Not much was expected from the Oklahoma City Thunder coming into the 2022-2023 season. But now that we are well past the half way point of the season, it is no secret that the youngest team in the NBA means business.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, and many others from the Thunder are showcasing what it means to be a true team player in the art of ball movement and offensive communication.
In this video essay, we break down the Oklahoma City Thunder’s offensive play style and how the team, arranged by Sam Presti, plans to grow together in one of the most interesting playstyles in all of basketball.
0:00 The Thunder’s Offensive Rating
0:47 Sam Presti Last Year
1:27 The Identity of The Thunder
1:44 Oklahoma City Thunder vs Dallas Mavericks
2:48 The Offensive Style of The Thunder
3:47 A Closer Look on The Thunder
4:51 Josh Giddey to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
5:15 Josh Giddey to Jalen Williams
5:29 The Final Element to The Thunder’s Offense
6:28 The SGA Factor
7:44 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey
7:57 The Oklahoma City Thunder in January
8:51 Upswing for The Thunder
9:22 The Blueprint for the Most Interesting Offense in The NBA
18 Comments
nice vid!
Love your videos man. Keep them coming please 🙏
Hey Royce, I was the fan that spotted you walking by at the pelicans game! I wish you the best and continue doing what you’re doing!
Great vid, love this team
Excellent video and informative analysis. Big fan of your narrative structure as well. easiest ‘like and subscribe’ of 2023 for me
Every time you think of how good the Thunder are both offensively and defensively remember they have no big. If Chet is half as good as we think next year will be crazy
Outstanding breakthrough
Great video!!! tried to do sth similar to try to demonstrate the beauty of thunder brand basketball right now but never can express that clear and fun like what Royce did!!!
Hope more people can saw this and appreciate the uniqueness of okc basketball compare to other team in the league right now.
Fantastic video best explanation of what they are doing, and if you understand this you know why they are probably never going to trade for a star.
best thunder page by far 🔥
not even a thunder fan and subscribed, awesome vid dude
Thunder 🆙 Hoes down🌩
Love this team but not sure about Chet, just so skinny and fragile
Hey Thunderxp! Would love to collab on some content with ya! Let me know if you would be interested 🙏🏼
Awesome video mate. It is crazy to think this is the youngest team in NBA history (well, 2nd to last years team). Every single player looks like they are committed to uplifting the team rather than the individual. My guess is that has something to do with the ammount of international talent they possesses. They are giving off strong San Antonio vibes. Of course, they have a long way to go to reach those lofty heights.
Great work man thunder up
If we are talking about decision-making players that would fit the young thunder core as described on this video, how do you guys think would be ideal to be complete our starting 5?
(Assume that the rest of the starters are: SGA, Giddey, JDub, Chet)
My vote would be someone like Franz Wagner, Domantas Sabonis, or Evan Mobley
This team is more versatile offensively. Earlier teams consisted of a couple stars and athletic guys. Not a lot of spacing.