US EditionThunder GM Sam Presti Talks Title, How It Goes Beyond Basketball
- The Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA championship by defeating the Indiana Pacers in a title-clinching game on June 22 in Oklahoma City.
- The team's success builds on its record-setting 68-14 regular season and overcoming injuries like Ajay Mitchell's toe ligament surgery earlier this year.
- Fans from across Oklahoma, including rural areas over 100 miles away, united to watch Game 7 in packed arenas, highlighting the team's impact statewide.
- Mitchell signed a new three-year contract worth nearly $9 million and impressed with an average of 16.4 points and 4.6 assists in the NBA Summer League, with coach Daigneault praising his utility.
- The championship elevated Oklahoma City's global profile, strengthened state unity around the team, and suggests a promising future role for Mitchell with the Thunder.
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Thunder GM Sam Presti talks title, how it goes beyond basketball
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - It's been about a week since the Thunder hoisted the Larry O'Brien trophy inside the Paycom Center after game 7 against the Indiana Pacers. The moment is still surely fresh on Thunder fans minds, as is the parade. Monday morning, Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti spoke to the media for a couple hours in a chance to look back on an unforgettable season in several areas. LOCAL NEWS: Jalen Williams is set …
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Not even a major toe jam could keep Ajay Mitchell from getting his foot in the door with professional basketball’s best team. The former UC Santa Barbara star has secured his place with the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder despite the team’s young, overcrowded roster and his long stay on this season’s injured list. The team trash-canned his old contract and signed him this weekend to a new, three-year deal worth nearly $9 million. “The head co…
Summer Bolts: Ajay & the Offseason
What a time to be alive.The Thunder have been the reigning champs for less than a week. The city is celebrating, the players are reflecting, and the league is rest--wait, the NBA doesn't give us all summer to exult in the championship?OKC is already in the thick of summer business, having wrapped up the 2025 draft and committed to bringing back 14 of the 15 players from last year's title team (bye bye, Dillon Jones) on the eve of free agency. An…
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