OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – JANUARY 9: Russell Westbrook #0 of the Houston Rockets looks on during his welcoming back video to Oklahoma City before the game on January 9, 2020 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User
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After trading away Russell Westbrook and Paul George, many expected the Thunder to tank this year. Instead, they’re looking like a playoff team. This offseason, after the Oklahoma City Thunder traded away their two best players, few expected them to be, you know, good. Of course, not many expected the Thunder to really prioritize being
Our writers answer some of the most interesting questions of the young NBA season, including Brandon Ingram‘s finishing and more. 1. More surprising — Brandon Ingram shooting 48.6 percent on 3s or Brandon Ingram shooting 66 percent on drives? Louis Zatzman (@LouisZatzman): A hot, early-season shooting percentage is like a monogamous relationship; it takes forever
With the 2019-20 NBA season less than a month away, we’re exploring the most interesting players for each team in the Northwest Division. We’re now less than a month away from the start of the 2019-20 NBA season. Coming off one of the most interesting offseasons in recent memory, it feels like an appropriate time
As teams circle toward them on Chris Paul, the Oklahoma City Thunder are apparently hoping patience will be a prosperous virtue. Paul George’s push to be traded to the Los Angeles Clippers and team up with Kawhi Leonard put the Oklahoma City Thunder in a tough position. A subsequent deal sending Russell Westbrook to the
The Oklahoma City Thunder may be ready to move Russell Westbrook, and these five teams could get a deal done. In concert with Kawhi Leonard deciding to sign with them, the Los Angeles Clippers have also acquired Paul George from the Oklahoma City Thunder. That necessarily led to immediate questions about Russell Westbrook’s future with
Kevin Hervey’s injury risk means he should be pursuing the newly open Thunder roster spot now rather than waiting a year. On Thursday, the Thunder waived Kyle Singler, with intent to use the stretch provision on him and escape $23.4 million in salary and tax obligations for a player who, realistically, wasn’t going to see
The newest member of the Houston Rockets, Carmelo Anthony, admits that he didn’t fit in well with the Oklahoma City Thunder. From the very moment Carmelo Anthony was dealt from the New York Knicks to the Oklahoma City Thunder last September, it was very questionable how well it would actually work out. Though a lineup
The Thunder’s deal with Hamidou Diallo isn’t without upside, but it’s definitely a risky proposition. Earlier Wednesday, the Thunder signed Hamidou Diallo to a three-year, $4 million contract. This brings their roster to 15 players with guaranteed contracts and given the luxury tax implications of waiving one of those players to sign another, it’s likely
In a move that will save them more than the GDP of a small country, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony will part ways. Here are the specifics. In a move that’s as sad as it is unsurprising, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Carmelo Anthony are working towards a mutual separation, as reported by
The Oklahoma City Thunder are ensuring that their season doesn’t depend on Andre Roberson’s knee by signing Nerlens Noel. Even when the Oklahoma City Thunder assembled their big three last offseason, Andre Roberson remained a key piece of their lineup. One of the best perimeter defenders in the NBA, and a guy who can guard
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – APRIL 15: Paul George #13 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during the game against the Utah Jazz during Game one and Round one of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on April 15, 2018 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading
In the wake of a disappointing 2018 season, who can the Oklahoma City Thunder add this offseason to improve their rotation? After an all too foreseeable flameout in their round one series against the Utah Jazz, the Oklahoma City Thunder are entering a mine field in the 2018 offseason. Though they began the year as
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – APRIL 27: Paul George Despite being the ‘bad guy’, Stephen Thompson is ‘excited’ to face Darren Till in Liverpool by Mike Heck Rocket Raccoon is the real MVP of ‘Infinity War’ by Joshua Axelrod The Oklahoma City Thunder were bounced from the playoffs a lot earlier than they hoped, and
The player in the No. 7 jersey for the Oklahoma City Thunder this year didn’t look much like Carmelo Anthony, but he still sees himself as that former self. After Russell Westbrook’s MVP season, the Oklahoma City Thunder put together their own “Big 3” by trading for Paul George and Carmelo Anthony last offseason. The
Nobody’s ever drafted better than the Thunder between 2007 and 2009. That’s not something I’m really willing to argue about with anybody. They drafted three guys who, nine years later, are by any measure in the top seven or eight players in the league, and after this year will presumably count three MVPs among them.
Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz got a rude introduction to the 2018 playoffs from the Thunder’s Big Three of Russell Westbrook, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony. The NBA season can feel like it truly begins in Game One of the playoffs, and if that was the case, Paul George is going to have a
With Andre Roberson going down for the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder are secretly in desperation mode. Despite boasting three all-stars, Melo, Brodie and PG-13 legitimately need help. Sitting at the fifth seed, the Thunder are all but comfortable. To say the least, the Thunder have player inconsistent at best. Yes, competition is stiff out
The Oklahoma City Thunder lost Andre Roberson to a season-ending injury. On the surface his loss may not seem that big, but in reality it’s a major blow to OKC. Oklahoma City Thunder guard Andre Roberson suffered a torn patellar tendon on Saturday against the Detroit Pistons. The injury required season-ending surgery, and now the
The Thunder were up 23 points on the Spurs. Instead of celebrating a big win, they dropped below .500 and added another close loss to their tally. This is not where the Thunder were supposed to be. After a summer when everything appeared to go right — coming out of nowhere to land Paul George,