Adjustments are the name of the game in the postseason and Mark Daigneault is no stranger to switching things up. In the Thunder's first-round series against the Pelicans, Daigneault started out going to Kenrich Williams when New Orleans went smaller with Larry Nance Jr.
As Jalen Williams is set to make his second appearance in the Rising Stars Challenge at the end of the week, his emergence has not been a surprise to those around Oklahoma City.
Just when everything was falling into place for the Thunder, adversity hit. At 11-4, Oklahoma City has had a great start to the 2023-24 season, but with two big-time games coming up on the schedule, they'll need contributions from everyone to get the job done.
The Oklahoma City Thunder has had a rebounding issue early in this season. Half of the battle for this is a collective effort and energy on the boards.
Oklahoma City was hounded for a lack of rebounding all season a year ago. The qualms were supported, though, by the Thunder’s lack of a true big man. The team regularly started Kenrich Williams and Jaylin Williams at the center spot, leaving a big hole in the lineup.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is facing a big opportunity to bounce back after a loss at home against the New Orleans Pelicans. They host the Golden State Warriors on the first night of in-season tournament play. These teams play three times this season, with each of the three matchups coming in November.
As the Thunder stay in Oklahoma City to host the Pistons on Monday night, both Jaylin Williams and Kenrich Williams are set to miss their fourth consecutive game to start the season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is coming off a brutal loss to the Denver Nuggets. The defending champs proved to be too much for the Thunder on Sunday as the Thunder lost its home opener.
The Oklahoma City Thunder return to the Paycom Center for their third game of the season and first game in the Modern Frontier on Sunday afternoon. OKC is set to take on the Denver Nuggets, a meeting that will pit two of the four remaining undefeated teams in the Western Conference against one another.
The NBA season is back and in full swing. The Oklahoma City Thunder is set to open their season in the Windy City as they take on the Chicago Bulls. This marks the beginning of a season that'll be full of the Thunder defining themselves and setting their own ceiling.
The Oklahoma City Thunder is set to face off against the Detroit Pistons at the BOK Center in Tulsa at 7 p.m. CT. This neutral site game will mark the end of Oklahoma City's five preseason games, all of which have shown promise from the Thunder's young core in one fashion or another.
Heading into the new NBA season, the Oklahoma City Thunder is dealing with a few injuries. Jaylin Williams and Kenrich Williams both were hit with minor
Prior to Oklahoma City’s Tuesday night victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault told media that sophomore forward Jaylin Williams will miss the rest of the preseason and the beginning of the regular season due to a hamstring strain.
Jaylin Williams, Oklahoma City's second round selection in 2022, exceeded all expectations a season ago. The Arkansas product was forced into the starting lineup for the majority of the Thunder's breakout season and held his own all year long.
When the Pelicans signed-and-traded Kenrich Williams to the Thunder, simply to make salaries match in the larger multi-team Jrue Holiday-Bucks package, nobody could've guessed just how much Williams would end up meaning to the organization.
No NBA offseason is complete without trade proposals, trade proposals and more trade proposals. Whether those trade offers are real, speculated, or purely for fun, the Oklahoma City Thunder aren't exempt from being involved, and in Bleacher Report's recent league analysis, it proposed one trade for every team.
When Kenrich Williams was in the lineup, Oklahoma City was at its best a season ago. The hybrid forward played small ball center occasionally for the Thunder, and while OKC took a hit on the boards, teams couldn’t quite figure out how to defend a small lineup full of playmakers.
One NBA writer is proposing that the Milwaukee Bucks make a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder this summer.
Two future contenders square off in the No. 9 vs. No. 10 game in the West. When the Pelicans host the Thunder, we'll see two young stars swiped from Los Angeles teams (Brandon Ingram and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander).
Thunder forward Kenrich Williams suffered a left wrist injury that will require surgery and likely force him to miss the remainder of the season, as relayed by Joe Mussatto of the Oklahoman.
Kenrich Williams is in the final year of his current contract, so his new deal will begin a year from now and will run through the 2026-27 campaign.
Where do JaMychal Green, Kenrich Williams, Harry Giles and Mike Conley stand going into the offseason?
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