“It was fun just to get that inclusiveness from everybody,” Foreman said.Īll three songs from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander were Drake - predictable choices from the Canadian.ĭaigneault chose “Tracks of My Tears” from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, and “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen - Daigneault’s favorite artist. OKC will host Charlotte at 7 p.m.įor a young Thunder team with several new faces, the playlist was an upbeat icebreaker of sorts. The Thunder has been in the gym five out of the last six days leading up to its preseason opener Monday night. It’s small, but it’s big because it’s always around … People feel the way the gym feels.” “Everybody has their taste, everybody has music that they really enjoy. “It just shows how important music is for everybody,” Foreman said. Putting together the playlist was a part-time job. View Gallery: OKC Thunder holds media day ahead 2021-22 NBA seasonĬarlson: Why Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gives Thunder fans reason to be excited this season 'This protects defenders': How NBA rule change could benefit Thunder's Lu Dort “He’s done no basketball the last week,” said Daigneault, only half joking.

“The players love him,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. This season he’ll be on the Blue bench as a G League assistant. “It was a bit of a challenge because we have such an eclectic group of people and music choices,” said Foreman, who has a passion for music.įoreman, who played four years at Penn and two seasons overseas, joined the Thunder last season as a performance analyst in the video department. It was Darnell Foreman’s job to arrange the six-hour sequence. Together, all of the tunes meant something. Coaches and staff members picked two songs each. Hip hop, rap, country, electronic dance, Serbian punk, Latin pop and Nigerian mixes were among the genres on the 120-song playlist that filled the OKC Blue practice facility.Īs the Thunder enters its first full season of the rebuild, the theme was appropriate: foundational songs.Įvery Thunder player picked three songs for the playlist. The music was wide-ranging at Thunder training camp last week. Watch Video: Thunder: Dort on offseason preparations

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