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Mount Rushmore of Thunder Defenders (as voted by OKC fans) Chet Holmgren Andre Roberson Serge Ibaka Lu Dort (@OKProtonCenter)

@Josh_Scoop @CareyAMurdock @GeorgeStoia better OU defense. 09-10 or this yr. OU was 7th in the country total defense that yr. Here is depth chart. McCoy and Adrian Taylor vs Stone and Jackson is interesting...

@JeradKW13 @MattSandersNBA But if the reported Sorber recovery time was a month he should be back tomorrow since his follow up surgery was July 1 and tomorrow is August 1

@JeradKW13 @MattSandersNBA I looked up the injury and it takes like 3 months to recover from. He's not playing right now.

This injury was overshadowed by Dub’s 2H injury in the same game. First half of G2 against the Suns, hyperextended those fingers when he went to the ground Not sure when this was taken, but if recent, not a great sign.

McCain is still young too. There is a lot to be excited about IMO.

but he had a stretch of really good and the Spurs series was really good. Still your long term stats tell what you really are. He needs to consistently be better offensively. He's still young. He can be better IMO. Topic was really good in the GL. Stirtz. Mara. Sorber.

I really hope OKC can somehow have a year where the injuries are minimal. There are a bunch of high upside if's still. Ajay can still get better. JDub hasn't been fully healthy in awhile. Less than 10 games of healthy Dub last yr. Cason had mediocre regular season stats...

@JeradKW13 @MattSandersNBA Topic also has an injured back and those 2 are traveling around playing basketball and getting in shape. I kind of doubt Topic is doing that right now. He's prob getting treatment every day in OKC but could be wrong too.

@MattSandersNBA Topic got a full head of hair there. I’d assume it’s more recent? This offseason

It would be nice if we could do a deal with some incentives but those are usually done with lower salary type guys. You hope Cason has a level up at some point with the offensive production.8 ppg on mediocre efficiency is not worth 25m+ even w/ elite defense but he's still young

Cason Wallace contract. We all think it's getting done. How much will it be for?

@BigCheezy707 They knew he was drunk before he did all of this. They just wanted to mess with him

Tony Romo doing the Dak to prove he is not drunk

@TheHoopHerald @nbanerdd Does anyone really play defense in pickup though?

Cason Wallace has proven to be one of the best on ball defenders in the NBA Number 1 player in the class of 2027, Beckham Black, doesn’t seem to care Beckham is the younger brother of Magic Guard, Anthony Black (Via @nbanerdd 🎥)

@BrandonRahbar And Jdub was only fully healthy for 9 games

OKC games lost to injury this season. Sorber: 60 games Topic: 55 games JDub: 34 games Hartenstein: 27 games Caruso: 21 games Kenrich: 20 games Ajay: 17 games JWill: 15 games Wiggs: 15 games SGA: 11 games Dort: 11 games Joe: 9 games Chet: 8 games Wallace: 3 games McCain: 0 games Perspective for how the Thunder have dealt with health issues, yet still have the #1 seed in the West.

@BrandonRahbar Seems like that would be good for your hamstrings

SGA and JDub getting in some offseason work together running hills. Throwback Thursday: reminds me of Russell Westbrook and KD running sand hills together back in the day.

@shaisprint better

They’re being way too generous for OKC’s odds when we got worse this off season

@masterkidgo The nuggets because they stink now

BLOCKBUSTER TRADE PROPOSAL 🍿 WHO SAY NO ? 👀 Hawks - Peyton Watson - Jarred Vanderbilt - 2nd round pick via LAL Nuggets - Jonathan Kuminga - Buddy Hield - Jaden Hardy - 1st round pick via ATL - 1st round pick via ATL Lakers - Cam Johnson

@DraftVision_X @BrandonRahbar No doubt. He was dpoy runner up this yr.

@BrandonRahbar I think it is very easily Lu, Ibaka, Roberson, and Chet. Not sure how Chet is being excluded in many of these comments. He has a better argument in his young career as the most impactful defender in Thunder history than the 5th best. PG, Caruso, Caso, and Thabo are right there

OKC fans, in honor of Lu Dort, who is on your Mount Rushmore of Thunder defenders? Using the answers for a video.

@BrandonRahbar Roberson, Dort, Chet, Serge right now

@nolookjok He mostly gets paid off of his last season because that is his new baseline

Peyton Watson may have more upside, but it is fair for him to be paid less than CB based on accomplishments to-date. Considered CB’s 2023 playoff/finals performance and that he had a down year bc of injury.

@HarrisonWind Ty Jerome cam Spencer and Scottie Pippen aren't in his class

If the Nuggets sign and trade Peyton Watson, the Grizzlies make sense. He fits with Cam Boozer, Cedric Coward and is on their timeline. They have a $29M trade exception. Memphis also has players that I think would intrigue Denver: Ty Jerome, Cam Spencer, Scottie Pippen Jr.