After taking down the New Orleans Pelicans in four games, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reflected in his postgame press conference on what makes Oklahoma City head coach Mark Daigneault so special.
On Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder completed a series sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans, defeating the No. 8 seed in four consecutive games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2016. Mark Daigneault After winning just 24 games in 2021-22, Daigneault helped Oklahoma City reach 40 wins and a spot in the Play-In Tournament last year. This season, the 39-year-old head coach led one of the youngest teams in the NBA to 57 wins and the No.
The Thunder ended the regular season with the No. 3 offensive rating and No. 4 defensive rating in the NBA, also finishing with the second-highest net rating in the league. Additionally, Daigneault seems to be exceptional at getting each player on his young team to buy into their specific role and play for the team rather than for individual accolades.
“It’s his humility. When something is wrong, it’s his fault, and when something is right, he’s not the reason for it," SGA said."Seeing that selflessness day in and day out is refreshing, and it makes it easy to play for him. It makes it easy to come to work every day… He’s just an A-plus guy all around.”
After coaching OKC to a 4-0 series victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Gilgeous-Alexander made sure to recognize Daigneault in his postgame interview.
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