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OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mitch McGary didnt do himself any favors by getting another drug suspension.The Thunder forward was hit with a minimum 10-game ban last week on top of the five-game ban he drew this summer.For me, Im disappointed in the fact that hes in that situation, Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Wednesday in his first statements since the suspension was announced. Were not privy to the NBAs program, so I dont have a whole lot of information. All I can say to you is that Im disappointed. Then from there, I dont think I have to expand past that.Presti said McGary will be with the team when training camp begins Saturday, but the Thunder have a surplus of skilled post players. Steven Adams and Enes Kanter, both rapidly emerging young players, likely will log a large share of the minutes, and the team added veteran Ersan Ilyasova and rookie Domantas Sabonis in the offseason. Wily veteran Nick Collison is still hanging around.That doesnt leave many minutes for a guy who barely played last year and will miss at least 15 games at the start of this season.Hell be with us in training camp with an opportunity to compete, Presti said. All that being said, I think its going to be a competitive camp. Weve got probably more deserving players lined up to come to camp than we have roster spots.McGary had drug issues in college. He tested positive for marijuana his sophomore year at Michigan and faced a suspension, prompting him to enter the 2014 draft. The Thunder took him in the first round, and Presti said at the time that he was not worried about McGarys past.After his initial five-game suspension was announced in July, McGary apologized to the organization, teammates and fans in a statement released by the team.I clearly made a mistake and for that I apologize to the organization, my teammates, and our fans, he said. I realize there are only so many opportunities given to you and I need make sure that as a person and as a player, I take accountability and ensure that this does not happen again.It happened again, and now he has created extra pressure for himself. Sabonis, who played for the Lithuanian national team at the Summer Olympics, is a promising prospect.Anytime as a young player youre exposed to that level of competition, being amongst teams, professionals with the Lithuanian national team, I think its great, Presti said. He obviously is coming off a tremendous program, working a tremendous program at Gonzaga, and now with the national team. Now hes going to carry that experience toward the Thunder.---Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter (at)CliffBruntAP Ronnie Lott Raiders Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. Kenny Stabler Youth Jersey . 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Essendon coach John Worsfold concedes making the AFL finals will be tough next year as they try to rally from their disastrous season.While the Bombers are confident about an immediate rebound, Worsfold said the competition for the top eight will be particularly fierce.Essendons doping bans meant they finished last for the first time since 1933 and they incurred a whopping financial hit for the year of $9.8 million.Wed love to play finals next year ... its going to be tough to achieve, Worsfold said.If you look at this years top eight, it looks pretty sound.Ive read about the Tigers, Bucks (coach Nathan Buckley) at Collingwood, Gold Coast, Melbourne and the Saints on the march, Carlton took big steps forward this year - all those teams are like us.Its all in our hands.One of the big challenges for Essendon is integrating their 10 players returning from bans into the squad.On Tuesday, Worsfold spoke about how Jobe Watson was struggling after losing his Brownlow Medal.More broadly, the Bombers arre a long way off deciding what their best 22 looks like.ddddddddddddWorsfold noted that 29 of their players had not been on the same team.Its pretty new territory for us - which is exciting, really exciting, Worsfold said.But overall, it feels like a footy club now.We go into this year with a mature list, but ... not a list thats played together.Its a pretty unique situation.We have no form going into next year.Worsfold sees a five-year window where Essendon will now have a strong list.Club chairman Lindsay Tanner added the club must look forward after their supplements debacle.Its now in our grasp - were through all the processes that are externally-driven (and) its now within our grasp to meet those challenges, Tanner said.The Essendon team will have a four-day camp next week at HMAS Cerberus and one of the goals will be for the players to know each other better. 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