BOSTON, MA - APRIL 27: Aleksej Pokusevski #17 of the Oklahoma City Thunder is guarded by Tristan Thompson #13 of the Boston Celtics during a game at TD Garden on April 27, 2021 in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
The OKC Thunder are a team in the early stages of a full-fledged franchise rebuild and, though they already have a building block in place in third-year guard, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, they are still very much set on adding pieces around him via the draft rather than any other avenue.