Throughout the all-day event, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and players spoke with the media in preparation for the 2023-24 regular season.
The headliner of this year’s event revolved around Chet Holmgren’s highly-anticipated return/debut for the Thunder after missing the entire 2022-23 season.
The Thunder play their preseason opener on Monday, Oct. 9 against the San Antonio Spurs. OKC’s regular-season opener will be against the Chicago Bulls on Oct. 25.
Monday also marked the official day of photoshoots for the head coach and roster. Let’s look at some of the best photos surrounding the Thunder on their media day.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) reacts when he realizes he’s in the background of an interview at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) speaks with the Thunder broadcast crew at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (7) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Chet Holmgren (7) is led out of the exhibit hall to another interview area at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Chet Holmgren (7) moves between photo stations at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Chet Holmgren (7) with the Thunder broadcast crew at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Chet Holmgren (7) poses for a photo at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Chet Holmgren (7) is shot on a green screen at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Chet Holmgren (7) poses for a photo at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (3) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Josh Giddey (3) at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Josh Giddey (3) at a video station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams (8) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Jalen Williams (8) speaks with the Thunder broadcast crew at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Jalen Williams (8) poses for a photo at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Jalen Williams (8) waits for instructions at a video station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (5) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jaylin Williams (6) talks to the media during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Jaylin Williams (6) at a station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Jaylin Williams (6) shouts out at another player at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Jaylin Williams (6) at a station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng (13) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Ousmane Dieng (13) waits at a station for his photo to be taken at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kenrich Williams (34) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe (11) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe (11) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Isaiah Joe (11) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Aaron Wiggins (21) stops in the hallway for an update at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski (17) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Aleksej Pokusevski (17) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Aleksej Pokusevski (17) works with video set at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Aleksej Pokusevski (17) at a video station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Cason Wallace (22) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Cason Wallace (22) moves to a new station at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Tre Mann (23) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (50) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (50) at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Davis Bertans poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Davis Bertans poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Davis Bertans (9) left, and Vasilije Micic (29) speak as they pass each other at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Vasilije Micic poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Vasilije Micic poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Vasilije Micic (29) does an interview at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Vasilije Micic (29) poses for a photographer at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Vasilije Micic (29) checks his phone between stations at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Lindy Waters III (12) poses for a photographer at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Lindy Waters III (12) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Keyontae Johnson (18) poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Keyontae Johnson (18) at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jack White poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jack White poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Olivier Sarr (30) poses for photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 2, 2023; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault poses for a photo during media day at Oklahoma City Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-USA TODAY Sports
Head Coach Mark Daigneault hands the ball back to a photographer after finishing a session at Thunder Media Day, held in the Oklahoma City Convention Center on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.
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