During the ESPN NBA mock draft special that aired on Tuesday, NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski spoke about the Oklahoma City Thunder and how the team has had their eyes set on Gonzaga forward Chet Holmgren this entire draft process.
“My sense has been that Chet Holmgren was the focus for Oklahoma City, Sam Presti all along and this grand experiment that the Thunder are in the middle of — as many as 17, 18 first-round picks over the next five years — it was vital for them to get in the top three. To stop drafting in the middle and getting number two — getting a potential franchise-changing player in Holmgren — really moves their process along. They’ve already got a good young nucleus — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey was outstanding last year.”
