Always eloquent with his words, Sam Presti was asked to describe Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in his basketball dialect. The Oklahoma City Thunder general manager did so with NBA pantheons like Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.

Tom Mayenknecht is the host of The Sport Market on Sportsnet 650 on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Vancouver-based sport business commentator and principal in Emblematica Brand Builders provides a behind-the-scenes look at the sport business stories that matter most to fans. Follow Mayenknecht at: x.com/TheSportMarket.