Pablo Torre Im told historically the small market team thats typically most frustrated by the ways this class of owners throws their wealth around is OKC who won their championship because of the deal for Kawhi amp PG Its how they got SGA

Tim Connelly on San Antonio and Oklahoma City changing the equation for what winning the Western Conference looks like going forwardI think the equation changes when you see the two teams playing in the Western Conference right now and how good they are We got smacked by Oklahoma City last year

Pelinka What did those teams Detroit San Antonio and OKC have to go through to build through the draft Multiple seasons of losses and that is just not part of our infrastructure here As much as some of us might want it to be that way its not the Lakers way

Sam Presti Theres no silver platters in Oklahoma City We dont expect to be given anything we dont expect to unfold favorably as some teams in some cities are accustomed to Every year our goal is to repeat a process not chase an outcome

Sam Presti In this job as a leader what you want to do is build teams that you wish you could have been a part of and I feel that way about this era of the Thunder

Sam Presti We hear all the time about things people don't like about the NBA which are inaccurate but they are narratives that exist on the alternative realityHe then continues to beautifully break down those narratives and show they aren't true Including narratives about SGA

Sam Presti If there is one thing I'm a little frustrated about besides not winning the final quarter of the season is I think we lost out on a lot of team development