OKC Thunder practice: What Mark Daigneault, Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace said on Apr. 17

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The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Thursday as they await their Round 1 opponent in the 2025 NBA playoffs. It's down to the Memphis Grizzlies or Dallas Mavericks in the play-in tournament to determine the eighth seed.

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, Chet Holmgren and Cason Wallace talked to the local media after practice. Daigneault discussed preparing for the playoffs, Holmgren talked about how he's physically feeling after being out for three months with a hip fracture and Wallace complimented Lu Dort and Alex Caruso.

The Thunder are three days away from Game 1 of their Round 1 playoff series. They will tipoff Sunday afternoon at Paycom Center and should enter the series as heavy favorites.

Here's a recap of the Thunder's Thursday Apr. 17 playoff practice:

Jalen Williams to the media: “Get my shirt!” pic.twitter.com/LR4xFQtmUC

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Jalen Williams: “I actually think it’s pretty obvious now. I don’t think I need to wear the shirt.” pic.twitter.com/k2O6udxUMU

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Thunder playoff practice today pic.twitter.com/W26YK010RE

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Dillon Jones the last player at practice. Been a theme all week

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Mark Daigneault: “85-90% of playoff games are the same. What you do in the regular season, if you make a habit of that, it shows up in the playoffs. That’s why building those habits are so critical.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Mark Daigneault on the DPOY discourse and how to judge perimeter defense to rim protection: pic.twitter.com/5SMoyoaDBL

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Mark Daigneault on Hartenstein & Caruso: “Those guys have a mature approach. They understand the big picture. They understand how to prepare and how to keep themselves emotionally regulated through the ups and downs of a playoff run.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Mark Daigneault on how he feels about Holmgren-Hartenstein heading into the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/3basJ5HZbj

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Cason Wallace on last year’s playoffs: “I remember how the gym was just packed and filled with a lot of energy. Our fans brought it. I definitely felt that from the moment I stepped on the court for warmups to the end of the game.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Cason Wallace on Alex Caruso’s defensive presence: pic.twitter.com/90xVbWqzdi

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Chet Holmgren on SGA: “You gotta be ready to let it fire. If he’s trusting you to make that pass and read, everybody on the backside has to be ready to be aggressive and make that play… Whether staff tells you to bomb it or not, he’s gonna tell you to bomb it.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Chet Holmgren on Jalen Williams’ role in the playoffs: pic.twitter.com/YqxqlROAqI

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Chet Holmgren on his playoffs preparation this year compared to last year: “It’s just very different circumstances. Last year, I had 82 games to build myself up. There’s a level of fatigue that comes with that. This year, when the team was practicing, playing, finding a rhythm, I… pic.twitter.com/Z6LauRVsE5

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

Chet Holmgren: “I feel good. Everything I’m doing out there feels tight. I feel locked in. I feel confident. I feel aggressive.”

— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) April 17, 2025

This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Thunder practice: What Daigneault, Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace said

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