Western Notes: Giddey, Westbrook, Williamson, Jones

March 5, 2022
Thunder rookie Josh Giddey will miss at least two more weeks due to hip soreness, head coach Mark Daigneault said, according to Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman (Twitter link). Giddey has missed the team’s last four games, but Daigneault still hopes the 19-year-old can return at somepoint this season. “We’re trying to balance development but […]
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Josh Giddey, Scottie Barnes Named Rookies Of The Month For February

March 3, 2022
Thunder guard Josh Giddey and Raptors guard/forward Scottie Barnes have been named the Western and Eastern Conference Rookies of the Month for February, the NBA announced (via Twitter). The other nominees in the West were Rockets guard Jalen Green, Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga, and Thunder guard Tre Mann. For the East, the other nominees were […]
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Northwest Notes: Giddey, SGA, Cousins, House, Wright

February 26, 2022
Josh Giddey and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are both more comfortable with the ball in their hands, but comments made by head coach Mark Daigneault after the two guards played together on Thursday strongly suggest the Thunder ultimately view Giddey as their primary initiator, writes Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. As Mussatto details, Gilgeous-Alexander will be still […]
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Vasilije Micić’s Agent Expresses Dissatisfaction With Draft-And-Stash Rules

February 25, 2022
Speaking to Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com, veteran international agent Misko Raznatovic expressed dissatisfaction with the rules governing draft-and-stash players like his client Vasilije Micić, whose NBA rights are held by the Thunder. “One team gets your rights and then, (even if) you’re the best player in Europe, they don’t want to trade you and they […]
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Set To Return For Thunder

February 23, 2022
Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will return to action on Thursday after missing the team’s last 10 games due to a right ankle sprain, head coach Mark Daigneault said today (Twitter link via Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman). Gilgeous-Alexander suffered the injury on January 28. The 18-40 Thunder are 6.5 games back of the No. 10 […]
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Quinn Cook, Jahm’ius Ramsey, Others Sign G League Contracts

February 22, 2022
A series of NBA free agents have signed contracts with the G League, according to the NBAGL transactions log. Veteran guard Quinn Cook and former Kings Jahmi’us Ramsey and Robert Woodard II – both of whom were waived earlier this month – are among the players entering the G League. Cook, who has 188 career […]
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