"I don't know how many people... are humble enough to go in the Hall of Fame in September. And then take an assistant coaching job in May or June. But he's one of them." Thunder coach Mark Daigneault on Billy Donovan joining Mitch Johnson's Spurs staff.
Oklahoma City Thunder at San Antonio Spurs
What they've said
Oklahoma City Thunder
Everything said since their last game, v Rockets on 15 Oct.
Jared McCain, after Thunder practice: "My mental's great. My physical's great. Body feels great." He sees his role as spacing and "finding windows" for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams and Ajay Mitchell when doubled; his confidence, he says, doesn't hinge on minutes.
Oklahoma City rookie Otega Oweh is out for the season. Kenrich Williams, after practice: "Yeah, it sucked. Like, it just like gives you a bad feeling... especially for a guy like him, like rookie, like was playing, was playing pretty good."
Cason Wallace will make the Thunder's biggest jump this season, Kenrich Williams says: "I'm calling it right now." Asked if Chet Holmgren's contusion, which kept him out all preseason, could linger, coach Mark Daigneault didn't commit: "I'll leave it to the injury report."
Oklahoma City came out of its Oct. 15 preseason game healthy, Mark Daigneault said. With Chet Holmgren and J-Will out, the Thunder tried a big-to-big action: "We've never worked on it. I don't know if you could tell." It showed what they'd need to work on if they explore it.
San Antonio Spurs
Everything said since their last game, v Kings on 16 Oct.
No press conferences on the wire yet.