Locked On Thunder - Daily Podcast On The Oklahoma City Thunder

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder falling to the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Preseason game two. OKC Thunder rookie Ousmane Dieng looks the part of the 11th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Dieng plays stellar defense and there is a ton of optimism around his offensive progression. Josh Giddey continues to be a magician for the Thunder as the year two guard has his fingerprints all over this game. Can OKC get more out of Darius Bazley? Will Oklahoma City see Tre Mann grow into a more consistent player? Plus, the Bricktown Boys have a shot to be a top-ten defense in this league. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON #OKCThunder #JoshGiddey #OusmaneDieng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder General Manager Sam Presti in attendance to watch Scoot Henderson take on Victor Wembanyama in a FUN game in Vegas. Should the OKC Thunder tank for Victor Wembanyama or Scoot Henderson? How good can the Thunder core be with a top player from the 2023 NBA Draft Class? OKC roster projection 3.0 how do the Bricktown boys fair in Tulsa? Henderson was lights out, but Wembanyama matched him, have we ever seen anything like Victor Wembanyama? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON #OKCThunder #VictorWembanyama #ScootHenderson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NOTE: SORRY FOR THE AUDIO ISSUES, FIXED TOMORROW! Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder's first preseason game, as Tre Mann dominates offensively for the OKC Thunder. OKC saw Josh Giddey pick up right where he left off. Can the Thunder take a step as a unit behind the young rookies like Jalen Williams who performed so well for the Bricktown boys? When will people take Aaron Wiggins seriously? Jeremiah Robinson-Earl looks much improved, is Aleksej Pokusevski a real-life NBA player now? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON #OKCThunder #JoshGiddey #OusmaneDieng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder tipping off their preseason slate against the Denver Nuggets on Monday Night. How improved will Josh Giddey look for the OKC Thunder? Can OKC rookie Jalen Williams carry over his NBA Summer League success? Will Oklahoma City sophomore guard Tre Mann fill the scoring hole? Ousmane Dieng and Jaylin Williams make their debuts, Aleksej Pokusevski looks to breakout, and can Darius Bazley bounce back for the Bricktown boys? Plus your mailbag questions! 'Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONNBA PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That’s PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON #OKCThunder #JoshGiddey #OusmaneDieng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder having Chet Holmgren speak to the Media for the first time since his injury. Holmgren has talked with Joel Embiid, Embiid's trainers, and Nick Collison about missing their entire first seasons in the NBA. Chet Holmgren lays out his day-to-day, Mark Daigneault talked about the rotation and starting five, and OKC Thunder coach praises Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Aleksej Pokusevski, can the Thunder expect Pokusevski to take a leap? The Bricktown boys traded Derrick Favors, Theo Maledon, Ty Jerome, and Moe Harkless to the Houston Rockets. Oklahoma City has its roster set now. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! RocketMoney Cancel unnecessary subscriptions with Rocket Money today. Go to RocketMoney.com/LockedOn #OKCThunder #ChetHolmgren #AleksejPokusevski Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder Media Day as the OKC Thunder star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talks about his trade rumors, Vit Krejci is traded to the Atlanta Hawks for Moe Harkless, The Thunder still need to make roster moves ahead of the season who is active at practice? OKC establishes its coaching staff, and Kenrich Williams and Lu Dort show what the NBA is all about. Josh Giddey is working with Chip Engelland. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into Oklahoma City Thunder stock watch as we go through every player on the Thunder roster and buy and sell stock in them, which OKC Thunder player is trending up, and which are trending down? Plus, reaction to OKC Media Day, and Ty Jerome is on his way out of Bricktown. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is hurt again, but all signs point to him not missing much time, Sam Presti addresses the media as well, can Darius Bazley break out in Bricktown? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! RocketMoney Cancel unnecessary subscriptions with Rocket Money today. Go to RocketMoney.com/LockedOn #OKCThunder #ShaiGilgeousAlexander #JoshGiddey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) is joined by Richard Stayman (@MavsDraft on Twitter) to dive into the Oklahoma City Thunder roster and try to project the ceiling of Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Ousmane Dieng, Aleksej Pokusevski, Theo Maledon, Jalen Williams, and Jaylin Williams. Plus, the 2023 NBA Draft is loaded, How good will Scoot Henderson and Victor Wemanyama be? Who is some under-the-radar 2023 NBA Draft prospects? Can Cam Whitmore make a massive leap? How many franchise guys are in this NBA Draft? How good can the OKC Thunder be this season? Where will the Thunder pick? And what are the feelings around the Bricktown boys star prospect Chet Holmgren? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! RocketMoney Cancel unnecessary subscriptions with Rocket Money today. Go to RocketMoney.com/LockedOn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into if Oklahoma City Thunder star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is underrated after NBA executives rank the top NBA players under the age of 25. Plus, what fun starting lineups can OKC Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault deploy this season for the Thunder? Who will crack the OKC rotation during the 2022-23 NBA season? How many players are better than SGA? Can the Bricktown boys have a successful season this year? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! RocketMoney Cancel unnecessary subscriptions with Rocket Money today. Go to RocketMoney.com/LockedOn #JoshGiddey #ShaiGilgeousAlexander #OKCThunder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder NBA 2k23 simulation of the 2022-23 regular season, what is an acceptable season for the OKC Thunder this year without Chet Holmgren? Can Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reach his star potential this season? Will Jalen Williams and Ousmane Dieng make second-team All-Rookie? Will the Thunder win 30 games this year? Can OKC climb out of the basement of the Western Conference? What will be their 2023 NBA Draft Lottery odds? Plus, what random trades did the computer-owned teams offer the Bricktown boys? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! #OKCThunder #JoshGiddey #ShaiGilgeousAlexander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder 2022-23 NBA roster projection 2.0, will Derrick Favors survive the cut after OKC Thunder 2nd overall pick Chet Holmgren is out for the season? How can Favors help Holmgren during the 2022-23 season for the Thunder? Can OKC part with Theo Maledon, Vit Krejci, and Ty Jerome? Shai Gilgeous-Alexander holds a mini-camp for Oklahoma City which included 14 NBA players, plus Mark Daigneault and Chip Engelland. NBA 2k23 has been released, how are the Bricktown boys rated? Should SGA be higher than 87? Jalen Williams was disrespected, Aaron Wiggins is a big takeaway, Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! #OKCThunder #ChetHolmgren #ShaiGilgeousAlexander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder being impacted by the Utah Jazz trading NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Are the OKC Thunder better than the Jazz? Can the Thunder see this impact on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a positive way as it relates to the NBA All-STar game? Stop freaking out about OKC trading SGA. How many teams are the Thunder better than in the race for the top pick in the 2023 NBA Draft? Does it matter that more teams have a ton of draft picks now? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! LinkedIn LinkedIn Jobs helps you find the candidates you want to talk to, faster. Did you know every week, nearly 40 million job seekers visit LinkedIn? Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/LOCKEDONMLB. #OKCThunder #DonovanMitchell #ShaiGilgeousAlexander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the future of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander with the Oklahoma City Thunder after The OKC Thunder lose Chet Holmgren for the entire season. Does this impact OKC's relationship with SGA? Why Thunder fans should stop worrying about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's happiness in Bricktown. What routes does Sam Presti have at his disposal for the Thunder? Will Shai Gilgeous-Alexander be here the next time the OKC Thunder are regarded as a title favorite? What is the plan long-term for this Thunder organization as the NBA world continues to evolve? How Josh Giddey fits into this timeline as well. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! #OKCThunder #ChetHolmgren #ShaiGilgeousAlexander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren being named the best player from this 2022 NBA Draft class in the next five years, tied with Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic. What would it take for Holmgren to be a star in the NBA for the OKC Thunder? Did the Thunder have one of the best offseasons in the NBA? Can OKC find their next star like these teams picked to win the NBA Finals this year? Luka Doncic is pegged to be the best player in five years from now, but could Chet Holmgren receive votes in that category in two or three years? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! #OKCThunder #ChetHolmgren #NBA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles on Twitter) dives into the Oklahoma City Thunder releasing their preseason schedule, what key matchups are there for Josh Giddey and the OKC Thunder taking on Giddey's former NBL team the Adelaide 36ers, plus how much can the Thunder expect Josh Giddey's three-point shot to improve? Does OKC get another roster spot now that Chet Holmgren is out for the season? What is Tre Mann's potential? Can the Bricktown boys find three under-the-radar stars? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline BetOnline.net has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts! #JoshGiddey #ChetHolmgren #OklahomaCityThunder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices