Sam Presti is typically the one sitting at a table, standing in the back of the room, giving a standing ovation or being interviewed about a Thunder player’s accomplishments. On Tuesday night, the script was flipped. At the 2016 Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ) Humanitarian Awards Dinner, it was Presti, the Thunder’s Executive Vice President and General Manger, who was on stage.
For so many years, the 2010 NBA Executive of the Year has attended Thunder players’ community outreach efforts, awards ceremonies and personal events, so it was a bit surreal to him that he was the center of attention at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City.