The Bulls would really like to be like the Thunder…

this night Josh Giddy reunited with his former Thunder teammatesand he must have had a little heartache. While his Bulls are looking at the draft after they had explodes their workforceOKC is the favorite in its own succession to seek another title.

However, seven years ago, the Thunder also decided to blow up their team, to rebuild around Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, a young guard who no one thought would become the best player in the world. Above all, in the trade with the Clippers, Oklahoma City regained a number of first-round draft picks that they used to acquire Jalen Williams, who became the first lieutenant of the “SGA”…

“Every situation is different, so I don’t know if something can happen again”, the Thunder coach explainedMark Daigneault. “Contexts develop according to a million factors. Our success is the result of a lot of work, especially from our players. But we also had a lot of success, and I am very careful when I give advice or talk about a position that might not be suitable.”

A lightning fast rise

Former Thunder coach Billy Donovan is faced with a management that moves by sight, without any real backbone. But it looks like the Bulls want to rebuild around Josh Giddy and Matas Buzzelis. It’s easy, but with some luck in the draft, the franchise might be able to move forward…

“We are in the reconstruction phase” recalls Billy Donovan. “A lot of things also depend on success. We have to develop the players who are already present in the organization. They have to continue to improve. You need great cohesion in the group. You need the players to have a mindset and a competitive mentality that matches what you want to be as a team.”

For Marc Daigneault, no doubt, an element of luck is required. “Their situation is different than ours, like everyone else’s. You need success in different forms, and we’ve had it.”

After praising the quality of Oklahoma City’s recruiting and coaching, Billy Donovan also recalled that no one expected the Thunder to win a title so quickly: “It probably happened faster than they imagined.”