This past Sunday’s game against the Orlando Magic had a ton of draft lottery implications as the Oklahoma City Thunder and they are just separated by a game in the reverse standings for the third-best lottery odds. The Oklahoman’s Joe Mussatto decided to address the elephant in the room by asking Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault his thoughts on tanking and whether those types of discussions leak over in the locker room. To put it nicely, Daigneault shot the idea down, saying only fans and media discuss such things.
“One of the things that’s great about being part of a team, as much as we want to engage with you guys and our fans, there’s something sacred about the locker room, the priorities and the tightness in the circle.
