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Sam Presti's draft magic keeps getting better with each passing game

Hording draft picks only helps if you knock them out of the park, and he keeps sending them into orbit.

Oct 21, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder general manager Sam Presti shakes hands with guard Jalen Williams during the championship ring ceremony before a game against the Houston Rockets at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images | Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The 2022 NBA draft class appears, in hindsight, as a pretty colossal disappointment. Well, except for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Because for them, their decision to turn the Nos.