As young Josh Giddey worked his way through this interview I was incredibly impressed by both his honesty and humility. It was a tough, tough year for Josh Giddey… what with the off the court issue plus the booing at road venues.
Plus the benching in the Dallas series.
Color me a Josh Giddey fan after this exit interview. He was honest, direct, but mostly human. The Thunder could use humans like Josh given it seems most in the organization appear to be Sam Presti fanboy androids from outer space.
If I were the Thunder… I’d keep Josh as my Sixth Man and then focus on finding a second center to help on the defensive boards and defensive rim protection facets of the Thunder game.
This doesn’t have to happen right now. In fact, it could wait until the trade deadline next February. Just find the right human who will mesh with this group of guys.
No more Gordon Hayward or Byombo trades. Again…that was malpractice by Sam Presti and anyone who knows anything about the NBA knows that was total bullshit.
So…. I guess ulimately what Josh needs to decide is if he wants to be a key piece on a team which should be very good the next seven years or so…or if he just wants to the ‘the guy’ on a real shitty team like both Cade Cunningham and Jordan Poole are in Detroit and Washington respectively.
Based on what I witnessed in this interview I would guess Josh will choose the former.
Nice interview, Josh. So completely refreshing to see a human being answer tough questions in the manner in which you did… young man.
That’s it for me tonight. A much needed night off from the NBA to reset myself for Game 5 in Minnesota.
I told you people on Mikey’s blog that Anthony Edwards was a Bad Little Dude. Just sayin’.
Have a wonderful Thursday.
MJ