Although the Oklahoma City Thunder isn't a lottery team anymore, its stockpile of picks from other teams allows it to extend an already long timeline.
It made three selections throughout both nights of the draft, taking Nikola Topic with the No. 12 pick, Dillon Jones with the No. 26 pick and Ajay Mitchell with the No. 38 pick.
Even if the Thunder has long surpassed the rebuilding stage, it’s still one of the league’s youngest rosters. The timeline it has to win a championship can extend as far as the end of the decade, and potentially even beyond.Topic was a bold selection because of his injury risks and absence next season, but he’s the definition of a long-term piece the Thunder can use to maintain success.
Mitchell is yet another guard, but a smart pick in the second round. He demonstrated productive and efficient offense at Santa Barbara, whether it be at the rim or from behind the arc. It’s tough to say what kind of role he’ll have going forward — a two way role seems like the most likely outcome — but in that position there wasn’t a whole lot better to ask for.
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