Oklahoma City Thunder announced that they have partied ways with Scott Brooks and many assumed that GM Sam Presti must have been given the OK from players particularly superstar players Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to make this move. Now it appears that is not the case and that Sam Presti made this decision independent of players opinion. Presti maybe felt that Brooks ran his course and with the contracts of Durant and Westbrook coming up he didn’t want to be stuck with Brooks if they decide to bolt for other teams.
OKC GM Sam Presti made call of firing Scott Brooks w/out consulting his players, & it was about the long view more than it was last season
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) April 22, 2015