Tag: Oklahoma City Thunder
ESPN has released its expert picks and predictions for 2024-25 NBA MVP. The network’s NBA Summer Forecast panel — a group of NBA experts, including reporters, editors, and analysts — ranked its top three choices for the NBA’s six major awards. A first-place vote counts as five points, a second-place vote receives three, and a […]
Jeremy Lamb announced his retirement from the NBA via Instagram on Wednesday. The 6-foot-5, 180-pounder played 10 seasons (2012-22) in the league as a small forward and shooting guard. “Basketball has been good to me throughout my entire life, so this decision didn’t come easy, but I have decided to retire from the game that […]
Gordon Hayward has retired from the NBA after 14 seasons, he announced Thursday on social media. “Today, I am officially retiring from the game of basketball,” Hayward wrote. “It’s been an incredible ride and I’m so grateful to everyone who helped me achieve more than I ever imagined.” Gordon Hayward was selected ninth overall by […]
Key Highlights During the second round of the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder held a plus-5.3 net rating with Chet Holmgren on the floor and a minus-15.0 net rating when he was on the bench The Thunder finished 27th in offensive rebounding rate last season, while Isaiah Hartenstein ranked in the 92nd percentile individually Hartenstein […]
Key Highlights The Oklahoma City Thunder are acquiring Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Josh Giddey Caruso has ranked in the 94th percentile or better in Defensive Estimated Plus-Minus each of the past four seasons He’s made an All-Defensive Team the last two years (first in 2023, second in 2024) According to […]
Isaiah Hartenstein is going to be one of the more sought-after free agents this coming offseason. One team who will be in the market for a big man is the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder finished as the first seed in the Western Conference this year. However, their lack of a traditional center was magnified […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder have an extremely bright future. Despite getting knocked out of the second round of the NBA playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks, the Thunder still showed they are going to be a force to be reckoned with for years to come. They finished with the one seed in the Western Conference going […]
It is no secret by now that Gordon Hayward is not the player he once was in Utah. Injuries have unfortunately dampened his career. However, Hayward is still a reliable perimeter threat in the correct system. The one-time All-Star knows this and was extremely frustrated with how his season ended with the Oklahoma City Thunder. […]
Key Highlights After scoring 60 points over the first 35 minutes of the game, the Oklahoma City Thunder scored 40 points during the final 13 minutes to win Game 4, 100-96 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropped 34 points, eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks, including 22 points and five assists in the second half […]
Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet Holmgren is the fourth NBA player under the age of 24 to average at least 15 points and three blocks per game in a single postseason (minimum of five games). Holmgren, who just turned 22 on May 1, joins Hakeem Olajuwon (1986), Alonzo Mourning (1993), and Dwight Howard (2008) as […]
