traded Russell Westbrook

"If this guy ever becomes a player, I've got to remember this story. I'm confident enough now to tell you the story, because I think this guy is going to be a player."

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NBA exec on Russell Westbrook’s trade value: Extremely negative but all it takes is one team

Michael Scotto: I asked a few NBA executives what they thought of Russell Westbrook's trade value now. One NBA executive said, "Westbrook will still be viewed as a negative asset by most teams, but some teams might be willing to take on one bad year ...

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Internal discussions on LeBron James’ future have not taken place yet?

The marriage between LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers (33-49) is at a tenuous point. James has only one season left on his contract, and while he can sign a two-year extension in August, it's unclear whether he will. "Based on my ...

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti expects to search for a new home arena for G League’s Blue

"We have a challenge on our hands because the NBA or the G-League doesn't want us playing in our arena next year... but like it is an NBA arena, so it should be good enough for the G-League."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti a fan of the Play-In and potential Mid-Season tournament

"The long-term impact for the league, what that could mean, if a non-traditional fan base or a younger fan base can grow up with that and see that maybe in a different light than the first three or four years of it, I think it could do amazing things for…

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OKC Thunder quotes: Sam Presti talks about his long-term future with the team

"I know I'm not going to be the last general manager for the Thunder because there's an end to everything, but I'm not thinking about that right now."

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Sam Presti responds to anti-tankers calling the Thunder the black eye of the NBA

"Not everybody should be a publisher at the end of the day"

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OKC Thunder quotes: Biggest takeaways from GM Sam Presti’s exit interview

Here's over two hours worth of content wrapped up in one article for those who couldn't watch:

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OKC Thunder news: Derrick Favors expected to pick up player option

Expect to see Derrick Favors' $10.2 million salary on the payroll for next season.

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OKC Thunder quotes: What head coach Mark Daigneault and players said about Sam Presti’s plan

The good news for Thunder fans is that the most important players on the team in SGA & Giddey seem to understand what's going on with "The Plan."

Los Angeles Times

Bill Plaschke: Lakers' season has been a collection of pratfalls and airballs

LOS ANGELES — After the Lakers blew a lead and lost to Golden State in the first game of this season, LeBron James was asked whether he had any advice for Russell Westbrook, who had made all of four baskets.

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OKC Thunder quotes: Kevin Durant shares thoughts on the 2012 James Harden trade, said Sam Presti never really involved him in decisions

"I didn't feel like I had that relationship with [Presti] that [I can] just walk in and have conversations like that for one you know, so I was just, I just had to be down with anything that they did."

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OKC Thunder quotes: Mark Daigneault talks about LeBron’s Sam Presti praise

"A lot of my appreciation for Sam comes in the nuances of working with him. I think people that are great at what they do and that are great craftsmen, they're good because of what's invisible."

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OKC Thunder rumors: NBA GM said he’s heard that LeBron James wants Thunder GM Sam Presti to replace Rob Pelinka

"I heard that he was trying to get Sam Presti in there to replace Rob. I don’t see that happening, but I could see him trying to get Pelinka out of there."

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