National Basketball Association

[Laramie]

Trades:

Thunder Tank Time

    Phoenix Suns receive: Chris Paul.

    Oklahoma City Thunder receive: Ricky Rubio and Kelly Oubre Jr.

The Suns tabbed Ricky Rubio as their rebuild accelerator last offseason and saw a decent return on the investment with a jump in winning percentage from .232 to .466. But Chris Paul could be a different kind of fast-forward button.

The Point God might zoom this developmental process to ludicrous speed.

His reputation took a few hits in recent years due to his colossal contract (which still has two years and more than $85 million left on it) and a sometimes awkward fit with the Houston Rockets, but Paul proved he remains a special talent. He propelled the Oklahoma City Thunder to a jaw-dropping fifth-placed finish in the Western Conference and landed fifth overall in ESPN's real plus-minus.

Rubio showed the Suns what they could achieve with a competent point guard. Paul could change the possibilities as a top-of-the-line floor general. He could take defensive heat away from—and simultaneously raise the efficiency of—Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton and pinpoint the offensive comfort spots of Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson.

Even after an 8-0 run through the seeding games in the bubble, Phoenix is at most a mild curiosity in a fully loaded West. Put Paul on the roster, and the Suns could find themselves competing for the right to host a first-round playoff series.

OKC, meanwhile, would gain significant financial relief—Kelly Oubre Jr. has an expiring $14.4 million salary; Ricky Rubio is owed $34.8 million for the next two seasons—and add two players to keep or trade. Oubre in particular could be interesting for the Thunder. He fits their mold of long, athletic wings, and at 24 years old, he's young enough to grow alongside Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort and Darius Bazley.

Adrian Wojnarowski Senior NBA Insider

The Los Angeles Lakers are in advanced talks with Oklahoma City on a trade for guard Dennis Schroder, sources tell ESPN. Deal expected to include OKC acquiring LA's pick at No. 28 in Wednesday's draft. Deal can be completed at noon ET on Monday.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma's NBA, The Thunder

The Oklahoma City Thunder have released their new 'City Edition' uniforms for the upcoming season.

For the first time, only the name "Oklahoma" will appear across the chest of the Thunder's jersey. The all caps black lettering is similar to the font on the state flag.

[Laramie]

 

   Anticipation move to NBA Oklahoma City:

         
         Kelly Oubre Jr., Small Forward - HT/WT 6' 7", 203 lbs., DOB 12/9/1995  - College:  Kansas:  Age 24.

         
         Ricky Rubio, Point Guard - HT/WT 6' 3", 190 lbs., DOB 10/21/1990  Age 30 - Draft - 2009: Rd 1, Pk 5

         

         Ty Jerome, Guard HT/WT 6' 5", 195 lbs., DOB 7/8/1997 - Age 23 - College:  Virginia - Draft Info:  2019: Rd 1, Pk 24 (PHI)

         
         Jalen Lecque,  Guard HT/WT 6' 4", 185 lbs., DOB 6/13/2000 - Age 20
                                                                                                                                                               ...From Phoenix

                                                        

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[Laramie]

 

NO TANK YOU, THUNDER!

Dallas 108 @ Oklahoma City 116



  House of Highlights:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lninecePrf0

[Laramie]

NO TANK YOU, THUNDER!

Memphis 122 @ Oklahoma City 128

                                                     House of Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XG0mD1OVSE

                         NBA: Grizzlies @ Thunder Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307377

[Laramie]

 Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder







Thunder @ Rockets
Sunday, March 21
Toyota Center Arena, Houston
Fox Sports Oklahoma, 1 p.m.

Thunder 114 @ Rockets 112

Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307433

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder


Thunder @ Timberwolves
Monday, March 22
Target Center Arena, Minneapolis
Fox Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

   

[Laramie]

Thunder 112 @ Timberwolves 103

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307443

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder [/move

Grizzlies @ Thunder
Wednesday, March 24
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Fox Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.

[Laramie]

Grizzlies 116 @ Thunder 107

  Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401307463

     Aleksej Pokusevski Full Game Highlights | March 24 | Grizzlies vs Thunder  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LuUf-TXSMg

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder

Celtics @ Thunder
Saturday, March 27
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Fox Sports Oklahoma, 8 p.m.

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Welcomes Austin Rivers


Point Guard - HT/WT, 6' 4", 200 lbs DOB - 8/1/1992 (28)  College, Duke

Thank you, George Hill, best of  luck in Philadelphia...

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Welcomes Tony Bradley


Center - HT/WT  6' 10", 248 lbs   DOB  1/8/1998 (23)  College - North Carolina




Tony Bradley Youtube:  https://youtu.be/4ruroY4M9Ms

[Laramie]

Celtics 111 @ Thunder 94

Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401307488

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder                    Oklahoma City Thunder                     Oklahoma City Thunder

Mavericks @ Thunder
Monday, March 29
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Fox Sports Oklahoma, 7 p.m.