"Just before we get started, I want to just acknowledge the work of our scouts and staff. These are people that spend the majority of their time in airports and on roads and going to all places to identify future Thunder players. And I know whenever I stand up here and say this, no one ever writes it, but I've got to say it anyway because I really mean it: We are so fortunate to have a group of people that work as hard as our scouts, and I trust them implicitly and they're critical to nights like this. Obviously, I do also want to begin by thanking Serge. He's been absolutely integral to helping us create a foundation of sustainable success for the Thunder. He's been a great citizen of Oklahoma City, and we're confident that he's going to continue his career trajectory with the Magic in Orlando. Tonight was a pretty unique opportunity for us as an organization. I think the thing that we have to ac knowledge and recognize is that the reason why we're able to make decisions and capitalize on opportunities like this is because of the development and continued evolution of some of our players, namely Adams and Roberson, and some of the things that we're able to see in the postseason gave us the opportunity to look to add to other parts of the team. I think credit to Billy, as we went through the Playoffs, seeing some different things. Again, like I said before, the opportunity to add a player like Victor, a player like Ersan and Domantas, our guys that we really feel like fit our team and are continuing this evolution of the team. Obviously Daniel Hamilton we got later in the draft, and we're excited about adding him to the program. He fits a profile of sorts for us in terms of versatility and ability to put the ball down on the floor. So, exciting, exciting night for us, and we're looking forward to welcoming these new members of the organization.

At what point did you think it was time to trade Serge?

Presti: "I don't think there's a certain point in time. But the thing we're always focused on is how we make the organization better. How we look to aggressively pursue progress, pursue improvement, and we thought this was an opportunity to do that. As I said before, the combination of players that we're getting back, we feel really fit our team. And, and we always have to do what is best for our team."

With Victor, how important was it to get a solid two-way player at that spot?