Theo Maledon On The Move To Houston

The Thunder have traded guard Theo Maledon to the Rockets. In addition, Houston will also receive Derrick Favors, Ty Jerome, and Maurice Harkless in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss. Maledon played in 51 games with OKC last season. However, he shined during his seven appearances in the starting lineup, […]

Ty Jerome Traded To Houston, Expected To Be Waived

The Rockets acquired guard Ty Jerome, along with Derrick Favors, Theo Maledon, and Maurice Harkless, from Oklahoma City. In exchange, the Thunder received David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss. Jerome averaged 7.1 points, 2.3 assists, and 1.6 boards while shooting nearly 38% from deep in 48 games last season. With that said, […]

Derrick Favors Traded To The Rockets

The Rockets acquired center Derrick Favors from OKC on Thursday. In addition, Houston is also receiving Ty Jerome, Theo Maledon, and Maurice Harkless in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss. Favors averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 39 games with the Thunder in 2022-23. While the veteran's career is […]

Top 10 Fantasy Basketball Rookies For Redraft (Premium Content)

All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Welcome to RotoBaller's 2022-2023 premium draft kit! We're here to be your secret weapon when it comes to this fantasy basketball season. Do you know which rookie finished as the highest-ranked player in 9-category leagues last season? Scottie Barnes? Nope. Evan Mobley? Wrong. Franz […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Could Miss Season Opener

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (knee) might not be ready for the season opener, according to team president Sam Presti. The team announced that Gilgeous-Alexander will be re-evaluated in two weeks, but the organization wants to be cautious with their young guard. It's worth noting that SGA has played in a total of 91 […]

Luguentz Dort Should Be Ready For Training Camp

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort (shoulder) is expected to be 100 percent healthy heading into training camp. This is great to hear after Dort underwent surgery on his shoulder in March. The Thunder have invested quite a lot of money in Dort with a five year deal worth $87.5 million. He's expected to be […]

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander To Miss At Least Two Weeks

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (knee) won't be available for the beginning of training camp. The 24-year-old is dealing with an MCL sprain in his left knee and will miss at least two weeks before being re-evaluated. Gilgeous-Alexander is coming off a solid year, averaging 24.5 points, 5.9 assists, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.3 steals. […]

2022-23 Fantasy Basketball - Early ADP Analysis: Guards (Part 3)

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who are overvalued while finding gems buried down the ADP leaderboard. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. The perfect steal can give you a magnificent advantage. Today, let's talk about some players whose ADPs makes little sense given their projections--for the good […]

2022-23 Fantasy Basketball - Early ADP Analysis: Guards (Part 1)

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who are overvalued while finding gems buried down the ADP leaderboard. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. The perfect steal can give you a magnificent advantage. Today, let's talk about some players whose ADPs makes little sense given their projections--for the good […]

Josh Giddey Appears Ready To Go

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey (hip) mentioned that he is physically ready for this upcoming season. The young guard said he has been fine-tuning some things and spending more time in the weight room. Giddey was a stud last season before a hip injury knocked him down. When healthy, Giddey looks like he can […]

Chet Holmgren Has Successful Surgery

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (foot) underwent successful surgery. The rookie recently suffered a Lisfranc injury during a Pro-Am game in Seattle while attempting to block a dunk from LeBron James. Instead, Holmgren will now miss the entire 2022-23 campaign. However, his status beyond that is up in the air.

Chet Holmgren To Miss The 2022-23 Season

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (foot) will not play this season. The No. 2 overall pick injured his foot attempting to block a dunk by LeBron James during a Seattle Pro-Am contest. There was optimism that he would be good to go for his inaugural year. However, further testing revealed a Lisfranc injury, so […]

Chet Holmgren To Seek Second Opinion

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren (foot) suffered a severe foot injury during a Pro-Am game in Seattle. Although it was initially believed Holmgren rolled his ankle, it appears things are much worse, with the No. 2 overall pick now feared to have torn ligaments. As a result, he possibly won't be available to make […]

Chet Holmgren Rolls Ankle On Saturday

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Chet Holmgren (ankle) was injured on Saturday at the Seattle pro-am. The rookie rolled his ankle and limped off the court. Fortunately, reports indicate that it's nothing serious, so he should be ready to go for training camp. Nevertheless, with the 2022 No. 2 overall pick routinely scrutinized for his lack […]

Real or Not? Misleading Stats from Forwards - 2021-22 NBA Season Review: Kyle Kuzma, Saddiq Bey, Devin Vassell

We're still weeks away from the regular-season tip-off, and while there is a ton of hype about the incoming rookies, we still need to reflect on the 2021-2022 campaign and what happened just a few weeks and months ago. Things have finally settled when it comes to the NBA offseason timeline so it's time to […]

Fantasy Basketball - Veteran Free Agency Losers (Part 1): P.J. Tucker, Danilo Gallinari, Gary Payton II

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some veterans that entered Unrestricted Free […]

Fantasy Basketball - Veteran Free Agency Winners (Part 1): Patty Mills, John Wall, Ricky Rubio

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some veterans that entered Unrestricted Free […]

Thunder Ink Mike Muscala To New Deal

Center Mike Muscala will be returning to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2022-23 season, the team announced Thursday. Muscala had his team option declined back in June, but the two sides were able to come to a new agreement. The 31-year-old will be entering his fourth season with the Thunder, having previously averaged 7.3 […]

NBA Summer League Winners - Forwards: Keegan Murray, Quentin Grimes, Moses Moody

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some potential busts and sleepers that […]

NBA Summer League Winners - Centers: Chet Holmgren, Day'Ron Sharpe, James Wiseman

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some potential busts and sleepers that […]

NBA Summer League Winners - Guards: Josh Giddey, Cam Thomas, Bennedict Mathurin

A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. On the other hand, rostering players in perfect situations can be the ultimately league-winning move for savvy fantasy GMs. Today, let's talk about some potential busts and sleepers that […]

NBA Summer League Risers and Fallers

With the NBA Summer League over, it's time to take a look at some numbers and see if anything from Summer League will end up mattering for this upcoming NBA season. Warning: don't read too much into Summer League. For every Damian Lillard and Blake Griffin that win Summer League MVP, there's a Josh Selby […]

JaMychal Green Agrees To Buyout

Oklahoma City Thunder forward JaMychal Green has agreed to a buyout with the organization. He was recently traded along with a draft pick from the Denver Nuggets to OKC in exchange for the 30th overall pick in this year's draft. Green didn't last too long in Oklahoma City as the team didn't believe he fit […]

Kenrich Williams Signs Four-Year Deal

The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed forward Kenrich Williams to a four-year extension. He has spent each of the last two seasons with OKC. He has played fairly well in a limited role, so the Thunder will keep him around. They've decided to give him a four-year deal worth $27.7 million. Williams has mentioned he […]

Jalen Williams Averages 10.5 Points Per Game In Las Vegas

Oklahoma City Thunder guard/forward Jalen Williams flashed some nice versatility at the Las Vegas Summer League this past week and a half. He played in four of the team's five games and averaged 10.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Willams was selected 12th overall in this year's draft after playing […]

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Has A Double-Double On Friday

Oklahoma City Thunder center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl had a double-double during the win over the Warriors in Vegas on Friday evening. The big man logged 29 minutes of work, amassing 15 points and 14 rebounds. The 21-year-old is coming off a rookie season where he averaged 7.5 points and 5.6 rebounds while making 36 appearances as […]

Ousmane Dieng Suffers Injury In Summer League

Oklahoma City Thunder forward Ousmane Dieng (wrist) will miss the rest of Summer League after suffering a chip fracture in his right wrist. The No. 11 overall selection had played well during his time in Las Vegas and was a highly touted international prospect heading toward the 2022 NBA Draft. Fortunately, he is expected to […]

Chet Holmgren Swipes Five Steals On Wednesday

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren put together yet another fun stat line during Wednesday's Summer League game against the Sacramento Kings. He played 25 minutes in the game and compiled eight points, five rebounds, five steals, three assists and one three-pointer while shooting 3-for-8 from the field. Holmgren's full skill set has been on […]

Tre Mann Exits With Potential Knee Injury Wednesday

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Tre Mann (knee) exited Wednesday's Summer League game against the Sacramento Kings in the fourth quarter. He was taken to the locker room and appeared to be limping, potentially favoring his knee. We should know more about his ailment soon. Mann was extremely active in Wednesday's game before exiting. He logged […]

Jaylin Williams Gets Four-Year Deal

Forward Jaylin Williams agreed to a four-year, $8.2 million deal with OKC on Tuesday. The No. 34 overall selection of the 2022 NBA Draft averaged 10.9 points, 9.8 boards, and 1.3 steals last season with the Razorbacks. He likely won't get a routine workload in 2022-23. However, considering the Thunder are in rebuilding mode, he […]