{"id":199709,"date":"2026-06-10T11:28:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=199709"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:28:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:28:26","slug":"sam-presti-sga-holmgren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/06\/10\/sam-presti-sga-holmgren\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Presti Claps Back at SGA, Chet Holmgren Critics"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a disappointing finish to a historic Thunder season, it’s now time to pick up the pieces and work for the next campaign. Thunder GM Sam Presti has begun the work by combatting critics of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and Chet Holmgren<\/a>. He did not hold back in his end-of-season press conference and addressed many issues the Thunder will solve heading into the offseason.<\/p>\n

As the Thunder go back to the drawing board, it seems that Presti knows — or at least has a hint on — what he should fix moving forward. With many changes expected for the 2025 champions, expectations are definitely high.<\/p>\n

Sam Presti Claps Back at SGA, Chet Holmgren Critics<\/h2>\n

Usually, we see coaches bring this kind of defense to their players. Presti, however, isn’t the common GM you’d find out there. He’s the genius who engineered this magical OKC squad back into relevance. It’s only fitting that he should be the one who gets to talk more about the talents he brought into the team.<\/p>\n

Presti Ends SGA “Foul-Baiting” Allegations<\/h3>\n

<\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n

This has been one of the toughest issues the league has seen in a while. We’ve seen how SGA<\/a> — the reigning back-to-back MVP — has been criticized heavily for allegedly drawing fouls and flopping on the floor. Presti, however, was quick to denounce these talks, saying<\/a> the Thunder star is “playing against six people. He’s got five defenders on the floor, and the sixth is social media.”<\/p>\n

\n

Sam Presti says SGA doesn\u2019t seek foul calls with poor behavior<\/p>\n

\u201cAll NBA players do is complain, bitch and moan and try to intimidate the officials with bad behavior in the games to give foul calls. He's gotten three technical fouls this year. None for complaining. One for waving\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/jjEnPWLqTS<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 8, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n