Isaiah Blakely

And I know Presti gets praised plenty. He doesn't need more, but they've done all this and they still have like 800 draft picks to deal and plenty of flexibility, optionality, however you want to refer to it. Uh, Caruso and Hartenstein were incredible offseason pickups, and yet we're still sitting here going, ah, they could use more shooting. Well, guess what?

They're in position to be able to go do that because this has been one of the most masterful rebuilds with the ability to keep adding that I think we've ever seen.

They're in position to be able to go do that because this has been one of the most masterful rebuilds with the ability to keep adding that I think we've ever seen.

They're in position to be able to go do that because this has been one of the most masterful rebuilds with the ability to keep adding that I think we've ever seen.

And everyone has their misses.

And everyone has their misses.

And everyone has their misses.

I had forgotten until you just said it that Carmelo... I know this. I know Carmelo was there. I remember this. I do remember... It just... It had slipped my mind that there was a Carmelo era in Oklahoma.

I had forgotten until you just said it that Carmelo... I know this. I know Carmelo was there. I remember this. I do remember... It just... It had slipped my mind that there was a Carmelo era in Oklahoma.

I had forgotten until you just said it that Carmelo... I know this. I know Carmelo was there. I remember this. I do remember... It just... It had slipped my mind that there was a Carmelo era in Oklahoma.

I hope Thunder fans realize, and I'm sure they do, and appreciate just how...

I hope Thunder fans realize, and I'm sure they do, and appreciate just how...

I hope Thunder fans realize, and I'm sure they do, and appreciate just how...

good they've had it right since the moment almost since the moment they arrived right like there was a couple bad seasons there as they're kind of ramping up with the young guys with the young Durant and Westbrook but like most rebuilds take much longer most tank jobs take much longer a couple of 20-ish win seasons followed by an immediate leap to 40 and then 50 like it just doesn't happen very often unless you just stole LeBron James or somebody of that caliber from somewhere like it doesn't

good they've had it right since the moment almost since the moment they arrived right like there was a couple bad seasons there as they're kind of ramping up with the young guys with the young Durant and Westbrook but like most rebuilds take much longer most tank jobs take much longer a couple of 20-ish win seasons followed by an immediate leap to 40 and then 50 like it just doesn't happen very often unless you just stole LeBron James or somebody of that caliber from somewhere like it doesn't

good they've had it right since the moment almost since the moment they arrived right like there was a couple bad seasons there as they're kind of ramping up with the young guys with the young Durant and Westbrook but like most rebuilds take much longer most tank jobs take much longer a couple of 20-ish win seasons followed by an immediate leap to 40 and then 50 like it just doesn't happen very often unless you just stole LeBron James or somebody of that caliber from somewhere like it doesn't

it doesn't normally go this way. You don't normally just have like a couple of bad seasons. And I, and I do, I remember during that time, there was a lot of hand-wringing about like, Oh my God, how long is this going to take? It took nothing at all. Like you blinked and they were back. And obviously, you know, the, the, the Paul George Shea deal has a lot to do with that, but for sure.

it doesn't normally go this way. You don't normally just have like a couple of bad seasons. And I, and I do, I remember during that time, there was a lot of hand-wringing about like, Oh my God, how long is this going to take? It took nothing at all. Like you blinked and they were back. And obviously, you know, the, the, the Paul George Shea deal has a lot to do with that, but for sure.

it doesn't normally go this way. You don't normally just have like a couple of bad seasons. And I, and I do, I remember during that time, there was a lot of hand-wringing about like, Oh my God, how long is this going to take? It took nothing at all. Like you blinked and they were back. And obviously, you know, the, the, the Paul George Shea deal has a lot to do with that, but for sure.

Before we go, we're we're running a little long here, but this is all great. And I don't I don't want to stop. I'm just having too much fun, Tyler. We'll get to the Mac McClung interview in a minute. But before we wrap, I actually did want to just quickly because it was unveiled this week, all star voting just began and the all star game itself has been remixed once more.