The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Tuesday the day following their preseason-opening win against the San Antonio Spurs.
Following practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Lu Dort spoke to the media. Daigneault continued to rave about Cason Wallace’s debut. Meanwhile, Dort talked about how excited he was to play in his hometown Montreal for their second preseason game against the Detroit Pistons.
Buy Thunder TicketsDuring practice, Aleksej Poksevski and Vasilije Micic were spotted working together. Both players continue to rehab from their respective sprained ankles. Chet Holmgren was also working with Thunder shooting coach Chip Engelland.
Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s Thunder practice and the biggest takeaways of what Daigneault and Dort said.
Chip Engelland working with Giddey & Chet pic.twitter.com/Tc7PoEd9vc
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Poku & Micic working together pic.twitter.com/3U6CWTTjxs
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Chip with Chet pic.twitter.com/R88RVfQEP7
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Nick Collison at today’s practice pic.twitter.com/QXHcDw0rmN
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Here’s 40 seconds of Bertans nonchalantly swishing in 3s lol pic.twitter.com/3IcrDwxf5s
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
SGA the last player left on the court with Mark Daigneault & Sam Presti watching pic.twitter.com/0b9K0EdFQr
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Mark Daigneault on Jack White:
“Great team guy. Great teammate first and foremost. Great motor. Plays very hard and bouncy athlete. He can switch out on the floor… He’s made a great impression with just his approach (&) character.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Mark Daigneault on Ousmane Dieng: “I think he did a great job on his body over the summer. He’s stronger on his drives… He’s getting to his spots on the floor that I didn’t think got to last year.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Mark Daigneault said Cason Wallace looked even better on film today when reviewing last night’s game
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) October 10, 2023
Lu Dort said Mark Daigneault letting the players decide their own pick up points on their matchup shows a lot of trust in them: pic.twitter.com/4Tl9Bkg5bp
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) October 10, 2023
Lu Dort said he is looking forward to playing in Montreal, he said he has not played organized basketball since junior year of high school there in AAU.
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) October 10, 2023
