All things josh-giddey
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
![Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/886934d6a39ce2cae6a55cac007214ac.jpg)
![Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/886934d6a39ce2cae6a55cac007214ac.jpg)
![Don't be Kenny Smith; Redick blasts Rivers; the Knicks are back; How about that ASG?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/3a937fbe50a80ace83de7ff40e358b5e.jpg)
![Don't be Kenny Smith; Redick blasts Rivers; the Knicks are back; How about that ASG?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3a937fbe50a80ace83de7ff40e358b5e.jpg)
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant
Sam Presti is the only NBA executive ever to draft three future MVPs and he did it in three consecut...
![Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ba5d5adf7021357b5d6a183057dcb43b.jpg)
Latest problem with Josh Giddey; Dame Lillard finally steps up; Dalton Knecht and Reed Sheppard on verge of history
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining baske...
![Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/886934d6a39ce2cae6a55cac007214ac.jpg)
Do the Thunder have a Josh Giddey problem?
Need any more evidence that Gilbert Arenas’ bellyaching about Europeans and foreigners ruining baske...
![Don't be Kenny Smith; Redick blasts Rivers; the Knicks are back; How about that ASG?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3a937fbe50a80ace83de7ff40e358b5e.jpg)
Don't be Kenny Smith; Redick blasts Rivers; the Knicks are back; How about that ASG?
You don’t have to put on the pom-poms for Sabrina Ionescu or women’s sports, but too many broadcast...
![Sick, Sad World of Sports: Who started off 2024 on the wrong foot](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/40945a1ab487e0c51d6be8de94ff51ec.png)
Sick, Sad World of Sports: Who started off 2024 on the wrong foot
There was no shortage of allegedly heinous behavior to start the new year, with Chicago Bulls fans b...
![As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1ea193a86fdeae9377f78c2634626b0c.jpg)
As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics
The Oklahoma City Thunder have executed one of the shortest rebuilding periods in NBA history. Since...
![Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d569c50382c607735960763543aa8250.jpg)
Jalen Brunson is the best point guard in the NBA
At his introductory press conference on Sept. 22, 2022, Jalen Brunson sat at a podium, decked out in...
![NBA teams take allegations most seriously when player isn't a star](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8d834af25617b777efa87f9ef75530d8.jpg)
NBA teams take allegations most seriously when player isn't a star
Josh Giddey is still playing for the Thunder while being investigated for statutory rape. The Charlo...
![As the NBA season approaches the halfway point, let's look at the winners and losers so far](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/38a3ee201b8f736fd511b05d1c71071b.jpg)
As the NBA season approaches the halfway point, let's look at the winners and losers so far
With 2024 in full swing, let’s award the winners and losers of the first half of the NBA season. It’...
![Here are the New Year's resolutions I'd like to see for the NBA](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ec26d126235c5aa4f18d6bbc26680993.jpg)
Here are the New Year's resolutions I'd like to see for the NBA
The NBA has never been more fun. Three-point bombing, higher-than-ever talent, a global player pool ...
![The contrived vilification of Malika Andrews has reached a tipping point](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9e9f4bb5193f88ad29033a82e83a20bc.jpg)
The contrived vilification of Malika Andrews has reached a tipping point
There’s no such thing as a good echo chamber. Eventually, bad narratives begin bouncing around, spre...
![The real problem with the Josh Giddey statutory rape allegations](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6616ba0453786310ff3cc8f605a6fd0f.jpg)
The real problem with the Josh Giddey statutory rape allegations
When you continue to embrace a man who reportedly impregnated a 13-year-old when he was in college, ...
![Jalen Williams is becoming the jewel of this NBA rookie class](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/0c7104b0d67ab3ca8f93176818afb946.jpg)
Jalen Williams is becoming the jewel of this NBA rookie class
For much of the past year, Jalen Williams has been an underground jewel for NBA mole people. He won’...
![Come home, Kevin Durant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/139b7c995ef9f9865d1a67a09e4c9db6.jpg)
Come home, Kevin Durant
The NBA’s greatest epics have been built around a meteoric star crash landing in a small market, gal...
![5 surprising NBA rookies you need to know about](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a615c237a015f900bd9c3bdb68a45810.jpg)
5 surprising NBA rookies you need to know about
As Paolo Banchero begins to run away with the Rookie of the Year award, there are still hidden gems ...
![Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the next big thing](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a073e41689f2027cb66c91bfd7c010b0.jpg)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the next big thing
Let’s get this out of the way. This is not a trend piece arguing why Oklahoma City Thunder guard Sha...
![The Thunder shouldn’t move Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but they should make a trade elsewhere](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/29fc5ee2fc17112da657c5abeb4f86b8.jpg)
The Thunder shouldn’t move Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but they should make a trade elsewhere
Of the eight players currently averaging more than 30 points per game, there’s one who’s not like th...
![10 NBA preseason takeaways that provide insight into the regular season](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8444752b3a22acaec210ff942a5d801c.jpg)
10 NBA preseason takeaways that provide insight into the regular season
The NBA will give everyone their first real look at the league’s rapidly transforming landscape and ...
![Sam Presti, mixed bag](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3910138762be3f68e6b693375b0ee037.jpg)
Sam Presti, mixed bag
Sam Presti is lucky he’s in Oklahoma City. He would be held accountable for his screwups if he were ...
![2022 NBA Draft Profile: Chet Holmgren](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/a62024b20b637a594d2619b2874f6f0a.jpg)
2022 NBA Draft Profile: Chet Holmgren
It almost feels too perfect. The scrawny, 7-foot, 195-pound sopping wet Chet Holmgren from Gonzaga p...