The Oklahoma City Thunder’s performance in the 2022 NBA Draft has widely been deemed a success, at least as far as pre-season expectations are concerned. A big reason for this is their selection of Chet Holmgren with the second overall pick, as the 7’1 center should theoretically fill a glaring front-court need and help fix spacing issues.
Outside of Chet, the Thunder also acquired three more rookies in this year’s draft: Ousmene Dieng, Jalen Williams and Jaylin Williams. All three played in Summer League, and they all displayed positive flashes of potential as quality NBA players. However, the Oklahoma City draftee who made the strongest impression was 12th overall pick Jalen Williams, as his accurate shooting and effective off-ball movement turned heads during the month of July.