Oklahoma City Thunder 2020-21 season

[Laramie]

June 22: NBA draft lottery (7:30 p.m. CT)

Countdown...


1. Houston Rockets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 - 54 .229 (70) WC
2. Detroit Pistons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 - 50 .286 (70) EC
3. Oklahoma City Thunder. . . . . . . . . . 21 - 49 .300 (70) WC
4. Orlando Magic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 - 48 .304 (69) EC
5. Cleveland Cavaliers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 - 48 .314 (70) EC
6. Minnesota Timberwolves. . . . . . . . . 22 - 47 .319 (69) WC

ESPN NBA STANDINGS - https://www.espn.com/nba/standings

[Laramie]

2021 NBA Draft scouting reports: Strengths, weaknesses and player comparisons for projected lottery picks.

1. Cade Cunningham | 6-8, 220 | PG | Fr. | Oklahoma St.

Strengths

Great passing vision and guts to execute off what he sees
Reads, thinks the game at a high level
Excellent positional size
Good creation ability on offense with the ball in his hands, and can create space to get shots for himself and others
Devastatingly effective in isolation scenarios
Effective shooter and scorer
Multi-positional defender
Uses size to his advantage on both sides of the court

Weaknesses

Turnover-prone -- averaged more turnovers than assists at Oklahoma State
Came up big in clutch situations, but had notable late-game blunders in big moments either lacking awareness or forcing bad passes
Doesn't have elite first step or explosiveness to blow by defenders

2. Jalen Suggs | 6-4, 205 | SG | Fr. | Gonzaga

Strengths

Competitive, fiery guard whose motor always runs hot
Slasher who can get to the rim at will and finishes with both hands
Very good passer
Active rebounder who loves to crash the boards and run the break
Good shooter and creator who projects as franchise-caliber point guard

Weaknesses

Good shooter but 3-point shooting tailed off, hitting 33.7% from distance on 104 attempts
Playmaker on defense but sometimes takes ill-advised chances in effort to make homerun play

3. Evan Mobley | 7-0, 215 | C | Fr. | USC

Strengths

Uniquely talented big man with 7-foot frame and 7-4 wingspan
Fluid athlete who can drop his hips and defend multiple positions from post to perimeter
Elite defensive weapon who can block shots and anchor a defense
Talented scorer who can score in variety of ways

Weaknesses

Developing shooter: made 30% of 3-pointers at USC and was 69.4% free-throw shooter
Skinny, high center of gravity and still needs to add muscle to huge frame
4. Jalen Green | 6-5, 172 | SG | G League Ignite

Strengths

Can create and score as well as any prospect in this draft
Explosive, bouncy athlete who can finish above the rim
Modern-day NBA 2-guard because of his size, athleticism and scoring upside

Weaknesses

Improving passer, but room to develop outside of generating his own offense
Can sometimes settle for deep looks as opposed to driving into traffic to finish around the rim

5. Jonathan Kuminga | 6-8, 205 | SF | G League Ignite

Strengths

Great positional size, custom-fit as archetype of a modern-day wing
Oozing with potential as jumbo playmaker with craft and confidence to make plays off the dribble
Good finisher around the rim
Projectable, positionless defensive player who uses his size

Weaknesses

Made 16 of his 65 3-point attempts (24.6%) in the G League
Raw and largely unpolished on both ends
Needs to improve as a shooter on offense and with his awareness on defense in team constructs

Source: CBS/NBA https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/2...lottery-picks/

Imagine: Oklahoma City Thunder with a Roby & Mobley

[Laramie]

Jazz 109 @ Thunder 93

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307869

[Laramie]

Clippers @ Thunder
Sunday, May 16
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City
Bally Sports Oklahoma, 11 a.m.

[WheelerD Guy]

What are the odds that we get the #1 pick and Houston falls to #5?

Like 5%?

[dankrutka]

What are the odds that we get the #1 pick and Houston falls to #5?

Like 5%?

I'm too lazy to find the info right now, but I saw someone who did the math and I think it was somewhere between a 5-10% chance. Once games are finished tomorrow I'll see if I can post our set odds for the draft lottery.

[catcherinthewry]

What are the odds that we get the #1 pick and Houston falls to #5?

Like 5%?

We currently have a 13.3% at the no. one pick and a 47.9% at Houston's no. 5 pick.

[WheelerD Guy]

We currently have a 13.3% at the no. one pick and a 47.9% at Houston's no. 5 pick.

To me, they seem like dependent events since the occurrence of the #1 pick going to OKC would increase the probability of Houston falling to the #5.

If the events were independent, you could just multiply the probabilities.

[Bellaboo]

Yahoo Sports says the Thunder / Clippers game is at 8 pm this evening. ???

[Laramie]

Yahoo Sports says the Thunder / Clippers game is at 8 pm this evening. ???

Correct: Game time is 8 p.m. tonight...

Noticed that time change which was once labeled TBD. Usually check my Cox Contour TV programming guide along with the game day LockerVision jerseys which still indicates 12 ET before posting (uniforms & times) on this forum. ESPN & some printed outlets had TBD for the final two Thunder games. They post the changes as soon as they get them.

Hope next season we get a printed schedule that is more consistent with predetermined times & dates; especially since we will have limited fan support in our (yet-to-be-named) arena.

[WheelerD Guy]

Hopefully Mark talks some sense into Poku at halftime.

The young brodie ballin’ out of control.

[Jake]

A disastrous win.

[WheelerD Guy]

A disastrous win.

Might need to cut Poku for this.

Just no situational awareness.

[Laramie]

Clippers 112 @ Thunder 117

Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401307888

[Laramie]

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NBA Draft Lottery 2021: Projected Order and Odds for Every Team Involved: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...-team-involved


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[Anonymous.]

Literally win 2 games in the last 3 months only to take a dump on your own odds for the final game? Not sure what that was about.

[Jersey Boss]

Correct: Game time is 8 p.m. tonight...

Noticed that time change which was once labeled TBD. Usually check my Cox Contour TV programming guide along with the game day LockerVision jerseys which still indicates 12 ET before posting (uniforms & times) on this forum. ESPN & some printed outlets had TBD for the final two Thunder games. They post the changes as soon as they get them.

Hope next season we get a printed schedule that is more consistent with predetermined times & dates; especially since we will have limited fan support in our (yet-to-be-named) arena.

Have the Thunder announced attendance policy for the 21-22 season?

[Bellaboo]

Literally win 2 games in the last 3 months only to take a dump on your own odds for the final game? Not sure what that was about.

All I can think of is we have so many future first round pics it wouldn't be hard to trade up for multiple players.

[catcherinthewry]

Literally win 2 games in the last 3 months only to take a dump on your own odds for the final game? Not sure what that was about.

The Clippers wanted to lose so they wouldn't be on the same side of the brackets as the Lakers (assuming they beat GSW in the 7/8 game). They out-tanked us last night.

[OKCretro]

Have the Thunder announced attendance policy for the 21-22 season?

i have heard that they are currently thinking 65%.

Gives them a built in excuse when there is little demand for tickets.

[king183]

i have heard that they are currently thinking 65%.

Gives them a built in excuse when there is little demand for tickets.

Yep--always has to be a conspiracy at work.

[BoulderSooner]

i have heard that they are currently thinking 65%.

Gives them a built in excuse when there is little demand for tickets.

100% is the current plan

[Rover]

i have heard that they are currently thinking 65%.

Gives them a built in excuse when there is little demand for tickets.

And you heard that where?

[WheelerD Guy]

Presti should have signed a couple of us to 10-day contracts.

[Laramie]

Certainly don't understand why they would be selling tickets not knowing what the capacity will be unless as BoulderSooner said 'Current plan is 100%

They sell full season tickets packages &10+ game ticket memberships: http://okcthunder.com/interest/?camp...RoC_FMQAvD_BwE

Haven't inquired about tickets, still trying to digest the abbreviated & condensed 2021 season.