That draft was quite the experience. With the Thunder picking in the top 10 for the first time in over a decade, most mocks had them selecting James Bouknight or Jonathan Kuminga. A last-minute change on ESPN’s mock draft to Kuminga scared me a little bit, but Presti and the rest of the front office shocked all mock drafts when selecting Josh Giddey at six. The Thunder traded away pick 16 for future assets and made a trade-up early in the second round as well.
OKC ended up walking away with four players out of a possible six coming into the draft.