Oklahoma City Thunder – Hoops Habit https://hoopshabit.com NBA News, Rumors, Analysis, Opinion and Stats Thu, 25 Aug 2022 02:43:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.20 Is Chet Holmgren enough to push the OKC Thunder from tanking to competing? https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/chet-okc-thunder-tanking-competing/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/chet-okc-thunder-tanking-competing/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:00:05 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=447584 Hats off to OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti, who never deviated from his gut while navigating a sudden rebuild with precision and self-awareness. The Thunder architect steered the ship through contention with a triad of superstars and came out on the other side, evolving his team until there was nothing left to do but strip […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/08/12/chet-okc-thunder-tanking-competing/feed/ 0 5 questions with Oklahoma City Blue guard Michael Gbinije https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/09/oklahoma-city-blue-michael-gbinije/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/09/oklahoma-city-blue-michael-gbinije/#respond Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:34 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444870 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to talk to Oklahoma City Blue guard Michael Gbinije and ask him a few questions. 5 questions with Oklahoma City Blue guard Michael Gbinije Gbinije grew up in Richmond, Virginia. He was a 4-star prospect out of high school, with many powerhouse schools offering him scholarships. In 2011, […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/05/09/oklahoma-city-blue-michael-gbinije/feed/ 0 5 roster moves the Oklahoma City Thunder need to make this offseason https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/#respond Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:00:46 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=444033 The Oklahoma City Thunder are a team that is rebuilding after two massive jolts to their roster. First, Kevin Durant left after they lost in the Western Conference Finals to the Golden State Warriors. Then the Thunder lost another quality player in Paul George after he demanded a trade to the LA Clippers. The inevitable […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/15/roster-moves-oklahoma-city-thunder/feed/ 0 5 questions with Oklahoma City Blue guard Justin Jaworski https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/07/oklahoma-city-blue-justin-jaworski/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/07/oklahoma-city-blue-justin-jaworski/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:00:23 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=443807 This past weekend, I had the opportunity to talk to Oklahoma City Blue guard Justin Jaworski and ask him a few questions. Jaworski attended Perkiomen Valley High School in Pennsylvania where he was a multi-sport star. On the basketball court, he was a sharpshooting guard. On the football field, he was an elite receiver. Coming […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/04/07/oklahoma-city-blue-justin-jaworski/feed/ 0 Forecasting the Oklahoma City Thunder at mid-season https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/29/forecasting-oklahoma-city-thunder/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/29/forecasting-oklahoma-city-thunder/#respond Sat, 29 Jan 2022 21:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=441085 If you haven’t paid much attention to the Oklahoma City Thunder this season, don’t beat yourself up about it. In fact, many Oklahomans haven’t either, as the team currently ranks last in leaguewide attendance. One of the most competitive franchises in recent memory is finally undergoing a rebuild, and make no mistake about it, it’s […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/29/forecasting-oklahoma-city-thunder/feed/ 0 Oklahoma City Thunder rookie watch at the halfway point of the season https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/ https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/#respond Tue, 18 Jan 2022 22:00:34 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=440687 The Oklahoma City Thunder are in the midst of a rebuild that is going quite nicely. They have a tremendous young core with a couple of veterans sprinkled into the mix to help the youngsters grow into players that will benefit the team. They have seven players on their roster with two or three years […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2022/01/18/oklahoma-city-thunder-rookie-watch/feed/ 0 The Grizzlies’ mauling of the Thunder means absolutely nothing https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/03/grizzlies-thunder-means-nothing/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/03/grizzlies-thunder-means-nothing/#respond Fri, 03 Dec 2021 20:00:43 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=439087 It was the enthralling story from Thursday’s slate of NBA games. As a Ja Morant-less Memphis Grizzlies squad continued to pummel the helpless Oklahoma City Thunder, the question remained on how far into NBA folklore things would get. At the conclusion of 48 minutes, the game had well and truly etched itself into NBA history. […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/12/03/grizzlies-thunder-means-nothing/feed/ 0 Oklahoma City Thunder: Could the play-in be within reach? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/13/oklahoma-city-thunder-playin-reach/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/13/oklahoma-city-thunder-playin-reach/#respond Sat, 13 Nov 2021 22:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=438048 Going into this NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder were widely expected to be the worst team in the league by far. They are in the middle of a big-time rebuild and have gutted their entire roster. However, after a very shaky start, things seem to be trending upwards in OKC. In fact, there’s a […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/13/oklahoma-city-thunder-playin-reach/feed/ 0 Oklahoma City Thunder: Josh Giddey the TikTok star? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/06/oklahoma-city-thunder-giddey-tiktok/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/06/oklahoma-city-thunder-giddey-tiktok/#respond Sat, 06 Nov 2021 16:00:33 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=437594 TikTok has taken the world by storm in the past two years. Well, one Oklahoma City Thunder player is taking full advantage of that fact. This year’s rookie class is one of the best in recent memory so far. Players such as Scottie Barnes, Evan Mobley, and Franz Wagner highlight a very deep and talented […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/11/06/oklahoma-city-thunder-giddey-tiktok/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Josh Giddey is already defying expectations in preseason https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/16/okc-thunder-josh-giddey-expectations/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/16/okc-thunder-josh-giddey-expectations/#respond Sat, 16 Oct 2021 17:30:18 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=436764 The sixth overall in the 2021 NBA draft Josh Giddey has been a sensation in the preseason, and it looks like the critics of OKC Thunder’s selection have been quelled for the meantime. Over the four games of the preseason, Giddey averaged 13.5 points per game, 7 rebounds per game, 5 assists per game shooting 40 percent from […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/10/16/okc-thunder-josh-giddey-expectations/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Grading their signings in NBA free agency https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/05/okc-thunder-grading-nba-free-agency/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/05/okc-thunder-grading-nba-free-agency/#respond Sun, 05 Sep 2021 18:00:51 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=435217 The OKC Thunder are about to embark on their second season of what they hope to be a reasonably short rebuilding cycle. They had four picks in the 2021 NBA draft, with the highest being No. 6. This would have been frustrating for the Thunder faithful as they endured a long losing streak in the […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/09/05/okc-thunder-grading-nba-free-agency/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Why Jeremiah Robinson-Earl is an NBA Draft steal https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/30/okc-thunder-robinson-earl-nba-draft/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/30/okc-thunder-robinson-earl-nba-draft/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:30:49 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=433624 As the dust settles following a busy NBA Draft night for teams like the OKC Thunder, it’s easy to remember the standouts. Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green were the first two prospects off the board, James Bouknight slipped to No. 11 and the San Antonio Spurs surprised many by selecting Josh Primo with the 12th overall […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/30/okc-thunder-robinson-earl-nba-draft/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: How does first-round pick Josh Giddey fit OKC? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/29/okc-thunder-nba-draft-josh-giddey/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/29/okc-thunder-nba-draft-josh-giddey/#respond Fri, 30 Jul 2021 02:02:03 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=433509 With the sixth overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, the OKC Thunder select the 6’9” Australian point guard Josh Giddey. This was unexpected. Giddey was projected between 7-10 in the more recent mock drafts and as someone who has been tracking his progress, six is unexpected. The Thunder showed no indication that Giddey was […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/29/okc-thunder-nba-draft-josh-giddey/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Are the Thunder preparing for a big trade before the NBA draft? https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/27/okc-thunder-move-nba-draft/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/27/okc-thunder-move-nba-draft/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 22:08:21 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=433325 The OKC Thunder have been in accumulation mode for some time now, stocking up on NBA draft assets at every opportunity. Starting when they flipped Paul George for every draft pick the LA Clippers will have until the end of time, and continuing when they traded Russell Westbrook to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/27/okc-thunder-move-nba-draft/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Analyzing a blockbuster trade for Ben Simmons https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/16/okc-thunder-trade-ben-simmons/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/16/okc-thunder-trade-ben-simmons/#respond Fri, 16 Jul 2021 20:18:41 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=432607 The OKC Thunder were fortunate to find themselves in a rebuild forced upon them just a couple of years ago. With Russell Westbrook and Paul George on board, their championship opportunities were virtually nil, but they were too good to have any chance of retooling. Then Kawhi Leonard and the LA Clippers came calling for […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/07/16/okc-thunder-trade-ben-simmons/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: 5 offseason roster moves they have to make https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/28/okc-thunder-5-offseason-roster-moves-2/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/28/okc-thunder-5-offseason-roster-moves-2/#respond Mon, 28 Jun 2021 15:00:57 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=431451 The OKC Thunder have had two seasons of change on their roster. Prior to the 2019-20 season, Paul George turned the franchise upside down by demanding a trade. Russell Westbrook was then traded to the Houston Rockets. Sam Presti made the most of this situation, helping the team to a very unlikely playoff run. Then, last […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/28/okc-thunder-5-offseason-roster-moves-2/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: 5 potential destinations for Kemba Walker following trade https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/18/okc-thunder-kemba-walker-destinations/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/18/okc-thunder-kemba-walker-destinations/#respond Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:00:30 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=430939 A crazy week for the NBA has gotten even crazier following a blockbuster deal made between the Boston Celtics and OKC Thunder Friday morning. First reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Celtics are shipping Kemba Walker and draft capital to the Thunder in exchange for a package centered around Al Horford. Both players are considered […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/06/18/okc-thunder-kemba-walker-destinations/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: 3 goals for the final stretch of the season https://hoopshabit.com/2021/05/01/okc-thunder-3-goals-season/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/05/01/okc-thunder-3-goals-season/#respond Sat, 01 May 2021 16:00:35 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=427786 The OKC Thunder announced to the entire league that they were going to rebuild the franchise from the ground up. They traded Chris Paul and Abdel Nader to the Phoenix Suns which netted them four players and a first-round draft pick. This allowed them to make the trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves which gave them […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/05/01/okc-thunder-3-goals-season/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Lu Dort is emerging as a true two-way player https://hoopshabit.com/2021/04/19/okc-thunder-lu-dort-emerging/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/04/19/okc-thunder-lu-dort-emerging/#respond Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:28:16 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=427119 Signing undrafted free agent Lu Dort to a two-way deal in 2019 turned out to be one of the best decisions Sam Presti made when the OKC Thunder went all-in on rebuild mode, although Presti and Thunder fans did not what a steal Dort would be at the time. In his rookie season, Dort quickly proved to be […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/04/19/okc-thunder-lu-dort-emerging/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: How they can help Al Horford improve his trade value https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/22/okc-thunder-al-horford-trade-value/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/22/okc-thunder-al-horford-trade-value/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2021 15:00:39 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=421300 There was a perception around the league that the OKC Thunder acquired Al Horford last month to help him rebuild his trade value. Nick Crain of Forbes wrote an article on December 17th stating that Horford had an opportunity to have a bigger offensive role on the Thunder. He believed that the larger role would […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/22/okc-thunder-al-horford-trade-value/feed/ 0 The OKC Thunder are not your average tanking team https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/11/okc-thunder-not-average-tanking-team/ https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/11/okc-thunder-not-average-tanking-team/#respond Mon, 11 Jan 2021 18:00:37 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=420422 Though worse off than they were a year ago, the OKC Thunder remain constructed in a way that hardly makes them likely to roll over. There were legitimate reasons to expect a drop off for the OKC Thunder heading into the 2020-21 season. A playoff appearance last season was an unexpected triumph for a team […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2021/01/11/okc-thunder-not-average-tanking-team/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Lu Dort’s offensive explosion is the biggest surprise so far https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/29/okc-thunder-lu-dort-offensive-explosion/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/29/okc-thunder-lu-dort-offensive-explosion/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2020 21:03:57 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=419542 The OKC Thunder are just 1-1 through two games, but they’re full of surprises already. Lu Dort turning into an offensive force has been the biggest yet. The OKC Thunder entered the 2020 offseason with a plan to fully rebuild, tearing the house down to the studs with few exceptions. One of those exceptions was […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/29/okc-thunder-lu-dort-offensive-explosion/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: 3 must-watch storylines this coming season https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/15/okc-thunder-3-must-watch-storylines/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/15/okc-thunder-3-must-watch-storylines/#respond Tue, 15 Dec 2020 18:00:02 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=417972 A full rebuild is underway in Oklahoma City. What does that mean for the OKC Thunder and what are things to look for during the 2020-21 season? After taking the league by storm last season, turning a 0.2 percent chance to make the playoffs at the start of the 2019-20 season into the fifth seed […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/15/okc-thunder-3-must-watch-storylines/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: Ranking the Thunder’s projected starting lineup https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/03/okc-thunder-ranking-starting-lineup/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/03/okc-thunder-ranking-starting-lineup/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 16:00:10 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=416713 The OKC Thunder has turned its roster over again. The projected starting lineup will be young, talented and potentially fun to watch. The OKC Thunder is going to look a lot different this season after another offseason makeover. The Thunder traded away veterans Chris Paul and Steven Adams, taking on several draft picks and an […]

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]]> https://hoopshabit.com/2020/12/03/okc-thunder-ranking-starting-lineup/feed/ 0 OKC Thunder: When will Sam Presti start cashing in his rebuilding chips? https://hoopshabit.com/2020/11/24/okc-thunder-sam-presti/ https://hoopshabit.com/2020/11/24/okc-thunder-sam-presti/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2020 22:32:32 +0000 http://hoopshabit.com/?p=416317 The OKC Thunder have done a magnificent job of turning over their roster since Paul George and Russell Westbrook requested trades last offseason. Last summer (2019, not 2020), the whole basketball world waited on Kawhi Leonard’s free agency decision. When he decided to go to the LA Clippers, pending Paul George’s trade there from the […]

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