During practice on Wednesday, Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle revealed an interesting bit of intel related to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
When asked about rookie guard Andrew Nembhard, Carlisle revealed that the Thunder were the other big competitors to draft him during the 2022 NBA draft.
While Carlisle misspoke a bit as the Thunder owned the No. 34 pick instead of the No. 32 pick in this past draft, this is the first time it's been noted that they had interest in Nembhard, who is enjoying a phenomenal rookie campaign.
In 45 games, the 23-year-old is averaging 8.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting, four assists and 2.9 rebounds.
While Jaylin Williams - the player the Thunder selected at No. 34 - has had a decent rookie campaign, adding a steal in Nembhard to go along with Chet Holmgren, Ousmane Dieng and Jalen Williams would've made this already good draft class to a great one.
Alas, that's how the draft process goes. Such a volatile process makes misses/close calls like Nembhard an inherent part of it.
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