Sam Presti tacked the black-and-white photo on the large bulletin board eye level with the computer screens on his desk, a spot where the image would catch his gaze regularly.
It's a movie studio shot of the original “Ocean's 11” cast. The Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr. bunch is clustered together in their skinny ties and smart suits, gazes locked intently on something in the distance.
It has nothing to do with basketball. It has everything to do with how the Thunder general manager runs his NBA franchise.
In less than a decade, Presti has built a franchise that regularly pushes boundaries.