The Oklahoma City Thunder is scheduled for rotation ripple.
The Thunder picked up four rookies, including three top 12 picks, so the organization plans to shuffle the deck in rotation. After the dismissal of forward Isaiah Robbie in July, the franchise has retained its standard 18-man roster, three more than the league’s maximum quota. Two-way signings to the franchise and he holds his 22-man roster over 20, currently training with two of his Exhibit-10 additional duos.
A roster turnover for the Oklahoma City Thunder is a given for the 2022-23 season. However, their roster is expected to remain in flux throughout the regular season.
throughout the week Inside the Thunder, defeated what they believed would be the Thunder’s opening day rotation. With all 240 minutes allotted, his Day 1 rotation in Oklahoma City will be the exact opposite of the closing segment.
For reference, only three of the Thunder’s entire first-day rotation over the past two seasons have played in the regular-season closers. In his 2020-21 season, Alexei his Poksevsky played nearly his 11th minute in the season opener and scored his career-high 29 points in the closing game of 41 minutes. Last season, Isaiah his Robbie and Vitt Kreich saw him record 17 minutes combined in the Thunder’s season opener, and his 18th and his 40th respectively in the closing stages of the season.
Comparing Game 1 and Game 82 shows a big change. However, the biggest change in the franchise tends to happen in December. There are many reasons for this, but Oklahoma City Blue is the first place to start.
Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder Treman, Alexei Poksevski, Isaiah Robbie, Aaron Wiggins, Theo Maledon, Ty JeromeWhen Vitt Kreich Assigned in blue last November and December.
These two months represent a 15-game stretch of Winter Showcase Cup games. These contests set the table for the Showcase Cup tournament in December, which awards $100,000 to the winning team. However, the games do not affect the G League regular season record.
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For Thunder, this little bit of information rarely changes the protocol. However, these two months are very important in structuring your rotation. The Thunder opened last November and toyed with sending the likes of Mann and Poksevski into his G League, but by his All-Star break, they were regulars into his rotation. With the Thunder steeped in talent, getting a player into his G League early will help him build a reputation in-game while nurturing the game for a jump to the NBA.
This season, the Thunder have multiple players considering starting the season in the G League.
Most notably, the No. 11 pick Usman Dien Has all the signs of being an early assignment to the G League. As a 6-foot-10-inch initiator, Dieng has a special set of tools. But you need to add a few more to your toolbox. In particular, his 3-ball needs a tweak. If he can buy time on the blue, not only can he be the initiator of the offense, but he can also receive total rep playing off-the-ball. .
The same can be said for pick number 34, Jalyn WilliamsArkansas’ Williams nearly averaged a double-double as the Razorbacks had the most fouls tied on a D-1 play. But he likely won’t have the Thunder’s minutes anytime soon. You can hand him a lot of rep while mutually benefiting off-screen players such as Dieng.
Besides the Thunder’s new talent, the Oklahoma City pairing is Lindy Waters III When Eugene Omolui It looks like it will go to the G League. Two-way restrictions essentially allowed the Thunder to use two-way pieces only on the main NBA roster, but a stint at G allowed them to pursue NBA opportunities and hone their skills. Additionally, players such as Vit Krejci and Theo Maledon may not have time for rotation once they build their roster, so they can use the G League as a platform to enhance their skill sets.
The Oklahoma City Blue is scheduled to begin play the first week of November, about three weeks into the NBA season.
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