NBA FINALS: THUNDER VS. PACERS

June 4, 2025

Cason Wallace

Oklahoma City Thunder

Media Day

Q. For you personally, coming into the NBA and getting to this moment, have you reflected at all on just kind of what this means for you as a player?

CASON WALLACE: Definitely. I was talking to my brother about just us going in the backyard playing, watching some of the Finals. At a timeout or commercial break, we'd go in the backyard and just try to do something we saw.

Yeah, we dreamed of moments like this for a long time. To actually live it out is special.

Q. The camaraderie of this group, seems special to see it in person. Can you put in perspective what it's meant to you to be part of a group as connected as this one?

CASON WALLACE: Wonderful. We all want to see what's best for each other. When the whole team has a mindset like that, it's easy to play together, play for each other.

Q. Are you used to this type experience? Vegas, All-Star, out here again.

CASON WALLACE: Definitely. It's the same type vibe, just more people, more intensity, more cameras.

Q. What is it about this group that allows you to cut through the noise and distraction surrounding these sort of games and events, allows you to be focused on the court?

CASON WALLACE: I would say our competitive spirit. We all want to compete at a high level. We all want to win games.

When we all have that same mindset, we all know the biggest goal, what we want to achieve, we all know that we're going to come out fighting at game time.