Dan is joined by Olivia Panchal (@olivianba) from Daily Thunder's Crossbolts podcast to break down the long-term trajectory and current expectations for the Oklahoma City Thunder in advance of the 2021-22 NBA season. We talk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, tanking, trade candidates and much, much more! TIMESTAMPSβ¬οΈ π 0:00 - Intro π 3:40 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander π 8:23 - Impressions of Thunder's offseason π 11:13 - Endgame for OKC's draft-pick armory π 15:15 - Josh Giddey's game and fit π 18:01 - How much will Tre Mann play? π 19:18 - Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's role π 21:55 - Expectations for Aleksej Pokusevski in Year 2Β Β π 24:05 - Expectations for Darius Bazley π 26:01 - Theo Maledon's upside π 27:15 - The center rotation π 28:13 - KENRICH WILLIAMS FOREVERΒ π 29:52 - Lu Dort's future π 33:37 - Predicting OKC's second-leading scorer π 34:30 - OKC's best chance at a second star π 37:48 - Best closing lineup π 38:34 - Quirky lineups we want to see π 43:57 - Win-total prediction π 46:33 - Will SGA make the All-Star team? Host:Β @danfavale Host:Β @fromal09 Twitter:Β @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices