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Thunder G-League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue unveils schedule for upcoming regular season

The Oklahoma City Blue unveiled their 2020-21 regular season schedule via Twitter Wednesday afternoon. The season schedule kicks off against the Salt Lake City Stars on February 11, with the highly coveted 10:30 CST spot. For then on they will go onto face the rest of their 15-game schedule spanning until March 6, when theyContinue reading “Thunder G-League affiliate Oklahoma City Blue unveils schedule for upcoming regular season”

Thunder Second-Round Pick Vit Krejci Signed By G-League Affiliate OKC Blue

Joe Mussatto of the Oklahoman broke the news on Tuesday that the Thunder’s second-round pick Vit Krejci would be coming over to join the Oklahoma City Blue. Krejci was selected 37th by the Washington Wizards in this years draft, and was immediately traded in a draft night package that sent him and Admiral Schofield toContinue reading “Thunder Second-Round Pick Vit Krejci Signed By G-League Affiliate OKC Blue”

Thunder vs. 76ers Game Postponed, Marking Second Occurrence For Thunder

Shams Charania of The Athletic announced via Twitter that the Thunder-76ers game would be postponed for Sunday night. The reasoning for Sunday’s postponement relates to the Philadelphia 76ers side of things, and the NBA’s new contract tracing system. Originally, the 76ers had 10 players ready to go with five of their guys ruled out dueContinue reading “Thunder vs. 76ers Game Postponed, Marking Second Occurrence For Thunder”

Update: Thunder Will NOT Receive Nets Pick Swaps

Previous reports from The Athletic on Thursday, indicated that the Oklahoma City Thunder had received the right to swap draft picks with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021 and 2025. A full link to the original story here while my article on it is here. Those murmurs have shot down though the course of the dayContinue reading “Update: Thunder Will NOT Receive Nets Pick Swaps”

Thunder Acquire Two Pick Swaps… For Nothing? What Value Do These Pick Swaps Hold?

Update: This article is OUTDATED, an updated article on this topic can be found here Thursday morning The Athletic unveiled a tiny wrinkle in the marquee move that sent James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets. What was revealed? Draft capitol for the Oklahoma City Thunder, with the expense being nothing. As listed in The Athletic,Continue reading “Thunder Acquire Two Pick Swaps… For Nothing? What Value Do These Pick Swaps Hold?”

Al Horford Out, George Hill Questionable For Tonight’s Game vs. Magic.

Per the Thunder’s injury report, the team has ruled Al Horford out for Tuesday’s contest vs. the Magic and George Hill as questionable for the game. Horford, the 34-year-old center, racked up 11 points and 5 rebounds in 29 minutes of play in Monday’s loss against the Jazz. Horford will miss Tuesday’s contest to loadContinue reading “Al Horford Out, George Hill Questionable For Tonight’s Game vs. Magic.”

History Repeats Itself, As Thunder @ Rockets game is Postponed Just Hours Before Tip-Off.

At 4:24 CST on Wednesday, Shams Charania broke the news that the Oklahoma City- Houston Rockets game was postponed to a later date. The Rockets were expected to have a line-up of 13 players entering this morning, with Ben McLemore (quarantining) and Chris Clemons (Torn Achilles) out. But news that 3 additional Rockets players wouldContinue reading “History Repeats Itself, As Thunder @ Rockets game is Postponed Just Hours Before Tip-Off.”

Thunder Waive Frank Jackson

On Monday evening, the Thunder announced that they have waived PG/SG Frank Jackson. Frank Jackson entered the draft after his Freshman year at Kentucky, being selected 31st in the 2017 draft by the New Orleans Pelicans. Jackson missed the entirety of the 17-18 season with multiple foot injuries, but played in a total of 120Continue reading “Thunder Waive Frank Jackson”

Thunder Waive Admiral Schofield and T.J. Leaf

On Friday, the Thunder announced that they have waived SF/PF Admiral Schofield and PF/C T.J. Leaf. Admiral Schofield The 23 y/o Tennessee product had begun his NBA career with the Washington Wizards, as he had bounced around all season between the G-League and the Wizards. In his 33 NBA with the Wizards he averaged 3Continue reading “Thunder Waive Admiral Schofield and T.J. Leaf”

Eight Thunder Players Not Traveling With Team to San Antonio

In Friday’s presser with the media today, Thunder Head Coach Mark Daigneault announced the seven of the twenty Thunder players on the training camp roster will not be making the trip to San Antonio. Those Names Include: Luguentz Dort Darius Bazely Al Horford Darius Miller Justin Jackson Josh Hall Ty Jerome This news comes afterContinue reading “Eight Thunder Players Not Traveling With Team to San Antonio”