OKC Thunder Capture NBA Draft Lottery Picks | Playoff Matchups Down to Two

The Oklahoma City Thunder are getting another NBA Draft Lottery after the L.A. Clippers fell to the Golden State Warriors. How a top pick would change the OKC Thunder. Plus, the Suns and Warriors will face off to determine the Thunder’s first round matchup. Rylan Stiles is joined by Brandon Rahbar to discuss the NBA Playoffs, NBA Draft and more!

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39 comments
  1. Also with the way Presti scouts out new talent, optimizing his pick, seems this lottery pick from the clippers is just straight gold for a guy like Presti.

  2. Seems the atmosphere for developing young players in OKC is better than just about any other NBA team, four MVPs that played for the Thunder within the last ten years came out of the Thunder, has anyone pinned down why Thunder have a way of making great players top notch?

  3. Also Thunder might potentially trade their lottery pick, their other 1st round pick, and a player to move up in this year's draft to get a better pick, somehow they gotta make room on the roster. It almost seems like the NBA should let have teams have 18 players on their roster instead of just 15. Kinda have a feeling Thunder are going to have let Barnhizer go.

  4. IF they get a Top 4 pick, Lou & Ihart resigning, Cason extension, all become effected by that. IF they got 4, Sam could legit trade himself into 1 with all his picks.

  5. This may seem somewhat absurd if Thunder during the off-season could get a Paul George type trade for JDub, it would help free up cap space, maybe some lottery team would trade a whole bunch of 1st round picks for JDub, not saying JDub is not talented but there was a stat where Thunder won more without JDub than with him.

  6. Ideally we draft twice but we only have one spot next year. Which is why I want them to trade Topic with one of the two picks – he is now surplus to requirements with emergence of Ajay and J Mac.

  7. Rylan, does Rugiet offer a pill to cause an erection to SUBSIDE? Because since the Warriors sent the Clippers’ lottery pick our way, I have a problem.

  8. Lendenborg and Mara. Trade Wiggins to move back in the first round and draft Swain or Cenac. Let Dort hit free agency. Extend ,I-Hart. If Cenac shines bye-bye Carlson 🎉🎉🎉

  9. Last night was the first time I knew what it felt like to root for Steph and get excited for when he goes super saiyan. As an OKC fan weve been on the other end of it…but because I want that Clippers pick I was able to truly enjoy it…and it felt amazing

  10. Great that we get a lottery pick but we also gotta keep in mind that we’re probably playing the warriors in the first round which not only will be exciting but maybe a passing of the torch.

  11. Isnt the lottery rigged and manipulated. I never see us climbing very high when we're in it. But Mavs get #1 with a 1% chance of getting it.

  12. I guarantee you the Thunder will select two players in the Draft. We do have a lack of talent with two-way contracts. We have 37th pick & Ajay was 38th but I've never heard of any other team getting picks that high to sign a 2-way, but even if we have to trade back a couple picks, Presti will add a two-way to go with B.Carlson

  13. Obviously the correct way of viewing this draft is to put Nikola and Sorber into this draft as they will be basically rookies. Or if they were being in this draft where would they go? In the top 10? Or as I see them maybe in the top 5?

  14. All these teams losing on purpose to try to get the lottery. Presti is just trading to get it. If OKC does get the lottery, do they trade that pick away for more future first round picks?

  15. If the thunder got the first pick. There would be some crazy decisions to be made a few years after. I also think Peterson is the guy if we get the first pick.

  16. Give me Dort all day! I-Hart is a good player but over priced. No 3 point shot but great passer and rounder that’s not worth 29 million a yr. with J Dub & Chet extension kicking in next season Kel’el Ware would be a perfect fit and slightly cheeper if they could trade for him with the 76’er pick.

  17. Last year the Celtics everyone said it was a GUARANTEE they would be the Knicks.
    Rylan . You are so good at your job. You are better than this! It is NoT a guarateee. What if the role players CANT shoot? Idk. There’s always a chance. I wish I could go through life thinking things yhat weren’t guaranteed were. It’s just not me

  18. I Ain’t Never Wanted The Warriors To Win More In My Life .. 2nd Half Steph Started Going Bananas I Was Hype Is Hell My Lady Said Dont You Like OKC? I Said Bae You Don’t Understand 😂💯

  19. O K C Have a kryptonite ahead with either team warriors or suns, as both are able to win with Steph and Booker unless Shai brings his A game by taking 20-30 shots each game relentlessly especially from the 3 point line as the supporting cast is streaky on any night you don’t know or rely on who will show up to help Shai

  20. I love Iheart and we for sure have him for one more year IMO. I wouldn't be mad if we kept Carlson long term and not renew Iheart's contract after the 26-27 season. I would hate to see him go, but decisions will have to be made. When Shai, Chet, and Dubs renewed contracts fully kick in, decisions will have to be made to get out of luxury tax.

  21. Also whatever happened to Jack Gohlke? That dude can flat out shoot the rock. He barely got any playing time when he played in the summer league games for OKC. When he did, I thought he played very well?

  22. Rylan is almost always right. But for this golden state stuff… I’m not so sure the ceiling for curry is a game. Hali gave OKC problems. 30 is the scariest player of all time. Don’t underestimate him

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