r/Thunder • u/basketball-app • 1d ago
Oklahoma City Thunder 89 at Houston Rockets 116
League/season: NBA Preseason 2026
Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2026
Tipoff: 7:30 PM CDT
Venue: Toyota Center, Houston
Status: Final
| Team | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 15 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 89 |
| Houston Rockets | 33 | 21 | 25 | 37 | 116 |
| Stat | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 36/88 (40.9%) | 47/104 (45.2%) |
| 3 pointers | 5/36 (13.9%) | 17/53 (32.1%) |
| Free throws | 12/14 (85.7%) | 5/11 (45.5%) |
| Rebounds | 60 | 58 |
| Assists | 19 | 34 |
| Blocks | 3 | 5 |
| Steals | 3 | 13 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 8 |
| Team | Category | Player | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Points | J. Williams | 18 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Rebounds | A. Mara | 9 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Assists | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 3 |
| Houston Rockets | Points | B. Bogdanovic | 15 |
| Houston Rockets | Rebounds | A. Sengun | 7 |
| Houston Rockets | Assists | F. VanVleet | 8 |
| Team | Player | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City Thunder | J. Williams | 24 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | B. Barnhizer | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | J. McCain | 21 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | A. Mitchell | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | A. Mara | 20 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | I. Hartenstein | 19 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | B. Stirtz | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | K. Williams | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | J. Dix | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | A. Caruso | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | A. Holifield | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | Z. Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | J. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | A. Pritchard | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | C. Tilly | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | O. Oweh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | C. Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | N. Topic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | T. Sorber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | C. Holmgren | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Rockets | B. Bogdanovic | 16 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Rockets | A. Sengun | 23 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Houston Rockets | A. Thompson | 22 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Period 4 | 04:01 | Thunder | 84-102: Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Oscar Tshiebwe steals)
Period 4 | 00:00 | 89-116: End of 4th Quarter.
Period 4 | 00:14 | Thunder | 89-116: Andrew Holifield makes two point cutting layup (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
Period 4 | 00:24 | Rockets | 87-116: Sean Pedulla turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Period 4 | 00:26 | Thunder | 87-116: Josh Dix turnover (lost ball) (Sean Pedulla steals)
Period 4 | 00:32 | Rockets | 87-116: Jae'Sean Tate makes two point running layup (Julian Phillips assists)
Period 4 | 00:36 | Thunder | 87-114: Anthony Pritchard turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Matthews steals)
Period 4 | 01:29 | Rockets | 87-114: Quadir Copeland makes regular free throw 2 of 3
Period 4 | 01:29 | Thunder | 87-113: Brooks Barnhizer shooting foul (Quadir Copeland draws the foul)
Period 4 | 01:39 | Thunder | 87-113: Brooks Barnhizer offensive foul (Charge) (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul)
Period 4 | 01:39 | Thunder | 87-113: Brooks Barnhizer turnover (offensive foul)
Period 4 | 01:49 | Rockets | 87-113: Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Period 4 | 02:07 | Thunder | 87-110: Brooks Barnhizer makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 4 | 02:07 | Rockets | 86-110: Quadir Copeland shooting foul (Brooks Barnhizer draws the foul)
Period 4 | 02:17 | Rockets | 86-110: Sean Pedulla makes three point jump shot (Quadir Copeland assists)
Period 4 | 02:28 | Thunder | 86-107: Josh Dix makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Christoph Tilly assists)
Period 4 | 02:44 | Rockets | 84-107: Bruce Thornton makes two point pullup jump shot
Period 4 | 03:00 | Thunder | 84-105: Brooks Barnhizer turnover (offensive foul)
Period 4 | 03:00 | Thunder | 84-105: Brooks Barnhizer offensive foul (Charge) (Julian Phillips draws the foul)
Period 4 | 03:11 | Rockets | 84-105: Julian Phillips makes three point jump shot (Sean Pedulla assists)
Period 4 | 03:53 | Rockets | 84-102: Quadir Copeland turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Period 4 | 04:29 | Thunder | 84-102: Brooks Barnhizer makes two point driving finger roll layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)
Period 4 | 04:50 | Thunder | 82-102: Christoph Tilly turnover (bad pass) (Bogdan Bogdanovic steals)
Period 4 | 04:56 | Rockets | 82-102: Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Christoph Tilly draws the foul)
Period 4 | 05:13 | Rockets | 82-102: Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point running pullup jump shot
Period 4 | 05:35 | Rockets | 82-99: Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)
Period 4 | 05:59 | Thunder | 82-96: Brooks Barnhizer makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Pritchard assists)
Period 4 | 06:16 | Rockets | 80-96: Isaiah Crawford makes regular free throw 1 of 2
Period 4 | 06:16 | Thunder | 80-95: Christoph Tilly shooting foul (Isaiah Crawford draws the foul)
Period 4 | 06:16 | Thunder | 80-95: Christoph Tilly turnover (lost ball) (Jae'Sean Tate steals)
Period 4 | 06:50 | Thunder | 80-95: Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot (Christoph Tilly assists)
Period 4 | 07:03 | Rockets | 77-95: Oscar Tshiebwe makes two point cutting layup (Bogdan Bogdanovic assists)
Period 4 | 07:42 | Thunder | 77-93: Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
Period 4 | 08:00 | Rockets | 77-93: Jae'Sean Tate makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Oscar Tshiebwe assists)
Period 4 | 08:27 | Thunder | 77-91: Josh Dix makes two point stepback jump shot (Brooks Barnhizer assists)
Period 4 | 08:52 | Rockets | 75-91: Isaiah Crawford turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Period 4 | 08:59 | Thunder | 75-91: Kenrich Williams turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Thornton steals)
Period 4 | 09:24 | Rockets | 75-91: Isaiah Crawford makes three point running jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Period 4 | 09:44 | Rockets | 75-88: Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Period 4 | 10:06 | Thunder | 75-85: Brooks Barnhizer makes two point cutting layup (Kenrich Williams assists)
Period 4 | 10:12 | Rockets | 73-85: Oscar Tshiebwe personal foul (Andrew Holifield draws the foul)
Period 4 | 10:26 | Rockets | 73-85: Isaiah Crawford makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Period 4 | 10:41 | Thunder | 73-82: Kenrich Williams makes two point turnaround bank hook shot
Period 4 | 11:04 | Thunder | 71-82: Brooks Barnhizer makes two point running reverse layup (Kenrich Williams assists)
Period 4 | 11:41 | Rockets | 69-82: Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists)
Period 4 | 11:51 | Thunder | 69-79: Brooks Barnhizer personal foul (Jae'Sean Tate draws the foul)
Period 3 | 00:00 | 69-79: End of 3rd Quarter.
Period 3 | 00:35 | Thunder | 69-79: Jared McCain makes two point stepback jump shot
Period 3 | 00:56 | Rockets | 67-79: Fred VanVleet makes two point driving hook shot
Period 3 | 01:10 | Thunder | 67-77: Jared McCain makes two point fadeaway jump shot
Period 3 | 01:38 | Rockets | 65-77: Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 3 | 01:46 | Thunder | 65-74: Bennett Stirtz makes two point driving floating jump shot
Period 3 | 01:52 | Rockets | 63-74: Tari Eason makes two point tip layup
Period 3 | 02:15 | Thunder | 63-72: Aday Mara turnover (bad pass) (Reed Sheppard steals)
Period 3 | 02:27 | Rockets | 63-72: Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup
Period 3 | 02:43 | Thunder | 63-70: Kenrich Williams makes two point cutting layup (Aday Mara assists)
Period 3 | 03:01 | Thunder | 61-70: Kenrich Williams shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul)
Period 3 | 03:28 | Thunder | 61-70: Aday Mara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)
Period 3 | 04:04 | Thunder | 59-70: Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 3 | 04:04 | Thunder | 58-70: Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2
Period 3 | 04:04 | Rockets | 57-70: Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul)
Period 3 | 04:29 | Thunder | 57-70: Aday Mara makes two point putback layup
Period 3 | 05:48 | Thunder | 55-70: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 3 | 05:48 | Thunder | 54-70: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2
Period 3 | 05:48 | Rockets | 53-70: Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
Period 3 | 06:34 | Rockets | 53-70: Alperen Sengun makes two point running finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 3 | 07:46 | Thunder | 53-68: Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup
Period 3 | 08:18 | Rockets | 51-68: Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 3 | 08:35 | Thunder | 51-66: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot
Period 3 | 08:48 | Rockets | 49-66: Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul)
Period 3 | 08:48 | Rockets | 49-66: Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul)
Period 3 | 08:58 | Thunder | 49-66: Ajay Mitchell turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
Period 3 | 09:26 | Thunder | 49-66: Jalen Williams makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
Period 3 | 09:41 | Rockets | 47-66: Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)
Period 3 | 10:06 | Rockets | 47-63: Alperen Sengun personal foul (Aday Mara draws the foul)
Period 3 | 10:25 | Rockets | 47-63: Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point running jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 3 | 10:31 | Thunder | 47-60: Ajay Mitchell turnover (lost ball) (Amen Thompson steals)
Period 3 | 10:43 | Rockets | 47-60: Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point running pullup jump shot
Period 3 | 11:38 | Rockets | 47-57: Bogdan Bogdanovic makes three point jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
Period 3 | 11:45 | Thunder | 47-54: Aday Mara turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals)
Period 2 | 00:00 | 47-54: End of 1st Half.
Period 2 | 00:01 | Rockets | 47-54: Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup
Period 2 | 00:34 | Rockets | 47-52: Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Amen Thompson assists)
Period 2 | 01:15 | Thunder | 47-50: Ajay Mitchell makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 2 | 01:15 | Rockets | 46-50: Marcus Smart personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul)
Period 2 | 01:32 | Rockets | 46-50: Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 2 | 01:58 | Thunder | 46-48: Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Period 2 | 02:48 | Thunder | 43-48: Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving finger roll layup
Period 2 | 03:00 | Rockets | 41-48: Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists)
Period 2 | 03:17 | Thunder | 41-46: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1
Period 2 | 03:17 | Rockets | 40-46: Tari Eason shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
Period 2 | 03:17 | Thunder | 40-46: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup
Period 2 | 03:26 | Rockets | 38-46: Tari Eason personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul)
Period 2 | 03:38 | Rockets | 38-46: Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)
Period 2 | 03:53 | Thunder | 38-44: Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Ajay Mitchell assists)
Period 2 | 03:58 | Rockets | 36-44: Alperen Sengun turnover (bad pass) (Ajay Mitchell steals)
Period 2 | 04:18 | Thunder | 36-44: Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point floating jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Period 2 | 04:32 | Rockets | 34-44: Alperen Sengun makes two point tip layup
Period 2 | 05:26 | Rockets | 34-42: Alperen Sengun makes two point driving dunk
Period 2 | 05:39 | Thunder | 34-40: Alex Caruso makes regular free throw 1 of 1
Period 2 | 05:39 | Rockets | 33-40: Tari Eason shooting foul (Alex Caruso draws the foul)
Period 2 | 05:39 | Thunder | 33-40: Alex Caruso makes two point cutting layup (Isaiah Hartenstein assists)
Period 2 | 05:50 | Rockets | 31-40: Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 2 | 06:03 | Thunder | 31-37: Jared McCain personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
Period 2 | 06:13 | Thunder | 31-37: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point running pullup jump shot
Period 2 | 07:13 | Thunder | 28-37: Jalen Williams makes two point driving hook shot
Period 2 | 08:34 | Rockets | 26-37: Amen Thompson makes two point reverse dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Period 2 | 08:56 | Thunder | 26-35: Jared McCain makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 2 | 08:56 | Thunder | 25-35: Jared McCain makes regular free throw 1 of 2
Period 2 | 08:56 | Rockets | 24-35: Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jared McCain draws the foul)
Period 2 | 09:18 | Thunder | 24-35: Ajay Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals)
Period 2 | 09:54 | Thunder | 24-35: Aday Mara makes two point putback dunk
Period 2 | 10:19 | Rockets | 22-35: Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Amen Thompson assists)
Period 2 | 10:40 | Thunder | 22-33: Jalen Williams makes two point running dunk (Alex Caruso assists)
Period 2 | 11:04 | Thunder | 20-33: Jalen Williams makes three point jump shot (Alex Caruso assists)
Period 2 | 11:32 | Thunder | 17-33: Jared McCain makes two point running layup (Aday Mara assists)
Period 1 | 00:00 | 15-33: End of 1st Quarter.
Period 1 | 00:28 | Thunder | 15-33: Bennett Stirtz shooting foul (Clint Capela draws the foul)
Period 1 | 00:28 | Rockets | 15-33: Clint Capela makes two point dunk (Amen Thompson assists)
Period 1 | 00:36 | Thunder | 15-31: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 2 of 2
Period 1 | 00:36 | Thunder | 14-31: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 2
Period 1 | 00:36 | Rockets | 13-31: Tari Eason shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul)
Period 1 | 00:41 | Rockets | 13-31: Clint Capela personal foul (Loose ball) (Aday Mara draws the foul)
Period 1 | 00:58 | Rockets | 13-31: Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Tari Eason assists)
Period 1 | 01:08 | Rockets | 13-28: Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Jared McCain steals)
Period 1 | 01:25 | Rockets | 13-28: Tari Eason makes two point driving finger roll layup
Period 1 | 01:36 | Thunder | 13-26: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point cutting dunk (Bennett Stirtz assists)
Period 1 | 02:08 | Thunder | 11-26: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot
Period 1 | 03:07 | Rockets | 8-26: Reed Sheppard makes two point pullup jump shot (Clint Capela assists)
Period 1 | 03:35 | Rockets | 8-24: Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)
Period 1 | 03:51 | Thunder | 8-22: Aday Mara turnover (offensive foul)
Period 1 | 03:51 | Thunder | 8-22: Aday Mara offensive foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul)
Period 1 | 04:04 | Rockets | 8-22: Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
Period 1 | 04:41 | Rockets | 8-22: Tari Eason makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Marcus Smart assists)
Period 1 | 04:46 | Thunder | 8-20: Aday Mara turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Smart steals)
Period 1 | 04:55 | Rockets | 8-20: Tari Eason makes three point stepback jump shot
Period 1 | 05:06 | Thunder | 8-17: Aday Mara personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Period 1 | 05:17 | Rockets | 8-17: Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Jared McCain steals)
Period 1 | 05:26 | Thunder | 8-17: Isaiah Hartenstein personal foul (Loose ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul)
Period 1 | 05:37 | Rockets | 8-17: Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Alperen Sengun assists)
Period 1 | 06:50 | Rockets | 8-15: Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 3 of 3
Period 1 | 06:50 | Rockets | 8-14: Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 3
Period 1 | 06:50 | Rockets | 8-13: Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 3
Period 1 | 06:50 | Thunder | 8-12: Alex Caruso shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
Period 1 | 07:17 | Rockets | 8-12: Amen Thompson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
Period 1 | 07:21 | Thunder | 8-10: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals)
Period 1 | 07:30 | Rockets | 8-10: Alperen Sengun makes two point putback dunk
Period 1 | 07:59 | Rockets | 8-8: Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Period 1 | 08:08 | Thunder | 8-6: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul)
Period 1 | 08:13 | Thunder | 8-6: Jalen Williams makes two point driving layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists)
Period 1 | 08:45 | Rockets | 6-6: Fred VanVleet personal foul (Ajay Mitchell draws the foul)
Period 1 | 08:51 | Rockets | 6-6: Amen Thompson makes two point driving finger roll layup
Period 1 | 09:02 | Thunder | 6-4: Ajay Mitchell makes two point putback layup
Period 1 | 09:35 | Thunder | 4-4: Isaiah Hartenstein makes two point driving floating jump shot
Period 1 | 10:06 | Thunder | 2-4: Ajay Mitchell makes two point driving floating jump shot
Period 1 | 10:17 | Rockets | 0-4: Amen Thompson makes two point dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)
Period 1 | 10:55 | Rockets | 0-2: Amen Thompson makes two point cutting dunk (Fred VanVleet assists)
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r/Thunder • u/OKCTopicThunder • 6h ago
r/Thunder • u/Y3AR_Z3R0 • 5h ago
r/Thunder • u/Consistent-Gold-7572 • 13h ago
r/Thunder • u/Such-Cap5028 • 8m ago
Aday Mara the man himself liked this fanoage meme post
r/Thunder • u/Consistent-Gold-7572 • 11h ago
r/Thunder • u/CalTheRobot • 10h ago
The Spurs are starting De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper, and Devin Vassell.
I wonder if this means more or less Caruso during game 1...
r/Thunder • u/DynastyInProcess • 1d ago
r/Thunder • u/AffectionateDouble43 • 1d ago
I'm no expert in law, but as a Spanish person that is familiarized with Spanish league and has been following but Spanish league and Aday Mara since he was playing for Zaragoza, let me explain what I know about the case.
In Spain there is no high school/college basketball, the profesional clubs have teams in lower categories so they develop players that later can go to the pro team.
Mara was in Casademont Zaragoza project and signed with the club a contract when he was 16 when he was still a raw prospect an increasing contract up to 2027 in which the first two years he only got paid 40,000€ combined (allegedly, it's not confirmed the exact amount), he started quickly playing in the pro league where teams like Real Madrid and Barcelona has a lot of NBA players earning millions, so he was really underpaid.
So when he turned 18 in 2023 and got offers from NCAA, he decided to break the contract and go to UCLA, so he was supposed to pay a release clause of 700,000€ to the club. He refused to pay alleging it is an abusive clause so the legal issue started then. I don't know the details of the case but this is probably going to be resolved in court.
As It was known today, Casademont Zaragoza supposedly reached the NBA and OKC about the issue demanding the payment, threatening to keep Mara from playing (i don't know what kind of authority they have for that) and as they got no response, they made It public today. I think this move is trying to put pressure on Mara and the Thunder to make the payment by getting the NBA and the USA media involved.
Don't take this as the 100% truth, it's just what I got from following Aday. I hope he can play with no issues and have a role on the team.
r/Thunder • u/Ok-Worker3843 • 13h ago
Hey guys just wondering what the chance is of Chet playing opening night? Ahaha swear it’s super hard to find information
r/Thunder • u/OKCTopicThunder • 1d ago
What is your predictions for the seedings in the Western Confrence. I will start with mine:
OKC and Spurs are interchangable. I just feel Spurs are going to chase that one seed harder than OKC. I really feel OKC no longer needs it they have the experience to win it on the road if needed. JUST STAY HEALTHY!!!
r/Thunder • u/Consistent-Gold-7572 • 1d ago
r/Thunder • u/peakelyfe • 3h ago
One day, Aday’s statue will guard over Russ and Shai’s statues, defending the city
(yes, it’s AI)
Man, I absolutely can’t wait until Tuesday. Have to get this one!!
r/Thunder • u/logarithmsucks • 5h ago
I love Cason Wallace and don't like to put down one of our players, but I do not think he is worth $25m a year. I'd value him around $18-20m. Anything less, a steal. He's Lu Dort with a different flavor of offense and defense, but ultimately, they have an identical level of impact at their peak performance.
Lots of thunder fans think Cason is an inexpendable piece who must be resigned, even for $30m or more. Many are putting stock into what Cason could become, rather than what he actually is worth now. But I strongly feel that Cason has the lowest ceiling on the team, in terms of room to grow: he will always just be a great defender who takes catch and shoot 3s, and nothing more, he simply is not talented enough to become a secondary point guard or paint touch defenses respect.
He gets his 3s back up to his rookie season 40% and adds a reliable pullup to his bag and that's about the maximum of his potential in the league. That is a valuable $25m, but it is a nowhere near guarantee: he shot only 35% in both the past 2 years, and his preseason debut this year was underwhelming. His transition offense is weak and he struggles to finish over defenders. Many seem to think a few highlight performances in March are evidence he has star point guard potential, but showed no sign of it in the playoffs, and Mark, a very experimental coach, is not trusting him to take on those roles either. If we're relying on Cason to do anything besides maybe bring the ball up the ball and shoot 3s, something has probably gone wrong.
He had a magnificent playoff run shooting wise at 48%, but that can be expected to regress, and he was treated by defenses as another Dort. The Spurs ignored him and cramped the floor to stop Shai, and were willing to gamble on Cason's shooting. It didn't work, but it tells you how little offensive threat Cason poses.
Cason at $18m a year, and swapping between the bench and starting depending on matchup, would be amazing for the thunder. Because he is an elite specialist guard. But the thunder are correct in not immediately giving him another contract for the price he's likely asking for.
r/Thunder • u/Fit_Bench7754 • 1d ago
Me personally I am looking forward to seeing chat and see if he gets more confidence will be interesting to see how he plays against Wemby on Tuesday.
r/Thunder • u/chankeiro • 1d ago
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r/Thunder • u/OKCTopicThunder • 2d ago
r/Thunder • u/Hungry_Roll6848 • 1d ago
Fuck the Spurs and fuck the JDub disrespect. They barely got by us at half strength. I hope we wipe the floor with them next week
