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Ryan Saunders is ready for emotional debut in Oklahoma City

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Already Ryan Saunders has it down.

In his first post-shootaround meeting with the press, about to conduct his first NBA game as a head coach, with the history of the Saunders family with the Timberwolves organization as an emotional backdrop, Saunders was asked what will be going through his mind in the moments before Tuesday night’s tipoff against the Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

“Russell Westbrook and Paul George are going to be there,’’ said Saunders, talking about the Thunder’s stars, sounding just like the coach he is. “But my father will also be there.