All things sam-presti
![OKC's Sam Presti is an overrated draft savant](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f002b6a355d75af2daef0f10c0e821d9.jpg)
![As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/1ea193a86fdeae9377f78c2634626b0c.jpg)
![As the Thunder return to contention, let's not forget the Supersonics](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1ea193a86fdeae9377f78c2634626b0c.jpg)
![Draymond Green nearing end of Warriors' stint?; Why Joel Embiid's 70 points isn' that great; League just can't quit Doc Rivers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-600/8404375919183d54ef3621604f8d73bb.jpg)
![Draymond Green nearing end of Warriors' stint?; Why Joel Embiid's 70 points isn' that great; League just can't quit Doc Rivers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8404375919183d54ef3621604f8d73bb.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...
![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...
![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...
![Draymond Green nearing end of Warriors' stint?; Why Joel Embiid's 70 points isn' that great; League just can't quit Doc Rivers](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/8404375919183d54ef3621604f8d73bb.jpg)
Draymond Green nearing end of Warriors' stint?; Why Joel Embiid's 70 points isn' that great; League just can't quit Doc Rivers
Years of incidents both on and off the basketball court have finally caught up with Golden State War...
![Milwaukee Bucks should trade Doc Rivers for Jrue Holiday](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/6b51bc42334055f61c54b984723562ca.jpg)
Milwaukee Bucks should trade Doc Rivers for Jrue Holiday
The NBA has done a spectacular job with Rivalry Week. Sam Presti vs. his mentors in Oklahoma City to...
![Here's to Golden State learning to age gracefully](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1016525a762fc2a2e1bab7ddc021e787.jpg)
Here's to Golden State learning to age gracefully
Golden State is probably permanently entrenched as a middle-of-the-pack team. There are no renovatin...
![How did the Detroit Pistons become the NBA’s lump of coal?](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/3a7a07e83450280a09a813b42f57feb6.jpg)
How did the Detroit Pistons become the NBA’s lump of coal?
When the Detroit Pistons put their mind to losing, nobody has been better for the last decade, but t...
![Feeling glum about your NBA team this holiday season? Here's a wishlist that is sure to cheer you up (Maybe)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/70f375fe4fa032079b0503d03471a0a6.jpg)
Feeling glum about your NBA team this holiday season? Here's a wishlist that is sure to cheer you up (Maybe)
As the holidays near, it’s easy to imagine the wishlists of certain NBA teams across the league. We’...
![How to hate-watch the rest of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Part I](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/f1588fab1470992d921f51df217a011f.jpg)
How to hate-watch the rest of the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Part I
The NBA In-Season Tournament’s single elimination stage tips off this week. Human nature drives us t...
![Oklahoma City showed Golden State what Basketball Darwinism looks like](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/d9ba89785a3913d50839c7773f092dc0.jpg)
Oklahoma City showed Golden State what Basketball Darwinism looks like
Victor Wembanyama has dominated so much of the rookie phenom discourse that Chet Holmgren’s gotten l...
![Damian Lillard would just be the marquee player on another middle-of-the-pack team if traded to Toronto](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/e5f35c2f95f627fcfa798a54cfc4afff.jpg)
Damian Lillard would just be the marquee player on another middle-of-the-pack team if traded to Toronto
A decade of experience indicates that Toronto Raptors president Masai Ujiri despises rebuilding. Thi...
![The bubble is bursting on NBA draft picks](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/65deec92c9d7d729c301c79cea5cff05.jpg)
The bubble is bursting on NBA draft picks
A rather innocuous roster move by the Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday could foretell the future for ...
![First-round NBA Draft grades on a pass/fail system](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/1fc7097bdfb6beeec18f8cf1a0ff78c9.png)
First-round NBA Draft grades on a pass/fail system
If you’re like most underachievers and procrastinators, the letter grade doesn’t matter as long as y...
![The Rockets are the NBA’s most ambitious offseason franchise](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/7614566f99bffe669b68b2d1ef10c34d.jpg)
The Rockets are the NBA’s most ambitious offseason franchise
After the Denver Nuggets championship parade, it will be the Rockets time to shine. The Houston Rock...
![These 10 NBA teams have the brightest futures](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/ae6559c99ce36764a2bab2fa4160e7f3.jpg)
These 10 NBA teams have the brightest futures
There are many elements to consider when predicting who will succeed in the future of the NBA. To ta...
![The final Brick for Vic stock report: NBA Draft Lottery edition](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/22b4db52c37fa84efdc1412c1a488c6c.jpg)
The final Brick for Vic stock report: NBA Draft Lottery edition
Stand on your head for one night because this is when everything gets flipped upside down so the NBA...
![The Kawhi Leonard-Paul George Clippers are proving load management doesn’t work](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/9f9f06590ade09f17649be9d15d216ec.jpg)
The Kawhi Leonard-Paul George Clippers are proving load management doesn’t work
Very few games offer as clear a view of colliding worlds as the Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma Ci...
![The craziest storylines of the NBA season (so far)](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/62a23b9242812d876011ad37d614cd32.jpg)
The craziest storylines of the NBA season (so far)
The NBA is never drama-free, and there’s a reason the NBA playoffs are one of the few reasons to rem...
![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’...
![The NBA All-Hunk rankings would make George Clooney jealous](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-1200/92b2ae54c2115de498850b16379fdb0e.jpg)
The NBA All-Hunk rankings would make George Clooney jealous
The NBA All-Hunk team was released Thursday, and I have to say, it was reassuring to discover that I...