National Basketball Association

[Laramie]

Tuesday, April 5, 
Portland Trailblazers @ Thunder
Bally Sports, Oklahoma, 7 PM
Paycom Center, OKC   

[Laramie]

Portland Trailblazers 94 @ Thunder 98

      Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401361004

    Attendance: 14,674

    Video Highlights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBUxD3TN2Zk&t=317s

[Laramie]

Wednesday, April 6,
Thunder @ Utah Jazz
Bally Sports, Oklahoma, 8:00 PM
Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT



  

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder 101 @ Utah Jazz 137

     Box score https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401361013

      Attendance: 18,306

[Laramie]

Friday, April 8, 
Thunder @ Los Angeles Lakers
Bally Sports, Oklahoma 9:30 PM
Staples Center, Los Angeles

[Laramie]

   

Thunder 101 @ Los Angeles Lakers 120

     Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401361030

   Attendance: 18,997

[Laramie]

Sunday, April 10, 
Thunder @ Los Angeles Clippers
Bally Sports, Oklahoma, 8:30 PM
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA   


 

[Laramie]

Thunder 88 @ Los Angeles Clippers 138

        Box score  https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401361041

    Attendance: 18,210

[Laramie]

The NBA today announced the dates and locations for its 2022 NBA Draft events. All events will be held in-person.
Ticket information for the Draft will be announced at a later date.

[Laramie]

The Oklahoma City Thunder, meanwhile, currently own two lottery picks -- the second thanks to Friday's play-in loss by the LA Clippers -- and three first-rounders to go along with OKC's No. 34 pick in the second round.

The Thunder's two lottery picks carry a 12.5% chance and a 1.5% chance of winning the top pick.

Link:  https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33748170/2022-nba-draft-order-complete-picks-first-second-rounds-ahead-lottery

[Laramie]

                              https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/33840633

Giddey on praise from 'idol' LeBron & getting 'picked apart' by CP3

[Laramie]

Oklahoma City Thunder represented by Nick Collison at the NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago.



Oklahoma City Thunder receives the #2, #12, #30 & #34 picks

The 2022 NBA Draft Lottery is officially in the books, meaning we have roughly half of the first round draft order complete. Below are the results from tonight's Lottery.

The complete 1-58 draft order for the 2022 NBA Draft presented by State Farm was determined after the results of the NBA Draft Lottery, which was won by the Orlando Magic who will pick first. The NBA Draft will be held in Chicago on Thursday, June 23.

Below are the results from the 2022 NBA Draft Lottery presented by State Farm:

1ST ROUND:  



15. New Orleans (to Charlotte)
16. Atlanta
17. Brooklyn (to Houston)
18. Chicago
19. Minnesota
20. Toronto (to San Antonio)
21. Denver
22. Utah (to Memphis)
23. Philadelphia^^
24. Milwaukee
25. Boston (to San Antonio)
26. Dallas
27. Miami
28. Golden State
29. Memphis
30. Phoenix (to Oklahoma City)

2ND ROUND:

31. Houston (to Indiana via Cleveland)
32. Orlando
33. Detroit (to Toronto via San Antonio, Washington and Chicago)
34. Oklahoma City
35. Indiana (to Orlando via Milwaukee)
36. Portland
37. Sacramento
38. Los Angeles Lakers (to San Antonio via Chicago and Washington)
39. San Antonio (to Cleveland via Utah)
40. Washington (to Minnesota via Cleveland)
41. New Orleans
42. New York
43. LA Clippers
44. Atlanta
45. Charlotte
46. Brooklyn (to Detroit)
47. Cleveland**
48. Minnesota
49. Chicago (to Sacramento via Memphis and Detroit)
50. Denver (to Minnesota via Philadelphia)
51. Toronto (to Golden State via Philadelphia)
52. Utah (to New Orleans)
53. Boston
— Milwaukee (forfeited)
— Philadelphia (to Miami via Denver; forfeited by Miami)
54. Dallas (to Washington)
55. Golden State
56. Miami (to Cleveland via Indiana)
57. Memphis (to Portland via Utah)
58. Phoenix (to Indiana)

** This pick (47) will be conveyed either to New Orleans via Atlanta, or to Memphis via New Orleans and Atlanta


If there are any picks on the quality player level of an undrafted Lu Dort, Sam Presti already has his eye on them for
the 12th, 30th & 34th picks.

[Laramie]

2022 NBA Mock Draft 4.0: Projections for every pick post lottery

     1.  Orlando Magic: Chet Holmgren, Gonzaga - Height: 7-0 - Weight: 195 - Position: C


     2.  Oklahoma City Thunder: Jabari Smith Jr., Auburn - Height: 6-10 - Weight: 220 - Position: F

Link:  https://therookiewire.usatoday.com/lists/2022-nba-mock-draft-may-20-post-lottery/

[Laramie]

76th NBA Draft 2022

Thursday, June 23, (7 p.m. CST ESPN Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y

1st Round:

     1. Orlando
     2. Oklahoma City
     3. Houston
     4. Sacramento
     5. Detroit
     6. Indiana
     7. Portland
     8. New Orleans (from Los Angeles Lakers)
     9. San Antonio
    10. Washington

    11. New York
    12. Oklahoma City (from LA Clippers)
    13. Charlotte
    14. Cleveland
    15. Charlotte (from New Orleans)
    16. Atlanta
    17. Houston (from Brooklyn)
    18. Chicago
    19. Minnesota
    20. San Antonio (from Toronto)

    21. Denver
    22. Memphis (from Utah)
    23. Philadelphia
    24. Milwaukee
    25. San Antonio (from Boston)
    26. Dallas
    27. Miami
    28. Golden State
    29. Memphis
    30. Denver/Oklahoma City (from Phoenix) For Forward JaMychal Green and a future first-round pick.

         The Oklahoma City Thunder made their first move of the offseason on Monday when it was announced that they have traded away the No. 30
         pick in the 2022 NBA draft and two future second-round picks to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for JaMychal Green and a protected 2027
         first-round pick.


2nd Round:

    34. Oklahoma City



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[Laramie]

Paolo Banchero, born and grew up as an NBA Seattle Supersonics fan.   

'I grew up with the (Seattle) Sonics a little bit,' said Banchero in an interview before his freshman year at Duke. 'I was like 6 I think when they left. So, I never liked the Thunder.'

Experts expect Banchero — along with Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren and Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. — to comprise of the first three selections on draft night this Thursday, slotting Banchero squarely in the mix for the Oklahoma City Thunder to select at No. 2...
...If OKC opts for Banchero, the 19-year-old’s scoring prowess pairs nicely with Thunder guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Josh Giddey, and it could mold an offensive trio for the future.--Oklahoman, 06/19/2022

Oklahoman, https://oklahoman-ok.newsmemory.com/?token=2e431c5e2bdeb0eff1e03baa68925324&
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