Dillon Jones has a calming presence about himself. He has an energy that seems similar to Cason, and looks like he will fit in with the team really well.
Both Nikola Topic & Holmgren were consensus Top 3 picks in their Drafts before their injuries. Im assuming not many fans regretted taking Chet after his injury. Yet we took Topic 12th; not 2nd, like Chet. But somehow fans dont like the Topic pick. That is completely illogical. (And if you are only worried about size, you'll be happy to know Topic is 6lbs bigger than Chet was on Draft Day)
@@noah.conley thats not true the first injury was a bruised knee that took him out and then he didnt tear it but it was a partiall tear of the acl this kid can be easily the best player of the draft if he fulfills his potential from what the doctors said it looks honestly that hell revover pretty easy the knee is stable and hes so extremly young being only 18.8years old when they drafted him that it wont be to much of an issue if at all
Chet got injured after OKC drafted him so it's a bit different but yeah, people upset at the Topic big just wanted the tallest guy available cuz they're not GMs
@@AidanXavier988 It's called being politically correct. I mean, I don't care. He seems to be under a lot of stress and his English is not so good yet. I wish him a good adaptation, it's good that he has a whole year before he plays.
He’s like the MPJ of this draft. A guy that had an injury that scared off a lot of teams, that pans out to be a valuable starter on a championship team. He’d have gone too 3 if it wasn’t for that injury. Dude is LEGIT.
Nikola Topic was the #1 or #2 overall prospect in entire Draft a month ago by many of the Top Draft analysts. We got him at 12. What more can you ask for?
@@kevinscott9242 Exactly. If his knees aren't made of glass, he will probably be a solid back up point guard at worst and could be a star if his three point shooting improves.
we can take this risk brotha because there isnt one. not like this class was just stacked to where taking a chance on a situation like this would bite us in the ass
The upside far outweighs the downside. I think all three of these young men are highly intelligent, and I'd bet that taking a chance on him when all the teams above didn't is not something he's going to forget easily.
More bites at the apple. In the playoffs, when SGA or Dub were not on the floor, the offense got stagnant. They’re looking for a player like Monk in Sacramento is. I believe they’ll look for a veteran in free agency or trade. There are still 2 roster spots open.
Bizarre draft picks considering OKC clearly needs a big or two which was blatantly obvious against Dallas. Not understanding why they didn't draft Filipowski from Duke at #12. He fits what they need perfectly. Also not understanding why Presti gave away Lively. He would have been perfect for what OKC needs and if we had him last year they would have beat Dallas in that series. He was a big part of why Dallas won against us.
I’m guessing presti, one of the best GMs ever, knows more about drafting/team building than you do. Thunder fans do this every year. Why? Have you not seen his body of work?
I was surprised we didn’t take flip but seeing the story abt his gf was a giant red flag to presti. I agree trading lively sucks but Chet wouldn’t have shined as much. I think we’ll be fine in free agency getting a back up 5 with the cap space
“Being the guy helped me know what a guy would need from me.” -Dillon Jones 📝
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You guys got a great player and great person in Dillon Jones, gonna miss watching him at Weber.
No cap they growing on me I love the maturity
Ajay Mitchell is a future all star, I don't make the rules
Dillon Jones has a calming presence about himself. He has an energy that seems similar to Cason, and looks like he will fit in with the team really well.
Both Nikola Topic & Holmgren were consensus Top 3 picks in their Drafts before their injuries. Im assuming not many fans regretted taking Chet after his injury. Yet we took Topic 12th; not 2nd, like Chet. But somehow fans dont like the Topic pick. That is completely illogical. (And if you are only worried about size, you'll be happy to know Topic is 6lbs bigger than Chet was on Draft Day)
@@noah.conley thats not true the first injury was a bruised knee that took him out and then he didnt tear it but it was a partiall tear of the acl this kid can be easily the best player of the draft if he fulfills his potential from what the doctors said it looks honestly that hell revover pretty easy the knee is stable and hes so extremly young being only 18.8years old when they drafted him that it wont be to much of an issue if at all
You know what that reason is
Chet got injured after OKC drafted him so it's a bit different but yeah, people upset at the Topic big just wanted the tallest guy available cuz they're not GMs
All three young men seem so mature already! & cool how DJ has that same grittiness and demeanor as Dame, must be a Weber thing
Hopefully he can hit dame like shots too
It’s the Weber mentality 💯
Topic is full of s. Maybe when he grows up he will say what he really thinks.
@@Zemlja_je_ravna Being media trained isn’t a negative nor does it mean he’s full of it. Give the kid grace, relax dude.
@@AidanXavier988 It's called being politically correct. I mean, I don't care. He seems to be under a lot of stress and his English is not so good yet. I wish him a good adaptation, it's good that he has a whole year before he plays.
14:24 that answer is too cold
Dillon saying ''you know'' Every 5 second is killing me hahahah
Goddey uhmmmm
Not as bad as Topic’s “I’ll try my best”
Standard hockey player interview
We’re from the south you’ll hear “like” every sentence
Im impressed with Dillon Jones interview, he seems have this DAWG in him, hope it translates into the NBA.
Welcome to the thunder
Coach D PROUDLY sporting a hickey!! Well done sir! Well done.
I already have the name topic thunder 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Think it could be a risk but topic will pan out and be a decent piece to the future
He’s like the MPJ of this draft. A guy that had an injury that scared off a lot of teams, that pans out to be a valuable starter on a championship team. He’d have gone too 3 if it wasn’t for that injury. Dude is LEGIT.
Idemo Nikola, verujem u tebe momčino
Naše dete sa druge planete🇷🇸
Bro I feel like Dillon is someone you know -you could rely on, like you know he already got your back.
Dillon Jones got that dawg in him
Everybody Thunder Up! this upcoming season's gonna' be even better than the previous one.🏀🏀🏀🏀
Quality players that will continue with the thunder versatility!
I see three dawgs on that stage 🐕🔥
Topic could be 6'9 come next yr
That would be insane!
He could be a Point Center like Jokic who knows.
His dad is 6’9, there is a possibility
Did Giddy do something to his hair he looks different?
Topic is 18 and 6’6. Could be 6’9 at the end here. Could develop into a solid power forward that can distribute the ball and shoot!
Thunder up😩😩
Seems like a good group of young men. I look forward to seeing their progress.
DJ is such a pro!!! He is going to be our draymond green.
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Dillion Jones is reminds me of Tyrese Maxi
What for the many picks? 😂😅
Change the name from thunder to ASSETS!!
Thanks team. And welcome to our new draftees. Congratulations we are excited for your opportunity and looking forward to watching you grow 🎉
Jones and Topic definitely replace Giddy when it comes to their passing.
Nikolai topic reminds me of a Bob Cousy 2.0 maybe John Stockton
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Watched this live
Such a professional environment
Steal of the draft all of them especially topic, lets Go
I see some dawgs
Nikola Topić🇷🇸
Welcome to the ThunderNation boys ⚡🆙
Dillon Jones has so much wisdom.
Dillon "keith lee' jones
What about Q. Post?
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Dillon “u know” Jones
Josh Uhm Giddey
Nikola ill try my best topic
Nikola won’t play until next year…. This seems like POKU another project … we need a big man now…
U can say that all the bigs in the draft were trash compared to who we can target free agency or by trade. Get a grip!!😊
Nikola Topic was the #1 or #2 overall prospect in entire Draft a month ago by many of the Top Draft analysts. We got him at 12. What more can you ask for?
@@kevinscott9242 Exactly. If his knees aren't made of glass, he will probably be a solid back up point guard at worst and could be a star if his three point shooting improves.
100%
None of the big men we could’ve drafted would’ve moved the needle at all.
Question: why more guards? We lucked out on Chet coming back healthy. Toss up w/ this guy coming off a ACL.
we can take this risk brotha because there isnt one. not like this class was just stacked to where taking a chance on a situation like this would bite us in the ass
There were no good bigs left in the draft that's why.
The upside far outweighs the downside. I think all three of these young men are highly intelligent, and I'd bet that taking a chance on him when all the teams above didn't is not something he's going to forget easily.
Presti will probably get a good big in free agency or from a trade soon.
More bites at the apple. In the playoffs, when SGA or Dub were not on the floor, the offense got stagnant. They’re looking for a player like Monk in Sacramento is. I believe they’ll look for a veteran in free agency or trade. There are still 2 roster spots open.
Bizarre draft picks considering OKC clearly needs a big or two which was blatantly obvious against Dallas. Not understanding why they didn't draft Filipowski from Duke at #12. He fits what they need perfectly. Also not understanding why Presti gave away Lively. He would have been perfect for what OKC needs and if we had him last year they would have beat Dallas in that series. He was a big part of why Dallas won against us.
we can still sign a big in fa
100%
Thunder actually could’ve grabbed Topic and Filipowski. I’m assuming presti just doesn’t see the right things in filipowski.
I’m guessing presti, one of the best GMs ever, knows more about drafting/team building than you do. Thunder fans do this every year. Why? Have you not seen his body of work?
I was surprised we didn’t take flip but seeing the story abt his gf was a giant red flag to presti. I agree trading lively sucks but Chet wouldn’t have shined as much. I think we’ll be fine in free agency getting a back up 5 with the cap space