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Sam Presti offers 5 key insights for OKC Thunder 2019-20 campaign

With OKC Thunder General Manager, Sam Presti taking the podium for his annual preseason presser social media lit up. However, the first big takeaway centered on the G.M.’s appearance rather than his comments. Fans and beat writers alike were all agog over Presti’s beard. Perhaps with all the dramatic offseason changes to the club, Presti felt it was time for a newly bearded man (albeit with a significant grey section) in Oklahoma City.

In fact, the first question posed by the press inquired about his beard. Presti said he began growing it during his annual getaway to decompress.