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Sam Presti (born c. 1976 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American basketball executive. Such a deal would be very complicated if the Raptors play hardball. ET Feb. 4, 2020 | Updated 5:30 p.m. Knicks candidates: From Masai Ujiri to Sam Presti, possible options to replace Steve Mills Chris Iseman , NBA writer Published 3:52 p.m. Rumor is that Dolan could be looking to clean house in the front office. And I didn't know if they...

This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with the OKC Thunder or NBA Properties LLC. https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/02/02/sam-presti-being-mentioned-potential-target-for-knicks/ Tucker midway through the third quarter. https://www.si.com/.../clay-bennett-could-let-sam-presti-go-to-the-knicks https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/02/02/sam-presti-being-mentioned-potential-target-for-knicks/ https://okcthunderwire.usatoday.com/2020/02/02/sam-presti-being-mentioned-potential-target-for-knicks/ Apparently, Knicks owner James Dolan might not be satisfied with just getting rid of Fizdale. On Friday, iconic actor Chadwick Boseman died at the age of 43. Another name being mentioned around the league is Thunder president Sam Presti.”Presti has been on Dolan’s radar for some time now. And Sam Presti is reportedly one of the potential replacements that he’s interested in. P.J., obviously, after the play was over, he kind of headbutted Dennis, so they certainly had to eject him. Talks intensified in … But things haven’t gotten much better. Executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti could be as well.Although clearly not a trade, Presti’s name has been mentioned previously in conjunction with the front office of the New York Knicks. The New York Knicks are looking to make some more personnel moves this year.They already fired head coach Dave Fizdale on Dec. 6 after starting the season 4-18. "It was obviously an illegal screen," Thunder head coach Billy Donovan said. In the nearly two months since then, the team has won only 10 games, including a 92-85 victory over the Pacers on Saturday night.Apparently, Knicks owner James Dolan might not be satisfied with just getting rid of Fizdale. On Saturday, it was announced that former NBA player Clifford Robinson had died at the age of 53.The Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets held a moment of silence for the three before Game 5 began, as did other teams who played Saturday.After the game, Thunder point guard Chris Paul was asked about Boseman.The Houston Rockets putting Lu Dort's defender in the paint did a few things to the Oklahoma City Thunder offense in the Game 5 114-80 Thunder loss.Simply packing the paint made it more difficult for guards to drive in and find space.Once they did, there was less need for another help defender to jump into the paint, limiting Oklahoma City's ability to pass to an open man.That open man was no longer Danilo Gallinari, who was tightly guarded all game after averaging almost 19 points over the first four games.As the Oklahoma City Thunder fell into a deep hole to the Houston Rockets in the third quarter of Game 5 on Saturday, their best offensive player of the night got ejected.Dennis Schroder, who had 19 points in the first half, was kicked out alongside P.J. Stranger things have happened, still, if I had to put money on it Sam Presti and Masai Ujiri would be the last people I would expect to be enticed by the Knicks and Dolan. THUNDER is a registered trademark of the OKC Thunder LLC. In the summer of 2010, the team extended his contract. If the Knicks change up their front office, some names have already emerged as potential targets for the team. "It was kind of a bang-bang play. Chris Paul, Steven Adams and Danilo Gallinari might not be the only members of the Oklahoma City Thunder organization rumored to be available. ET Feb. 4, 2020 CLOSE Earlier this week, Stefan Bondy of the New York Daily new added Sam Presti's name to the list of potential candidates to replace general manager Chris Perry should the Knicks blow things up. Rumor is that Dolan could be looking to clean house in the front office.And Sam Presti is reportedly one of the potential replacements that he’s interested in.“Dolan would love to pry Masai Ujiri out of Toronto, but there’s skepticism it can done with the team president under contract. And considering the Thunder’s success this season, it’s not really surprising.2019-20 was supposed to be a rebuilding year in Oklahoma City after Presti traded away both Paul George and Russell Westbrook during the offseason.In return, Presti brought in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari and Chris Paul, along with a boatload of draft picks.Those pieces have fit together better than anyone could’ve anticipated, and instead of being at the bottom of the Western Conference, the Thunder are sitting solidly in seventh place and on their way to a postseason appearance.Presti is only 43, and under his leadership, Oklahoma City has 10 winning seasons in 12 years, including a trip to the NBA Finals in 2012.When it comes to Presti’s potential interest in New York, previous reports have indicated that Presti Sign up for the OKC Thunder Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morningBefore NBA games on Saturday, the league paid tribute to three different legends who died in recent days.Longtime University of Arizona coach Lute Olson died Thursday at the age of 85.