FULL Trophy Presentation Ceremony 🏆 OKC Thunder – 2025 NBA Finals 🔥

FULL Trophy Presentation Ceremony 🏆 OKC Thunder – 2025 NBA Finals 🔥

CELEBRATION. LET’S START SOME OF THE FESTIVITIES, AND SEND IT TO MARIO NANNI. >> Announcer: FANS, NOW AT CENTER COURT FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE LARRY O’BRIEN TROPHY AND THE 2025 BILL RUSSELL NBA FINALS, MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD. HERE IS ABC’S LISA SALTERS. >> Lisa: THANK YOU. JOINED BY OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER CHAIRMAN CLAY BENNETT, GENERAL MANAGER SAM PRESTI, AND HEAD COACH MARK DAIGNEAULT, HERE TO PRESENT THE LARRY O’BRIEN TROPHY IS NBA COMMISSIONER, ADAM SILVER. >> THANK YOU, LISA. THESE FINALS SHOWCASED A NEW GENERATION OF STARS IN THE NBA, AND TWO GREAT CITIES THAT COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF THEIR TEAMS. TO THE INDIANA PACERS, THROUGHOUT THESE PLAYOFFS, THEY NEVER, EVER GAVE UP. CONGRATULATIONS ON A GREAT RUN. AND TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER, A TEAM-FIRST MENTALITY, HOMEGROWN ALL-STARS, AND A VERY SPECIAL CULTURE. CLAY BENNETT, SAM PRESTI, COACH DAIGNEAULT, AND THIS AMAZING TEAM, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU’RE THE 2025 NBA CHAMPIONS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: NOW SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE CHAMPION THUNDER IS GENERAL MANAGER, SAM PRESTI. SAM, AS YOU LOOK AT THAT LARRY O’BRIEN TROPHY, WHAT IS THE FIRST THING TO COMES TO FIND ABOUT THE JOURNEY THAT IT TOOK TO FINALLY BE ABLE TO LIFT IT UP? >> WELL, THE FIRST THING IS OKLAHOMA HAS A TRUE TEAM, AND NOT JUST A WINNER. THESE GUYS REPRESENT ALL THAT’S GOOD AT A YOUNG AGE. THEY PRIORITIZE WINNING. THEY PRIORITIZE SACRIFICE, AND THIS JUST KIND OF UNFOLDED VERY QUICKLY, BUT YOU HAVE TO GIVE THE CREDIT TO THE GUYS, AND WE’RE SUPER GRATEFUL TO HAVE THESE GUYS REPRESENTING US. >> Lisa: SAM, YOU SAID IT. THE REBUILD STARTED JUST SIX YEARS AGO. JUST HOW DID EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER SO QUICKLY? >> AGE. AGE IS A NUMBER. SACRIFICE, AND MATURITY IS A CHARACTERISTIC, AND THESE GUYS HAVE IT IN SBPADES, AND IT’S A RESULT — AND IT’S A PRIVILEGE TO WORK WITH THESE GUYS. AN ABSOLUTE PRIVILEGE. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. LET’S HEAR FROM YOUR HEAD COACH. MARK? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: MARK, YOU TOLD US ONCE THAT IF WE REPLAYED YOUR LIFE OVER 10 MILLION TIMES, THAT YOU WOULD ONLY BE HERE AT THE NBA FINALS ONCE, AND THAT YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE. YOU ARE NOW AN NBA CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING HEAD COACH. HOW — HOW DID YOU GET HERE? >> FIRST OF ALL, I DON’T KNOW IF SAM DID THIS, BUT I WANT TO CONGRATULATE INDIANA ON A GREAT SEASON. THEY WERE A STIFF OPPONENT. AND THIS WAS A DREAM FOR EVERYBODY HERE AT ONE POINT IN OUR LIVES. THERE’S ONE POINT WHERE WE DIDN’T KNOW IF WE WERE GOING TO BE IN THE NBA FROM PLAYERS TO STAFF TO COACHES. IT’S A PRIVILEGE. WE’RE INCREDIBLY GRATEFUL FOR IT. >> Lisa: MARK, WHAT IN YOUR MIND — WHAT IS THE MOST SPECIAL THING ABOUT THIS GROUP? >> THEY BEHAVE LIKE CHAMPIONS. THEY COMPETE LIKE CHAMPIONS. THEY ROOT FOR EACH OTHER’S SUCCESS, WHICH IS RARE IN PROFESSIONAL SPORTS. THEY ARE — [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I’VE — I’VE SAID IT MANY TIMES. I’M GOING TO SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. THIS IS AN UNCOMMON TEAM, AND NOW THEY’RE CHAMPIONS. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, MARK. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> Lisa: NOW LET’S BRING BACK COMMISSIONER SILVER TO PRESENT THE 2025 BILL RUSSELL NBA FINALS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD. >> FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 25 YEARS, THE SAME PLAYER WON THE REGULAR SEASON MVP, THE SCORING TITLE, AND NOW HE’S YOUR FINALS MVP. SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: SHAI, YOU’VE ALWAYS SAID THAT YOU WANT TO BE THAT GUY, THAT YOUR TEAM DEPENDED ON, AND NOW YOU’RE AN NBA FINALS MVP. HOW WERE YOU MADE FOR THIS MOMENT? >> A LOT OF HARD WORK, A LOT OF HOURS IN THE GYM. THIS ISN’T JUST A WIN FOR ME. THIS IS A WIN FOR MY FAMILY. IT’S A WIN FOR MY FRIENDS. THIS IS A WIN FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS IN MY CORNER GROWING UP. THIS IS A WIN FOR THE FANS. THE BEST FANS IN THE WORLD. WE LOVE YOU GUYS. >> Lisa: NOT SO LONG AGO, SHAI, THIS WAS A 22-WIN TEAM. SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO YOU NOW TO BE STANDING HERE AS A CHAMPION? >> YEAH. IT MEANS EVERYTHING. THAT’S WHY YOU PLAY THE SPORT. YOU PLAY THE SPORT TO WIN. YOU PLAY EVERY SPORT TO WIN. WE GOT A TEAM FULL OF COMPETITORS AND WE DID WHAT IT TOOK THIS YEAR TO BE CHAMPIONS AND WE DESERVE THIS. WE ROSE TO THE MOMENT AND HERE WE ARE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: AND NOW YOU AND JALEN WILLIAMS WILL FOREVER BE LINKED AS ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC DUOS IN NBA FINALS HISTORY. WHAT HAS MEANT MOST — WHAT HAS MEANT THE MOST TO YOU ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE THIS RIDE WITH YOUR COSTAR, J. DUB? >> YEAH. JALEN WILLIAMS IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME PLAYER, LIKE, WILL — ONE SECOND. SORRY. ONE SECOND. SORRY. WITHOUT HIM, WITHOUT HIS PERFORMANCES, WITHOUT HIS BIG-TIME MOMENTS, WITHOUT HIS BIG-TIME SHOT MAKING, AND DEFENDING, AND EVERYTHING HE BRINGS TO THIS TEAM, WE DON’T WIN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP. THIS IS JUST AS MUCH MY MVP AS IT IS HIS, AND WE’LL SHARE THIS ONE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. LIKE YOU SAID, WE’RE SKETCHING THE BOOK FOREVER. DUB’S THE WINNER FOR SURE. HE’S A WINNER. >> Lisa: THANK YOU. CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, SHAI. >> THANK YOU. >> Lisa: DUB? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: DUB, THROUGHOUT THESE PLAYOFFS, JUST HOW HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE NOT JUST TO MEET THE MOMENT, BUT TO ALWAYS RISE ABOVE IT? >> MY TEAMMATES DEFINITELY PUSHED ME THROUGH A LOT OF ADVERSITY THIS ENTIRE PLAYOFF. WITHOUT THEM, I’M NOTHING. >> Lisa: YOU TOLD US — YOU TOLD US THAT IT WAS YOUR FATHER WHO SAID TO YOU, YOU CAN’T ASK FOR PERMISSION TO BE A CHAMPION. WHAT OR TO BE GREAT. YOU CAN’T ASK FOR PERMISSION TO BE GREAT. WHAT DO THOSE WORDS NOW MEAN TO YOU AS YOU STAND HERE AS AN NBA CHAMPION? >> I MEAN, I FEEL PRETTY GREAT. I MEAN, THIS IS — THIS IS SOMETHING SUPER SPECIAL, TO BE THE FIRST IN THE ORGANIZATION’S HISTORY. IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING, AND TO BE A PART OF IT IS A PRIVILEGE. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. >> OKC, GET LOUD! [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: WHERE’S CHET? THERE YOU ARE. THERE YOU ARE. CHET, WE’VE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE HOW YOU SUFFERED THAT INJURY EARLY IN THE SEASON, AND, YOU KNOW, NOW JUST SIX MONTHS LATER, YOU’RE STANDING HERE AS A CHAMPION JUST KNOWING THAT THIS WAS THE GOAL, HOW DID THAT MOTIVATE YOU TO JUST GET BACK OUT ON THE FLOOR? >> I HAVE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH PERSONALLY THIS YEAR, NOT ONLY THE HIP, BUT OTHER THINGS PLAYING TOO. I’M PROUD OF THESE GUYS FOR HOLDING IT DOWN WHILE I WAS OUT. I’M PROUD OF MYSELF FOR NEVER QUITTING. BROKEN BONES, BRUISES, IT’S ALL TEMPORARY, BUT THIS IS FOREVER. LET’S GO. >> Lisa: YOU SAID THAT YOU WERE ALWAYS THAT TALL, SKINNY KID WHOSE GRIT AND TOUGHNESS SOMETIMES GOT OVERLOOKED BY OPPONENTS. JUST WHAT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF PERSONALLY ABOUT THIS MOMENT, AND WHAT YOU WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS CHAMPIONSHIP RUN? >> JUST CONTINUING TO FIGHT NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENED, NEVER GIVING IN, AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST COULDN’T BE HAPPIER FOR THE REST OF MY TEAMMATES, MAN. I COULDN’T BE HAPPIER FOR THE CITY, HAPPIER FOR CLAY, FOR PR PRESTI, THE REST OF THE ORGANIZATION. I’M SO HAPPY FOR ALL THEM, AND IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT NIGHT IN OKLAHOMA CITY. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. WHERE’S THE OLD GUY? WHERE’S THE OLD GUY? WHERE’S UNC? [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I’M JUST KIDDING. YOU’RE NOT THAT OLD, OBVIOUSLY. BUT FROM GOING UNDRAFTED, BEING IN THE G-LEAGUE, TO NOW BEING A TWO-TIME NBA CHAMPION, JUST HOW — TWO-TIME NBA CHAMPION. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS JOURNEY TO GET HERE AGAIN? >> YEAH. IT’S BEEN UNPREDICTABLE. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF UPS AND DOWNS. I’VE GONE SUCCESS, FAILURES, ALL THAT STUFF ALONG THE WAY. I HAVE HAD PEOPLE THAT SUPPORTED ME, MY MOM AND DAD, MY SISTERS, MY BROTHER-IN-LAW, MY FIANCEE, HER FAMILY, LIKE, DIFFERENT PATHS IN THE ROAD. EVERYONE SUPPORTED ME, AND JUST KEPT ME FOCUSED AND, YOU KNOW, THE THUNDER OBVIOUSLY SAM AND CLAY, THEY HAD THE BELIEF TO BRING ME HERE AND BE A PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL, AND SPECIAL IS WHAT WE WERE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: WHAT HAVE YOU CHERISHED MOST, ALEX, ABOUT YOUR ROLE ON THIS YOUNG TEAM? THEY TEASE YOU A LOT. >> YEAH, NO, THEY DO. >> Lisa: BUT THEY LOOKED UP TO YOU. STOP. >> COME ON, Y’ALL. OBVIOUSLY THEY BRING A JOY TO WORK EVERY DAY THAT IS UNIQUE, YOU KNOW, IT’S A LONG SEASON AND IT’S EVEN LONGER WHEN YOU’RE PLAYING DEEP INTO THE PLAYOFFS AND YOU’RE GETTING TO THE FINALS AND WINNING IT. SO JUST THE JOY AND THE CAMARADERIE THAT WE HAVE IS SECOND TO NONE, LIKE, THESE GUYS MAKE IT EASY TO SHOW UP AND GO TO WORK EVERY DAY. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, ALEX. >> THANK YOU. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: AND I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION TO ISAIAH, LIKE, HOW DO YOU GET YOUR SON TO BE MORE INTO THIS? >> OH, NO. I DON’T KNOW WHY HE’S ASLEEP RIGHT NOW, BUT I GUESS IT’S NOT LOUD ENOUGH. SO I’M GOING TO NEED YOU TO GET A LITTLE LOUDER. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> Lisa: I GUESS YOU CAN TELL HIM ABOUT IT TOMORROW. >> I’LL TELL HIM ABOUT IT TOMORROW. >> Lisa: CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN. TO ALL OF YOU. TO SHAI, THE 2025 NBA FINALS MOST VALUABLE PLAYER, AND TO THE 2025 NBA CHAMPION, OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. IT’S YOUR TIME, GUYS. CELEBRATE. MIKE, BACK TO YOU. >> Mike: ALL RIGHT, LISA. IT ALWAYS STRIKES ME EVERY YEAR HOW THESE YOUNG MEN, THESE UNBELIEVABLE ATHLETES LOOK LIKE LITTLE KIDS IN THIS MOMENT. YOU CAN FEEL THE JOY, ALL THE WORK AND SACRIFICE. YOU’RE GETTING A LITTLE EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I KNOW IT’S MAKING YOU THINK, THE BOND THAT IS FORMED THAT WILL LIVE FOREVER, THAT THE BROTHERHOOD BECOMES SUCH A BIG PART OF YOUR LIFE. WHAT IS THAT LIKE? >> Richard: I HAVE THREE GUYS IN THIS BUILDING RIGHT NOW, IMAN SHUMPERT, CHANNING FRYE, THEY WERE A PART OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP. EVERYONE IS WEARING THEIR RING. YOU REMEMBER NOT JUST THIS MOMENT ON STAGE, BUT THE DINNERS, THE JOURNEYS, THE UPS AND DOWNS, AND NOW THAT YOU’RE ABLE TO BE A PART OF NBA HISTORY AND BE PART OF A GROUP THAT WILL BE FOREVER REMEMBERED, IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU DREAM ABOUT. IT IS THE ULTIMATE. IT IS THE PINNACLE OF THE DREAM, EVEN GETTING IT ONCE, IS SO TREMENDOUS, AND WATCHING THEM, I’M JUST SO PROUD OF THIS GROUP, THE CHARACTER THAT THEY ARE, AND THE PEOPLE THAT THEY ARE. >> Mike: AND DORIS, THESE PLAYERS GET PAID AN OBSCENE AMOUNT OF MONEY. THEY’RE TREATED LIKE CELEBRITIES. THEY LIVE LUXURIOUS LIVES, BUT THIS IS WHY THEY PLAY, FOR THESE MOMENTS, TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP. >> Doris: WHAT’S BLOWN ME AWAY, MIKE, IS THE AVERAGE AGE IS 25.7, AND THEY WERE DOWN IN THE DENVER SERIES. THEY WERE DOWN IN THIS SERIES, AND THE MATURITY, AND THE ABILITY TO PLAY BEYOND THEIR YEARS, AND SAM PRESTI HAS SAID IT. DEPTH IN THE NBA IS NOW REQUIRED. THE GAME IS PLAYED SO QUICKLY. IT IS SUCH A WELL-CONSTRUCTED RO ROSTER. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT ADAM SILVER TALKED ABOUT. PARITY OF OPPORTUNITY, TWO SMALL MARKET TEAMS SQUARING OFF FOR THE NBA TITLE AND THESE YOUNG MEN COME OUT CHAMPIONS. >> Mike: AND THIS IS A TEAM THAT IN THEIR ROTATION, THREE UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, AND FIVE SECOND-ROUND PICKS ALL IN THEIR TOP 12 ROTATION.

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