Team: Oklahoma City Thunder.
2021-22 season record: 24 wins and 58 losses.
Main offers: Holmgren (draft/season reimbursement), Jay Williams (draft), Jerry Williams (draft), Usman Glion (draft), enwaba, Stirling Brown, trey Burke, Marquis Chris.
Major losses: feworth, Ty-Jerome, Teo-maledong, Robby.
Major Renewal: Lu-dot, Kenridge-Williams, muskala,
Operation resumption: Thunder manager Presti did not perform many operations during the offseason, mainly as follows:
1. Select Holmgren and others at the draft conference
2. Renew dot, Kenridge-Williams, Muscara
3. Conduct large-scale transactions with Rockets
SGA development timeline
Perhaps many people still have the impression of Thunder guard Alexander that he has not been in the league for a long time, but in fact, he has been in the league for four seasons, the new season is his fifth year-Alexander has already won the rookie contract, and now he is starting to get a big contract of $0.172 billion for five years. However, there is a problem at present. In the first year of entering NBA, Alexander fought against Warriors in the playoffs with the Clippers. However, after coming to thunder, he only entered the playoffs in the 2019-20 season, after that, the Thunder was in the Reconstruction period, and Alexander is now 24 years old, which is the golden age. Does he have enough patience to continue reconstruction with thunder? Will the team make good use of Alexander’s precious prime time?
Chet’s injury? And weight gain
Thunder selected the insider manager Chet Holmgren at this year’s draft conference. However, before the start of the season, Holmgren suffered damage to the tarsometatarsal joint complex of the right foot. He had already undergone surgery and announced the reimbursement for the season. After several seasons of losing more and winning less, Thunder fans finally ushered in a rookie with high popularity. However, this situation made people worry.
In addition, Chet’s thin figure is also a big problem. Although he said that he had been hanging meat scientifically and did not rush to reach how much weight immediately, could his body eventually be successfully hanging meat? Can you keep healthy after gaining weight? These are all key issues.
Progress of young players
In this year’s preseason, Thunder’s young players showed the progress compared with last season. People such as Josh-Kiddy, Trey-Mann, and Boku showed visible improvements, to some extent, this can ease the anxiety of fans who cannot see Chet in the coming year. The promotion of a team cannot rely on only one player, but needs the progress of the whole team. Thunder has a good foundation in the cultivation of young people. This year Thunder chose many new stars, not just Chet, but the growth and progress of other young people are also worth our expectation.