OKC add Isaiah Hartenstein & Alex Caruso, Will they get to NBA Finals, Possible dynasty?

Skip Bayless explains why his hometown team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, will be an NBA Finals contender with the additions of Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso.
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OKC add Isaiah Hartenstein & Alex Caruso, Will they get to NBA Finals, Possible dynasty?
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[@SkipBaylessShow]

How far will the Thunder go next season? Listen to the full episode on Apple Podcasts here: 👉link.chtbl.com/Ep118

[@andysaavedra2605]

How many more days will you go till you’re fired? Can you still think clear? You talk about the same thing every day and have the same take. Maybe that’s why you’ve been a failure? 🤷🏻

[@ReverendSam1]

The thunder may b one of the two teams I watch closely next season w/my league pass

[@wolfbane610]

It will be a championship" barring major injuries." Ousmane Dieng's development could be icing on an already cake eaten cake. Don't be shocked when the Thunder win 65+.

[@tracewashburn86]

Don't forget when the thunder players walked away from the TNT post game interview in this years playoffs to talk to our local broadcast crew first. That was the best

[@rodneyalacon4464]

Nick Gallo always goes first!

[@MeMe-ef5fw]

Nick gallo!!

[@chrisc2131]

Nick and Paris are great!

[@scottpaddlety8741]

That was awesome lol I loved it 😂⛈️💙😆

[@zodiac23jj]

Honorary dawg.

[@jasontrojanowski2139]

Hey skip I met sam Presti at a music store in downtown Okc he was in the drum room I think I shocked him when i recognized him I introduced myself and told him how proud Okc is of him and all the joy he has brought to our city he was a gentleman in person that was a great day

[@davidbaggs2273]

That’s cool man

[@Hrogthar]

Skip Bayless is in his most honest era right now, this is nothing but truth. The Thunder are here, and I know that stings for a lot of fans of other teams, but don't hate the Thunder just because they beat your favorite teams. Enjoy this movie-like chemistry and genius team building put together by Sam Presti and co.

[@ReverendSam1]

I hope other organizations take a cue from the thunder & give the organization back to the GM's & coaches/staff!! This "player empowerment era" has been a real headache 🥴😵....just saying!!

[@josiahpadfield5040]

As an OKC native myself, I love it. If we become the villain, it’s only a matter of time. People hate when you do something right.

[@1O1O11]

The things most people forget is that SGA is in fact a very effective defender. There will not be a single second this season where he isn't next to Dort, Caruso, or Wallace... He will never be given the job to guard the opponents best player. But he is far more than capable of the same kind of defense.

[@babybenj52]

That's what a lot of people are failing to realize. They're sleeping on SGA's defensive abilities.

[@mduar1000]

​@@babybenj52 facts, trained by cp3. A defensive guru

[@josiahpadfield5040]

The disrespect hurts us fans too. Like we see this dude night in and night out drop 30 while getting 2-3 steals a game and people just over look that! Dude is a monster in passing lanes, and now that we have two crazy on ball pressure defenders they’ll completely forget about Shai. 😤 I LOVE IT

[@1O1O11]

@@josiahpadfield5040 That's also why DPOY has been totally broken as of late. So many aspects of what makes a good defense get totally ignored by the NBA media. But even in the stats they do pay attention to, Shai does pretty good. In the playoffs this year SGA had 17 blocked shots and 13 steals. Per game he was #3 in blocked shots at 1.6 per game. Only behind Chet and Mobley. In the regular season he was tied for most steals in the NBA with Fox.

[@hoss2060]

SGA is an elite help defender constantly generating turnovers

[@kennybrooks8374]

I live in OKC. ITS LIT!!! 🔥 THUNDER UP

[@BlindedByLogic]

I can't believe no one made the connection yet, but Isaiah Hartenstein is like a slightly better version of Nick Collison who was basically the glue guy big for Seattle/OKC for his entire career. Collison was a HUGE part of why OKC was so good in the early 2010's but doesn't put up the flashy stats.

[@ReverendSam1]

They were never able to duplicate that 2012 playoff run but they have an organization ran the right way!! They didn't get caught up in the "player empowerment era"........ bright 😎 future ahead!!

[@jeremianderson4861]

Much respect for your acknowledgment of Nick Collision

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

And a steal at 30 million. lolololol.

[@Glowlol]

@@ChristopherSmithNYC salty ahh knicks fan lmao

[@ctoaun23]

​@@ChristopherSmithNYCLol got your player. Think the Knicks can contend without him? I doubt it tbh 😂

[@Skeptical73]

Hate the Thunder we LOVE it & feed off it. Nothing but heart & good people here, & good things come to those who wait patiently, redemption draweth nigh. The arena will be rocking like never before!

[@corymoon1445]

This team is going to be a team that the NBA hasn't seen in a long time probably one of the best defensive teams that we've ever seen maybe better than Boston's defense but we will have to see though as the year goes on.

[@mykaelmarshall8204]

Celtics thunder games will be lit.

[@corymoon1445]

@@mykaelmarshall8204 In my opinion Boston is the only team I believe that can beat OKC but I think OKC is probably the only team that can beat Boston it will definitely be a thriller.

[@ReverendSam1]

​@@corymoon1445The organization has done the right thing & let the GM & coach do their jobs!! They haven't gotten caught up in this "player empowerment era" which I believe has hurt the league.......IMO 🤔!!

[@wolfbane610]

The Thunder will dominate the NBA, including the Celtics. 🎉

[@bigdawg4883]

memphis is coming next season and they lineup is the exact same as the thunders with defenders

[@lipanmesh]

OKC! OKC! OKC!!🎉🔥

[@MillTikkit]

Thunder up

[@Christian-pw5nh]

Love my State And Love My Team O. K. C... Thunder ⚡⚡⚡⚡🎉 #BestInDaWest ⚡

[@slick013188]

as a fellow Oklahoman appericate you skip, sorry about the media blackballing you

[@nm93932]

❤ them too 😊. They created a culture there in OKC.

[@kennybrooks8374]

This is the best skip Bayless video.I've ever seen.He's actually speaking truth

[@Hauseu]

You keep talking ⛈️ and I'll keep coming back Skip 😊

[@benson5750]

Super cool to see you get your own show skip! Definitely going to tune into this more than the show with Paul Pierce 😭

[@dantekyle1775]

Man. The Thunder fan page on FB were going crazy over the Giddy trade. I told everybody to be quiet but they booted me out. 😂😂😂

[@chrismitchell7684]

As someone born and raised OKC. Oklahomans take Westbrook over Skip any day.

[@ayoowets]

The silence in between skip’s quips speaks volumes

[@jontnoneya3404]

Skip - if you truly LOVE this team, YOU ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO STOP disrespecting Shai Gilgeous-Alexander!! THAT'S HIS NAME!! It's 100% NOT Shai Gilgeous. STOP CALLING HIM THAT. Say it all! He's told us his name and if you don't call him by it, you're simply disrespecting him. Knock it off!!

[@justice4g]

he/him right?

[@devonsolomon4153]

He should just say SGA lol

[@ThunderTalk]

not a single first rounder used to get our two new players

[@Karoke77]

I love the OKC Thunder, Tennessee Titans, Montreal Canadiens, and SF Giants. All are getting better, but the OKC Thunder can really compete for a championship RIGHT NOW.

[@michaeljorden2457]

Get to it, I have work in the morning.

[@Jovan-vi7ov]

You want a little bit of thunder or a little bit of lightning.. Let's go Thunder Nation..

[@notkontentkid]

Shai vs Brunson finals matchup is COLD 🥶‼️‼️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@vonoiteuo]

Thunder up baby

[@Richboy9968]

Health is Wealth 🤞🏾🙏🏾 OKC BABEEEEEEEE! 🥶✴️🌩️🥶✴️🌩️🥶 TH🌩️NDER 🆙 🥶✴️🥶✴️🥶

[@M0v3rsandSh00t3rs]

I was hoping Philly could’ve gotten Caruso he’s the key

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

OKC paying more for Hartenstein than the Knicks are paying Brunson.

[@sg-duwap_yt8209]

We had to pay more because we only gave him 2 years guaranteed and we had to spend that money before we resigned Wiggins and Joe. Also, we only have 1 roster spot left and we still have a 8 million MLE so we didn’t care about giving him a extra 8 million a year lol

[@chrisk2]

Cope bum

[@mikielsahagun6054]

The sweetest thing about our free agency pickups is we didn't give up any of our draft picks

[@mduar1000]

Gotta use them up though, roster spots are limited. Dont be like boston and waste the manority of them for nothing. 2019-2023

[@mikielsahagun6054]

@@mduar1000 maybe we can trade our way up the ranks in the next draft with these draft picks: This next Draft is loaded from what I hear

[@mduar1000]

@@mikielsahagun6054 now that's good thinking

[@SpecialSuperstar]

One word Skip, Knicks!

[@808bboarder]

This team fits better as opposed to Harden having to figure it out as a 6th man

[@reed1511]

They are arriving

[@GinessyKaige]

We not even making it out the first round unless we get more shooters and athleticism. A lot of things went our way to get us that far. Kings , Minnesota , Mavs all still will out shoot us. We need shooting and athleticism.

[@justinbrooke3511]

You on bath salts?

[@mduar1000]

Kings? Bro no they wont. Also they are so small, theyre gonna get pushed around by the new OKC guys. Minnesota was exposed by having gobert and kat through the mavs

[@10DG]

A #ThunderDynasty? We'll see #Skippy. we'll see 👀 #C'monSkip!!!!!!!!!!

[@tombanks1475]

What is Caruso going to do against kyrie and Luka 😂😂😂

[@JustinNard]

Him and dort will shut them down like Dort already shut Luka down. Easy

[@BobbyM817]

As an OKC native and Thunder fan, I don’t want you on the band wagon Skip. Stick to being a fair weather Spurs fan.

[@sg-duwap_yt8209]

This is his team too.

[@davidbaggs2273]

😂

[@HollaIfYaHemi392]

Everybody got a yt podcast lol easy money

[@Wellingtonfun]

They have to upgrade lou dort position with Jonathan Isaac or Deni Advija who are better rebounder and are able to guard all 5 position also having a 3 point percentage of 40 If they do that they are legit title contenders or else second round exit

[@1O1O11]

If they do that they are no longer the Oklahoma City Thunder... Gotta keep as much of the 57 win team together as possible. Losing Giddey is one thing, but you can't mess with last years lineup any more than that.

[@JustinNard]

Dort is key to our success. This man don’t know thunder basketball

[@mith2946]

You clearly dont know this team. Dort has been KEY to our success.

[@TheJudgementofDog]

I watched a Skip Bayless video. Now I feel dirty. I don't think there's a solvent strong enough to wash this off.

[@cameronshryock955]

664 views in two hours. No one watching skip lol

[@FTFJohn]

Almost 1000 just 10 min later, Thunder Up!!

[@ReverendSam1]

I'm watching Skip 👍, I don't get caught up in the hype & Skip Bayless doesn't either 🤨!!

[@notkontentkid]

Ironically, OKC need a KD type player….if Chet can elevate into that archetype then OKC will be a force Shai is Harden Chet is KD

[@mduar1000]

I disagree. OKC has alot of iso scorers . They do not KD at all. Shai the midrange guru, williams the slasher, chet who loves to shoot it. Bring KD and he'll disrupt that

[@joeldriver-sp2rg]

Losing Giddey makes them worse and they didn't need Caruso because they already have a bunch of wing players. Wiggins is better than Caruso. Yeah Presti got Hartenstein but they paid way too much for him and he gave away Sengun and Lively, either of which would have been great fits for this team most specifically Sengun who averaged 21/9/5 last season and will be an allstar. Why is nobody talking about Presti trading him away? Not exactly a genius move there Sam.

[@leonardlaw4676]

ok bro. dont need caruso? wiggins better than caruso? paid too much for Hartenstein is there someone else better out there that fits the team? Sengun and lively, yeah no ones perfect but OKC can live with that. Any other team would love Presti as a GM. Keep up that copium bro

[@joeldriver-sp2rg]

@@leonardlaw4676 not saying Presti isn't excellent but praising him for paying 87 mill for a guy when he had two before him that were as good or better doesn't make sense. Put lively on OKC last year there's no question they beat Dallas. He was a big part of why they beat us.

[@1O1O11]

I actually agree that after the first trade OKC was a worse overall team. But once they added Hartenstein I totally understood what Presti was doing. Looking at the whole package the roster is overall better, and Wiggins is now on a longer term deal which is a huge win. I think having the best bench and best defense in the NBA has generally turned out well for teams.

[@joeldriver-sp2rg]

@@1O1O11 I hope Caruso comes in and plays well but Giddey's upside is tremendous and I don't think fans really understand what we just gave away plus he's only 21 and Caruso is 30. I'm an OKC fan so I'll cheer him on for sure.

[@1O1O11]

@@joeldriver-sp2rg My preference was to keep the 57 win youngest team to ever win a playoff series together and make zero changes. But the next best thing for me is having the best bench and best defense in the NBA. It has historically been a combination that has worked. Much more often than teams that collected offensive stars. But I agree that having a 6'8 player that can pass, and having a position-less offense where everyone has excellent decision making and passing was something I wanted to see.

[@kingcollins3965]

They out here acting like Caruso and Hartenstien are star players 😂😂😂. They are not winning until they get Shai a running mate. Williams is good, but he is not that guy.

[@tymonster183]

Williams and chet are still both really early days in their careers. It's silly to put a cap on them right now, especially with what they've shown thusfar. The argument isn't that the new guys are stars, it's that they perfectly filled their gaps and eliminated their weaknesses and made life easier for their stars.

[@kingcollins3965]

@tymonster183 they still have no one to guard the elite Wings. Alex is not guarding Luka or Ant and if the make it to the finals he cant Guard JT, JB or any of the elite wings in the east. Hartenstein is a good player but it's only a handful of big men in the league that are good on the offensive end, and Hartenstein can't guard any of them. He's a hustle guy who plays really hard. Stop over valuing role players when that's not the Thunder issue. Anything the media labels a good move the casual fans hope right on the wagon.

[@tymonster183]

@kingcollins3965 Caruso and dort are both proven wing defenders. Saying otherwise is ridiculous. I would agree that people are overvaluing hart as a individual, but again, that isn't what I'm talking about. Adding or subtracting players to a roster is a domino effect, the consequences, good or bad, ripple throughout the 5 players on the floor. The thunder lost to the mavs in large part because giddy was unplayable in that series. They just replaced him with two plus players. No players are truly shutting down elite offensive producers, but you address the pieces around them and try and limit their preferred options. The thunder have set themselves up to do that at an extremely high level with the versatility and quality of their roster. It isn't always about the top level guys.

[@ReverendSam1]

​@@kingcollins3965Who would b viable in your eyes 🤔?? I believe someone already there will step up & surprise u.........just saying 😐!!

[@MrJay007j]

You are a casual

[@808bboarder]

⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@DeonsDaddy]

You can tell Skip was in the drama club. Embarrassing and effeminate.