I didn’t watch the Thunder preseason game against the Charlotte Bobcats because of the Chargers vs. the Raiders game last night on MNF. I like watching events where both teams are trying to win.
And of course—the Thunder lost last night.
But in looking at Josh Giddy’s highlights on the internet this morning he looked good. He had an 18 point, 7 rebound, 3 assist night in what was essentially his NBA debut since he didn’t make it past the five minute mark in the Summer League before getting injured.
His athleticism was better than I anticipated and his body development was further along than I thought it would from seeing him on video in Australian League hoops.
My approach with the Thunder this season will be low key because they’ve been built by Sam Presti to intentionally lose somewhere between 55-60 games this season.
One preseason game doesn’t mean a corner was turned or anything, but it was nice to see Josh Giddy doing things against an NBA team which indicate he could be a pretty nice NBA player down the road.
Since I’m primarily going to be following six NBA teams, Miami, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Memphis, Sacramento, and the Lakers this NBA season, who are all trying to win games–my blog coverage will be on them…not the Thunder. Plus…I’m jacked about following OU, O State, and even Texas with new coach Chris Beard in Big 12 hoops.
I mean…why would anyone cover any sporting event which was rigged beyond the Harlem Globetrotters? There is no competitive legitmacy to what Sam Presti is doing. He’s basically tanking because NBA free agents don’t want to come to Oklahoma City.
But still I have to admit I’m curious as to the development of Josh Giddy and Poku this season.
The Daily Thunder is basically owned by Sam Presti nowadays…so I would suggest that blog to follow the Thunder loss by loss in what will be the internet equivalent of getting Michael Cage’s hot takes on the Thunder television network.
There was a nice writeup by someone named Jaden Rule on Josh Giddy’s bebut on DT which I thought all things considered was pretty solid.
In closing…a promising start for Josh Giddy in Oklahoma City. One game doesn’t make Josh Giddy the next Larry Bird or Luka Doncic, but he looked good.