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Thunder forward Darius Bazley finding his footing on defense Darius Bazley is getting into a groove on both sides of the ball, but his knack for defense will be able to help the Thunder for years to come Author: Apr 20, 2021 Thunder forward Darius Bazley doesn’t have the reputation for defense his teammate Luguentz Dort does. But on a career-night when he splashed 26 points, his offense wasn’t the best part of his game. Bazley guarded franchise legend Russell Westbrook for over eight minute...

Lu Dort once again carrying the offensive load. In the first quarter alone, Dort scored 21 points on 7-for-7 from the field and 5-for-5 from beyond the arc. He became just the seventh player in Thunder history to score at least 20 points in a single quarter.  With a seven-point lead at halftime, it looked like the Thunder were on track to snap their nine-game losing streak. However, the Raptors threw the first punch after the break and outscored Oklahoma City 29-21 in the third quarter to take...

Thunder’s Lu Dort to tryout for Team Canada this summer Oklahoma City guard Luguentz Dort, whos playing the best basketball of his short career, said following Sundays game that he plans to tryout for Team Canada this summer Author: Oklahoma City’s Luguentz Dort is currently playing the best basketball of his career. This summer, he’s hoping to replicate that play for Team Canada in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament and eventually the Olympics. “Team Canada, yeah I’m looking to try...

Standings Watch: Thunder making late run at top pick Oklahoma City is sliding hard and fast, and could make a late run at the coveted top pick in the 2021 NBA Draft Author: The Oklahoma City Thunder havent won a game in April. A nine-game losing streak wasnt imaginable when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was averaging 27.4 points in a nine-game stretch from late February to early March, or when a starting lineup of Darius Bazley, Kenrich Williams, Justin Jackson, Luguentz Dort and Al Horford were beat...

Handing out Game Balls for Oklahoma Citys 110-104 loss to the Pistons Despite the loss, the future looks bright in OKC due to the recent performances of a pair of young Thunder building blocks Author: Apr 17, 2021 The Oklahoma City Thunder kicked off a four game road trip with massive draft implications on Friday night in Detroit, but succumbed to the Pistons 110-104 behind a big third quarter in the Motor City. Though before the game head coach Mark Daigneualt said Darius Bazley and Luguent...

Apr 16, 2021 In Friday night’s contest against the Detroit Pistons, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell short once again, increasing their losing streak to nine. Oklahoma City led most of the first half, but by halftime let Detroit tie the game at 56 behind 15 points from  Josh Jackson. Darius Bazley came out of the gates hot with ten points in the first quarter on 5-for-9 shooting from the floor. “We gotta be ready from the jump,” said Bazley “Insert ourselves on the defensive end.” Af...

Deck has averaged 7.3 points per game over the course of his career, spending time in the EuroLeague and Liga ACB, as well as participating in the Olympics and the FIBA World Cup for Argentina. Most recently, Deck averaged 8.5 points per game for Real Madrid of the EuroLeague, helping them earn a playoff spot. This included a 19-point performance on 3-for-7 from deep in his final game with the team. A solid threat from beyond the arc, hes converted on over 40 percent of his threes.  Deck is w...

Pokusevski out, Deck not with team for Thunders matchup against Jazz Rookie Aleksej Pokusevski is was listed as out and new signee Gabriel Deck wont be with the team for the road matchup against the Utah Jazz Author: Apr 12, 2021 Six players were listed on Oklahoma City’s injury report Monday night, including two new additions in recently acquired Gabriel Isaiah Roby (concussion protocol), were also listed. Deck, who was signed to a $14.5 million over the next four years on Monday, was liste...

Thunder rookie Pokusevski beginning to earn NBA respect Oklahoma City rookie Aleksej Pokusevski, one of the most unique players from the 2020 NBA Draft, is starting to earn respect in the NBA Author: Apr 12, 2021 Aleksej Pokusevski might never the most intimidating player on the court, but he could one day be the most talented. The Oklahoma City rookie’s career got off to a slow start, but after a pitstop in the G-League bubble, the 7-foot Serbian is starting to come into his own on the court...

Three takeaways from Oklahoma Citys 117-93 loss to the Sixers Darius Bazley and Luguentz Dorts returns werent enough for the Thunder on Saturday as they dropped their first matchup against Philadelphia 117-93 Author: Apr 10, 2021 Oklahoma City saw two of its young core return on Saturday in Luguentz Dort and Darius Bazley, but it wouldnt be enough as the Sixers routed the Thunder 117-93 on their home court Saturday. Here are three takeaways from the game:  Bradley wows against former squad Ton...