Small Ball Success: Thunder’s Kenrich Williams Fills Challenging Void

Entering the 2022-23 campaign, the Oklahoma City Thunder were already one of the smaller teams in the NBA from a height standpoint. They lost Chet Holmgren to a foot injury before the season even started, leaving Aleksej Pokusevski as the only 7-footer on the team.

This left Oklahoma City in a situation that would require a center by committee approach. The Thunder no longer had a starting caliber big that could dominate the paint for 30 minutes each night.