This summer is the Thunder’s last offseason to spend big before paying extensions.
It’s hard to view standing pat as an aggressive offseason, but that would mean aggressive and unwavering belief in the current core and what management has built. Oklahoma City’s youthful core will certainly continue improving, and the Thunder could have all it needs on the current roster by extending players.
“Well, I think the first thing you've got to think about is how do we get to this point in time,” Presti said. “We got here by, I think, trying to be extremely thoughtful, trying to be disciplined, trying to operate kind of with, like, independent thinking about how to build the team from the ground up, and now we're in a position where we have some flexibility, as you said.
Presti hinted at the offseason, not committing to one direction, but remaining open to the possibility of bringing in a free agent. Ultimately, he’ll always do what he feels will best position the team. With the unique situation of having money to spend on a contender, Oklahoma City is in a good spot either way.
“We're certainly not shutting it down and saying, hey, we're never going to look at an outside addition,” Presti said. “Of course we are. We do every year. But we put that through like a certain filter, decision-making filter, to kind of let us know whether we think this is a positive value decision or maybe something that doesn't really line up and maybe it's just more optical..
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