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Rallying the troops, Sam Presti held his traditional meeting with the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead of the playoffs. His message was short and sweet as Isaiah Hartenstein shared it with the local media group in their first practice since the regular season ended.
"He didn’t waste time. Got to the point," Hartenstein said. "I think it brought us back in together knowing what our goals were, knowing what we’ve been through the season, knowing how together we are.”
While everybody within the team preached continuing to do what they've done to get to this point, there's no question that the outside expectations are as lofty as possible — win an NBA championship.
After a historic 68-14 season saw them capture the best point differential ever, the Thunder will enter the 2025 NBA playoffs as the title favorite. The week off between the regular-season finale and Game 1 of Round 1 is the calm before the storm.
Like last year, the Thunder won't know their Round 1 opponent until Friday night when the play-in tournament concludes. But regardless of who it is — whether the Golden State Warriors or Sacramento Kings — they should be the first to four wins. In fact, that will likely be the case in about every hypothetical playoff series. That comes with the territory of historic dominance.
While Hartenstein didn't share the exact details of Presti's message to the Thunder, the gist shows how aware they are of the opportunity in front of them. These playoffs are arguably OKC's best shot to bring home a championship.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Isaiah Hartenstein shares playoff message Sam Presti sent to Thunder
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