Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault continued to raise his efficiency in 2025/26 after guiding the crew to a championship the earlier season, in response to star wing Jalen Williams (subscriber-only story by way of Jenni Carlson of The Oklahoman).
Regardless that Daigneault is probably not among the many finalists for Coach of the 12 months regardless of Oklahoma Metropolis ending with the league’s greatest report for a second straight yr, his gamers stay extremely complimentary of his work, Carlson notes.
Veteran Alex Caruso highlighted how Daigneault has stored the crew centered on progress, even after reaching the highest.
“And I believe particularly for us this season, it’s been huge as a result of coming off successful a championship, successful nonetheless many video games, the margins are small for the place you’ll find enchancment,” Caruso mentioned.
“However I believe he’s performed an amazing job of looking for it and pushing us to try to discover some methods to get higher as properly.”
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