Why Mark Daigneault believes that improvement is ‘Necessity’ to defend the championship

From the very beginning of the season 2025-26, improvement was a basic topic for the main coach Mark Daigneault in Oklahoma City Thunder Training camp, in preparation for competition waiting for the champion that defends. As the youngest team in the league, growth remains a priority, as a veteran Alex Caruso reminded the reporters of two 7S matches It pushed the lightning on the edge of the elimination on the road to the first title. There is room for improvement.

Daigneault explained why thunder must be better In the middle of a competitive Western conference and his defense of the title.

“It can come across arrogant if you are presented in the championship and if you get out of it, it’s like we can still get better”. “It has a tone that doesn’t feel great and it’s certainly not there. The improvement is necessary in our situation, because everyone else becomes better. Both of coaching staff, their coaching and the players themselves are also improved. “

This is what every NBA team seeks to work during an offsense and in training camp before the regular season.

“If you don’t go on it, you’re lagging behind, lag fast,” Daigneareault added. “So I want to be aware of us. We don’t look good at the moment. We don’t present something right now. We don’t present anything right now. We don’t present it right now. We don’t present that right now. We don’t present that right now something new.

“We don’t want to lose continuity by turning everything over. But at the same time we have to go deeper on the things most important,” Thunder Coach Mark Daignealt concluded.

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Caruso reminded that everyone had a close thunderstorm came to be eliminated before winning the NBA 2025 final.

“Except for the first (round) and finals of the conference, the other two series went to the seven games. So, it is obvious that it is space for improvement,” Caruso said. “If you enter the season, you think that it will be smooth sailing, and it will only be the same thing, we would really be naive about what is a reality like this season. Each season has a different story.”

Thunder will face Hornets in their present opener on Sunday.