Flurries of former Oklahoma City stars have graced the “NBA’s Rookie Ladder” since the team’s installment in 2008. Names in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Steven Adams have all engraved themselves into past rankings, but this year — the Thunder have been crickets on the leaderboard. That all changed Wednesday morning. For theContinue reading “Theo Maledon cracks NBA’s Rookie Ladder, Aleksej Pokusevski misses the cut”
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Oklahoma City Thunder midseason awards: who snags MVP, MIP, and more
With a bumpy All-Star weekend coming to a close Sunday, the league now eagerly looks on to the second-half of the season — commencing this Wednesday. But before we jolt back to jam-packed schedules and trading rumors, let’s reflect back on the Thunder’s team award winners from the first half of play. Coach of theContinue reading “Oklahoma City Thunder midseason awards: who snags MVP, MIP, and more”
Lu Dort and Theo Maledon announced to Rising Stars roster
The NBA’s Rising Star game rosters came in Thursday evening, selecting a variety of 10 rookies or sophomores for the US and World teams respectively. As first reported by NBA Topshot, a league-backed virtual trading card company, Oklahoma City’s own Lu Dort and Theo Maledon were invited to the event on the World’s roster. TheContinue reading “Lu Dort and Theo Maledon announced to Rising Stars roster”
Breakfast Club-led Thunder blast past Rockets 104-87, en route to biggest win of the year
With both sides unarmed of their respective star point-guards in Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (knee sprain) and Rocket’s John Wall (rest), the Oklahoma City Thunder were able to topple the Houston Rockets 104-87. The Thunder improved to 9-11 on the season, good for 12th in the conference, but they also indulged in the redemption they thoroughlyContinue reading “Breakfast Club-led Thunder blast past Rockets 104-87, en route to biggest win of the year”
Theo Maledon cemented himself into the record books on Friday. Let’s Break Down The Tape.
Theo Maledon entered Friday’s game vs. the Brooklyn Nets with the consensus being he’d fill in adequately for starter George Hill, who was out with a thumb injury. What ensued in Maledon’s 33 minutes was nothing short of spectacular— 24 points, 3 rebounds, and three assists. Not only did the 19-year-old’s scoring totals eclipse hisContinue reading “Theo Maledon cemented himself into the record books on Friday. Let’s Break Down The Tape.”
Thunder outshined by KD-less Nets 147-125 despite Theo Maledon’s record-setting performance
Without leading scorer Kevin Durant, the Brooklyn Nets (13-8) were able to outshine the Oklahoma City Thunder (8-10) 147-125 in the Chesapeake Energy Arena. This win for Brooklyn extended their winning steak to four, while pushing themselves up to second in the Eastern Conference. For Oklahoma City, this loss moved them into a two-way tieContinue reading “Thunder outshined by KD-less Nets 147-125 despite Theo Maledon’s record-setting performance”
The Thunder pushed out one of the youngest starting lineups of all time on Monday— and it could not have gone any better.
The Oklahoma City Thunder faced lineup discrepancies when shooting-guard George Hill was ruled out just hours before Monday’s contest vs. the Blazers, due to an apparent thumb injury. This left Mark Daigneualt with a decision to make in patching up the open starting spot. Daigneualt could’ve given the starting nod to Hamidou Diallo, who hasContinue reading “The Thunder pushed out one of the youngest starting lineups of all time on Monday— and it could not have gone any better.”
Thunder Bite Back at Magic 108-99 In Second Meeting
The Thunder and Magic had faced off just four days prior to Saturday’s duel, with the Magic handily defeating the Thunder 118-107 on Tuesday. The circumstances in that game were much different to ones we saw on Saturday, Thunder big Al Horford and guard George Hill sat in the first meeting but were in fullContinue reading “Thunder Bite Back at Magic 108-99 In Second Meeting”
Ty Jerome and Theo Maledon Out For Season Opener Against the Rockets.
Thunder Head Coach Mark Diagneault announced to the media on Tuesday that guards Ty Jerome and Theo Maledon will not be available for tomorrow’s game vs. the Rockets, in Houston. For Maledon, he has received an “excused absence for personal reasons.” Maledon was one of the teams biggest bright spots in the preseason, dropping averagesContinue reading “Ty Jerome and Theo Maledon Out For Season Opener Against the Rockets.”
Could there be a dynamic duo brewing between Theo Maledon and Isaiah Roby?
In my “Game Grades” post from earlier today, I had both Theo Maledon and Isaiah Roby in the “Passing” grade for their performance in Wednesday’s outing vs the Chicago Bulls. Their stat lines were not pretty, but they did show spurts of promise in the game. The same story holds true in their preseason debut,Continue reading “Could there be a dynamic duo brewing between Theo Maledon and Isaiah Roby?”