OKCShai Gilgeous-AlexanderDevelopment𝕏 Beat1d

Shai beats defenders in many ways and stays unselfish until it is time to take over.

“what makes him so special is being able to just beat you in so many different ways whether it off the dribble in the mid three to the rim. I think that makes it so hard to guard and he does a great job of being unselfish out there and when it's time to take over, we know he can.”

OKCGameplan𝕏 Beat1d

Thunder camp has stressed getting out fast and pushing the ball ahead with unselfish play.

“it comes back to, you know, pretty much our principles and what we've been working on in training camp is, you know, getting out fast and making outlets, getting the ball up ahead. And I think we all play unselfish. We all want to see a person win and succeed.”

OKCJared McCainDevelopment𝕏 Beat1d

Training camp is teaching McCain the base principles behind plays he only learned the endings of last season.

“I learned a lot of the offense of like the endings of plays or new plays that we added in towards the end of the season last year and I never even knew like where the base play came from. And so being in training camp has just allowed me to help learn the base principles of what they teach here at the Thunder, offensively and defensively.”

ATLAaron Wiggins · Jalen JohnsonRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat7h

Aaron Wiggins starts; Jalen Johnson out of opening-night lineup

“Aaron Wiggins is starting tonight in place of Jalen Johnson”

ATLGameplan𝕏 Beat8h

The Spurs' three guards are very good and game planning for them comes down to making decisions.

“the #Spurs' three guards are "very good." Asked him about game planning for it, and he said you just have to make decisions.”

ATLLuguentz Dort · Jalen Johnson · Keshon GilbertOutKnee𝕏 Beat8h

Dort and Johnson sit tonight while McCollum looks to be back in the rotation.

“Lu Dort (right knee contusion), Keshon Gilbert (left patella tendinitis), Jalen Johnson (rest) are out. CJ McCollum looks to be back in the rotation.”