Dan is joined by Olivia Panchal (@olivianba) from Daily Thunder's Crossbolts podcast to break down the long-term trajectory and current expectations for the Oklahoma City Thunder in advance of the 2021-22 NBA season. We talk Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, tanking, trade candidates and much, much more! TIMESTAMPS⬇️ ???? 0:00 - Intro ???? 3:40 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ???? 8:23 - Impressions of Thunder's offseason ???? 11:13 - Endgame for OKC's draft-pick armory ???? 15:15 - Josh Giddey's game and fit ???? 18:01 - How much will Tre Mann play? ???? 19:18 - Jeremiah Robinson-Earl's role ???? 21:55 - Expectations for Aleksej Pokusevski in Year 2 ???? 24:05 - Expectations for Darius Bazley ???? 26:01 - Theo Maledon's upside ???? 27:15 - The center rotation ???? 28:13 - KENRICH WILLIAMS FOREVER ???? 29:52 - Lu Dort's future ???? 33:37 - Predicting OKC's second-leading scorer ???? 34:30 - OKC's best chance at a second star ???? 37:48 - Best closing lineup ???? 38:34 - Quirky lineups we want to see ???? 43:57 - Win-total prediction ???? 46:33 - Will SGA make the All-Star team? Host: @danfavale Host: @fromal09 Twitter: @HardwoodKnocks Instagram: @hardwood_knocks Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices