This is an excerpt from Berry Tramel's Friday's ScissorTales. Read it in its entirety here.
The Thunder added Georgetown big man Thomas Sorber and Northwestern wing Brooks Barnhizer in the NBA Draft. Readers have questions.
Gary: “What were the Thunder’s needs? Did they need a third big man, or a 3-point shooter?”
Berry: Everyone can use more shooting, but the Thunder doesn't want to obtain it at the expense of the defense. And really, a 68-team that wins the NBA title has no glaring weaknesses, especially a team this young.
So the Thunder probably is looking at the future, two years or so hence. And the pick of the Georgetown center addresses the need as good as any. Isaiah Hartenstein probably will be the first of the main guys to go — OKC likely won't be able to afford him after next season. The hope would be that Sorber could move into the void if Hartenstein leaves.
People are also reading…
But who knows? Aaron Wiggins, Jaylin Williams, Isaiah Joe and Ajay Mitchell all were second-round draft picks. Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso and Kenrich Williams were undrafted out of college. Help sometimes comes from the strangest places.
berry.tramel@tulsaworld.com
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