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The Thunder’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month continues with the story of Gabriel Deck’s childhood in Argentina and the journey to his NBA dream in Oklahoma City.
s he begins nearly every answer in a media scrum, a translator by his side, Thunder forward Gabriel Deck takes a small breath, tilts his head slightly, grins lightly and utters the same word: Bueno.
It’s common parlance among some Spanish speakers to begin sentences that way – similar to some English speakers who drop in “well” or “okay” at the outset of a response to buy a little time to truly think about their answer.