Giannis Antetokounmpo somehow let the pair slip past him.  Two 7-footers, one rangy, the other stocky. One with the physical force and audacity to match that of the Greek Freak, the other with the length to not care about either.

Jalen Williams missed the entire road trip to stay back in OKC. He rehabbed a hip strain. The meat of that trip was a high-intense 113-107 win over the Detroit Pistons. Down Williams, the Thunder were also without Holmgren and Aaron Wiggins. They lost Lu Dort and Ousmane Dieng during the game to injuries.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded 31 points and eight assists to help the Oklahoma City Thunder post a 121-105 victory over the host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday night.