Locked On Thunder - Daily Podcast On The Oklahoma City Thunder

Set up for Segments 1, 2, 3: Segment 1. What separates Russ from LBJ, only the diehard MJ fans didn't want LeBron to win a championship. Russ has people openly rooting against him. Most people don't think Russ can win a championship.   Part 2. How can Russ improve his reputation? The answer is not that easy. Melo added to the Russ narrative this year.   Segment 3. National Anthem rule in the NFL what effect it could have on the NBA  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Jerami Grant on coming back to the OKC Thunder. If we could vote for the people to run our NBA trams would Sam Presti have been gone?  Segment 2. Way off about the ECF. Series now tied at two, the best game we've had so far in the conference finals.  Segment 3. Trae Young Talks Thunder  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. What Sam Presti is willing to do to keep the Thunder together.  Segment 2. Should Houston panic? Curry, KD, Klay combine for 73 points. I would be more concerned if Rockets were panicked about having to continue this series.  Segment 3. Trae Young Combine Scrum. Find out what Trae Young has to say about playing for the Magic.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. What will happen this offseason with the Thunder? July first at the stroke of midnight PG agrees to a deal with LAL, Presti, wanting to work fast, then comes to an agreement with Jerami Grant, Carmelo Anthony and Presti are at an impasse, but Melo won't budge on the 28 million he is owed. Melo accepts 20 million and leaves for Sacramento. Josh Huestis on learning the news that Fred Katz is now covering the Boston Celtics agrees to take less than he can get with the Thunder and inks with C's just to troll Katz for 3 more years. OKC needing a small forward somehow convince Trevor Ariza to ink a one year deal to come to OKC and give up a chance to play for an NBA championship. Russ, Adams, Roberson, Arizia, Grant. Presti unable to pull off a trade for Marcus Smart, comes to terms with Raymond Felton for another one year deal. And in the best singing of the whole offseason, Enes Kanter comes back to OKC.. Segment 2. Why LBJ has become boring. Russell Westbrook, GSW, Harden and the Bucks have all become more fun to talk about. We like drama in our sports, we know what LBJ is going to do during every game.  Segment 3. In the douchiest move ever Draymond Green traded marked the name Hamptons five. Steph Curry wants to host a golf tournament.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Houston responds big time to GSW. At times KD seemed to get frustrated with the physicality of the game. Finalist for the MVP award. How much of OKC's issues were due to coaching? Could Andre Roberson have been defensive player of the year?  Segment 2. Just how far back of the Western Conference is the Eastern Conference? Victor Oladipo is going to win the award for the most improved player.  Segment 3. Bucks get a new coach. JR Smith not fined for his shove on Al Horford, how much of the chippiness carries over to tonight's game?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. How difficult will be to get sports gambling in Oklahoma? What is a realistic timetable? How I would set it up.  Segment 2. The Thunder need a guy like Marcus Smart coming off the bench. He has one more year on his deal with the Celtics and he is a 13 million dollar cap hit. Celtics are proving to be a much better team than the Cavs. LBJ is doing it all on his own and this series will be lucky to go back to Boston.  Segment 3. WCF tonight the Rockets need to take a page out of the Celtics playbook and get physical with the with Warriors. Jami Gertz at the NBA draft lottery.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. GSW reminds me of the Lakers from the 80's except they are more hungry. The Lakers were worn out after beating the Pistons in 1988 and the Celtics in 1987. Don't get that sense from GSW; the grind doesn't seem to get to the Warriors. What is the OKC comparison? People will say Orlando, but OKC is its own thing.        Segment 2. NBA Draft Lottery tonight, where will Tre Young go? Have seen him as high as 5th no lower than 8th. SCOUTS will allow states other than Nevada to bet on sports; Marc Cuban says it will double the value of teams will double, will owners like Clay Bennett be more likely to sell? OKC has only the 53rd pick in this year's draft.      Segment 3. Adam Silver threatened by a man who wants to play in the NBA. Goodbye Fred Katz we knew ye well.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Got some feedback on the last podcast from Pauly J and Riley, both making good points about Sam Presti. How do you get out of this situation right now? Thunder could be just like the Pacers, Raptors.      Segment 2. How will Houston react if they get down 2-0 or face elimination? Clint Capella thinks Houston is better than GSW, and why shouldn't he? How much of this is being watched by Thunder players? How much will the WCF affect PG, Russ, and other OKC players?        Segment 3. Report from Locked On Hawks Lloyd Pearce. Rex Kalamain will get a look from the Raptors according to Marc Stein. Should Mo Cheeks get another shot at being a head coach? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. KD is to blame for the mess in OKC. If KD stays the Thunder don't owe Melo 28-million dollars, and they are not freaking out over what might happen with PG.        Segment 2. What we learned from Nick Collison's letter. Players can, in fact, fall in love with fans and cities. James Harden and Nick hung out the night Harden was traded.        Segment 3. Report from Locked On Raptors. Leonard hangs out at Dodgers game. Kerr playing mind games with the Rockets  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. PG has surgery left knee gets scoped, George will be out 6-8 weeks. Nick Collison calls it quits. A fitting end to his career, nice quiet no pomp, and circumstance. Nick on his pregame honors. Russ on Nick Collison. Collison's impact on OKC.      Segment 2. Trading Russ is a real thing. Would Russ want to be traded?      Segment 3. WCF/ECF are the Sixers the team of the future? What about the Bucks, the Celtics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Chris Paul is finally going to the conference finals putting Houston on his back last night. Could OKC root for CP3 and James Harden to win a championship? It's just another reminder of what could have been with OKC had they chose not to trade James Harden.        Segment 2. Would OKC fans be ok with blowing up the Thunder, trading Westbrook and Adams then going back into the lottery? Would it be better to win vs. rebuild? Thunder is in possibly the worst position of any team in the NBA.      Segment 3. Not excited about GSW and Cleveland part four. 76ers use a mentalist to calm down before the game with the Celtics. Could Russ deal with the same kind of stunt?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. If the only thing that matters in the NBA is winning championships then how come we don't celebrate guys like Norris Cole? Carmelo Anthony understands this better than anybody in the NBA. Melo to China, it's a thought, it's not crazy, but there also has to be part of him that can't walk away from the NBA right now.      Segment 2. How far back are OKC and the rest of the Western Conference from Houston and GSW? If the Thunder gets back everybody, (Sam Presti audio) just how likely is it that they can dethrone GSW? An update from Locked On Hornets    Segment 3. Piston part ways with Stan Vangundy. Why does OKC need at "for real, for real" NBA coach? Knicks introduce David Fizdale, Enes Kanter is trolling LBJ, why I want Enes back in OKC... Steven Adams on Kanter  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Would trading Russ be the craziest idea the Thunder had? Prest feels the pressure from a fanbase that feels it is owed a championship and doesn't know how to start the rebuilding process and keep people happy.        Segment 2. Patriots and the Thunder with some parallels. Melo and Brady. The worst thing you can do as an owner is emotionally attached to a player.        Segment 3. Not watching the playoffs, and don't feel sorry about it right now. I'll pick back up in the conference finals.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Life without Andre Roberson. Presti on losing Dre and making excuses. Presti on what Dre brings to this team beyond defense. Russ on Dre. Dre on what it was like to be on the sidelines for the playoffs.      Segment 2. Presti on how Rus and the team can improve on defense. Roberson on how good the team can be if everyone comes back. Presti on who is coming back and what he envisions.    Segment 3. Russ on Not wanting to be home, PG on OKC checking all the Boxes and Melo on Sacrifice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Segment 1. Trading for PG and why it made so much sense to the Thunder. Can the Thunder attract other free agents? Presti explains his comments on PG. Presti has to prove he can get free agents to OKC. Russ might have to change his game. Maybe the problem is Melo; maybe it's Russ. Alex Abrines has surgery        Segment 2. How can Russ improve his game? Presti explains what that will take. Presti on the guys that will be back and the promise of the Thunder. Presti on if he regrets not signing Grant.  What are the Thunder willing to spend to keep this team together?      Segment 3. Do the Thunder bring back Raymond Felton? Raymond Felton on his year in OKC, and Presti on what Felton adds.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices