Thunder have given Alex Caruso the most luxurious dirty work

All the Oklahoma City Thunder need Alex Caruso to do is stay healthy for the playoffs, then play elite defense.

Oklahoma City Thunder, Alex Caruso, Jalen Williams, Lu Dort | Alonzo Adams-Imagn ImagesAlex Caruso needs to be a dog on defense. That’s what the Oklahoma City Thunder pay him to do. If he hits a few threes and throws down a few dunks, it’s a bonus. What they need from him is lockdown defense against the best players in the league. But they don’t really need him to do it until the playoffs begin.

The Thunder have put a cast of elite defenders around him, fully capable of taking on big defensive assignments on a night-to-night basis while also carrying the load on offense. Jalen…