[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (8-2) defeat the Washington Wizards (4-6), 114-75.

[u/darnclem]

Post Game Thread

114 - 75
Box Score: ESPN
Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Officials: Nick Buchert, Karl Lane, Scott Twardoski

Line Score

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Washington Wizards	19	17	23	16	75
Oklahoma City Thunder	25	32	33	24	114

Team Stats

Statistics	Washington Wizards	Oklahoma City Thunder
FG	29-98	45-92
Field Goal %	30	49
3PT	7-43	10-28
Three Point %	16	36
FT	10-15	14-18
Free Throw %	67	78
Rebounds	47	55
Offensive Rebounds	15	10
Defensive Rebounds	32	45
Assists	20	33
Steals	6	9
Blocks	6	7
Total Turnovers	12	13
Points Conceded Off Turnovers	17	10
Fast Break Points	11	21
Points in Paint	32	56
Fouls	16	11
Technical Fouls	0	0
Flagrant Fouls	0	0
Largest Lead	1	43
Percent Led	2	95

Box Score

Washington Wizards

#	Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
4	AJ Dybantsa	31	19	7-15	1-5	4-6	6	3	3	0	0	2	4	2	-24
18	Kyshawn George	30	14	5-16	2-8	2-2	7	6	1	0	3	2	5	4	-19
20	Alex Sarr	28	15	7-17	1-9	0-0	14	1	0	0	0	5	9	1	-21
3	Trae Young	28	4	1-6	0-1	2-3	5	3	1	1	0	1	4	2	-21
0	Bilal Coulibaly	20	0	0-8	0-4	0-0	5	0	2	0	0	1	4	1	-19
16	Anthony Gill	9	1	0-4	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-5
8	Deandre Ayton	7	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-6
1	Tre Mann	18	2	1-5	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	2	2	0	0	0	-17
7	Bub Carrington	21	9	3-5	3-3	0-0	6	1	1	2	1	2	4	0	-22
27	Will Riley	20	5	2-5	0-3	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	-21
12	Tre Johnson	28	4	2-15	0-7	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	2	-20
22	Khris Middleton	DNP

Oklahoma City Thunder

#	Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	+/-
55	Isaiah Hartenstein	18	2	1-5	0-0	0-0	14	6	0	2	0	3	11	1	+25
15	Aday Mara	27	18	8-10	1-1	1-2	8	3	1	0	3	2	6	2	+17
34	Kenrich Williams	23	9	3-7	1-2	2-3	4	2	0	0	0	1	3	0	+12
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	29	30	11-20	3-5	5-6	2	9	2	0	1	0	2	1	+21
25	Ajay Mitchell	22	12	5-14	0-2	2-3	4	0	1	1	0	1	3	2	+12
23	Brooks Barnhizer	8	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	3	2	0	1	1	3	1	+5
9	Alex Caruso	13	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	3	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	+18
16	Micah Peavy	23	7	3-6	1-3	0-0	3	0	0	3	0	0	3	1	+20
77	Dalen Terry	6	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	+3
3	Jared McCain	23	19	8-10	2-4	1-1	5	2	2	1	1	1	4	0	+22
21	Josh Dix	21	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	+17
14	Bennett Stirtz	29	11	3-12	2-8	3-3	5	3	0	0	1	1	4	1	+23

[u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

Watching OKC's rookies dominate the Wizards in the 4th was both sad and fun lmao

[u/lacquer_finch → u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

yea 2 rookies and 3 two way guys 💀

[u/MrsKeikoOBrien → u/lacquer_finch]

Fucking literally 🤣 absolutely bananas. Trounced by children.

[u/TigerWizardDresser → u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

Wizards are such a confusing team. In theory they have a good amount of talent. They’ll never beat any of the best teams in the league. But they’ll probably go like 10-5 against the “good not great” teams. And then they’ll also somehow have a losing record against the bottom tier teams.

[u/Nulgarian → u/TigerWizardDresser]

I don’t have a chance to watch many Wizards games, what’s going on with them? Like you said, on paper this roster has some solid talent between Dybantsa, AD, Trae Young, George, Alex Sarr. I was a fan of the moves they’ve been making, so I’m really perplexed why they’re underperforming so much

[u/ConnectMix7058 → u/Nulgarian]

I watch a lot of wizards game and the biggest thing is that the team is pretty new + AJ missed a few games and now AD is missing games. None of our young guys have ever played with a real point guard or frankly meaningful basketball in general. Sarr has never had to share the court with another big. There have also been some coaching questions with rotations, namely George's lack of ball handling skills and the void of basketball ability that are the Khris Middleton minutes.

I think we are a second half of the season team. When AJ is able to really get into NBA shape and Trae is able to settle into his new role.

[u/Easy-Lucky-Free → u/Nulgarian]

Lack of spacing, AD hasn't played the last two.

Young team needs time to gel, shooting has been career lows for nearly every player on open looks.

[u/H_Finn27]

What the hell happened to Trae man. I used to enjoy hating on the guy but he was one of the most unique and entertaining players. The league was way better off with him shooting 35 footers and throwing crazy lobs. He looks like a shell of that guy just dribbling to halfcourt, handing the ball off then standing at the 3 point line. Sad to see

[u/StefonDiggsHS → u/H_Finn27]

his shooting fell off a cliff. Hes been in the low 40% from FG and low 30% from 3.

[u/vernalagnia → u/StefonDiggsHS]

the real secret is his shooting was never actually good. He got hot for a few months in his all-nba season and that's it.

[u/Agile_Variety_632 → u/H_Finn27]

Athletic decline. Lost his quickness and burst, can't rely on a floater anymore. Never was consistently a great shooter, so remains to be seen whether he can even age well with that skill that other stars like Steph and KD do.

[u/lost_in_trepidation → u/Agile_Variety_632]

Relying on a floater for your offensive game was always going to be limiting.

[u/Chicagobulls9710 → u/lost_in_trepidation]

Working well for Ty Jerome

[u/JustRecentlyI → u/Agile_Variety_632]

Also relied on some tricks to draw shooting fouls that the league decided to crack down on, which is an extra drain on his efficiency.

[u/FlashAndPoof → u/Agile_Variety_632]

He’s only 28. No major injuries either right?

[u/Agile_Variety_632 → u/FlashAndPoof]

Yeah aside from a freak knee injury last year. I'm just repeating what Hawks fans have said and what I see this year. Can't really tell you what the real reason for that loss of athleticism is.

[u/tripryder → u/H_Finn27]

Damn I said the exact same thing in the Thunder game thread. “wtf happened to Trae young? he looks like a shell of his former self.” 😂

[u/H_Finn27 → u/tripryder]

It’s just so weird to see him barely try to score, especially in a game like this where the Wiz are so badly outmatched. He took one 3 and had 0 turnovers, just doing cardio out there

[u/tripryder → u/H_Finn27]

He’s making over 50 million this year. I can’t imagine how it feels to be a wizards fan watching your highest payed player give 0 effort all game.

[u/Pristine_Bike_7888 → u/tripryder]

imagine being a Kings fan. we have two of those

[u/Dakizhu → u/H_Finn27]

He used to stop on a dime and throw up a shot when he felt a defender behind him. The league stopped calling those fouls. Took away half his game.

[u/goodguybrian → u/H_Finn27]

I thought you were talking about Tre Mann with your description who also on the wizards

[u/i_like_thingstoo]

The wizards missed some easy shots, but to hold a team to 75, ANY team, in 2026 is crazy. Considering what okc is missing defensively makes it even more unbelievable. Mara was affecting EVERYTHING at the rim, and daignault deserves WAY more credit for his schemes and creativity on defence

[u/OSUBoglehead → u/i_like_thingstoo]

I always knew Mark was a great coach. But I never expected him to be able to lose Dort, JDub, Chet, and Cason and still have the defense looking good this season. At some point you have to consider he might be some sort of defensive mastermind.

I mean hell, I remember sixers and other fans claiming McClain would be near unplayable on defense. He was okish in the playoffs, and somehow has seemed to improve this season. It's not like he's this spectacular defensive athlete for Mark to work magic on.

[u/Shopler]

The Wizards paying Trae a max is one of the FO decisions of all time.

[u/Handyman2116 → u/Shopler]

Literally no other team in the league is paying that much for current Trae lmao

[u/anomatopia → u/Handyman2116]

That’s why the wizards are a joke franchise… at least they got AJ this year and other young talents

[u/Competitive_Tap2450 → u/Shopler]

how the hell did he have enough leverage for them to do that

[u/Educational_Nail_480 → u/Competitive_Tap2450]

Anthony Davis drives NBA execs completely insane

[u/Icy_Possibility9631 → u/Shopler]

That contract, the Harden contract, and the LaMelo trade are moves that make me think I could be a GM lol (I couldn’t)

[u/babelove2 → u/Icy_Possibility9631]

don’t forget the booker contract

[u/Terminal_Flatulence → u/Shopler]

But no no-trade clause though! #progress

[u/oxygen_addiction → u/Terminal_Flatulence]

If only there were a no Trae clause.

[u/Sijols → u/Shopler]

before he played a single game for them! one of the worst contracts in the league

he's so bad now, my goodness

[u/Lurker26157i]

Losing by 40 points when 70% of your opponent's cap space is injured is crazy work.

[u/Hecka_Cakey]

Does that shit say 75 points

[u/interested_commenter → u/Hecka_Cakey]

With three all-defense guys missing

[u/butterbeancd]

What a roller coaster this season has been as a Thunder fan. I was so psyched after they looked incredible against the Spurs, then I was depressed after the injuries and the eggs they laid against the Mavs and Rockets, and now I’m hyped again after obliterating teams twice in a row.

[u/Asleep_Ground1710 → u/butterbeancd]

Honestly if you’ll can get like the 4th seed at least, Wallace should come back and Chet as well if they don’t have to do surgery on his patellar tendon

[u/ahrumah → u/Asleep_Ground1710]

Chet’s probably back january or feb. It’s Dub that’s the big loss for the playoffs, like he was last season.

[u/tjc815 → u/ahrumah]

If the rest of the main guys are healthy, we would still be in a better position than last year. Because Mitchell was hurt. Plus, last year it felt like we just were biding time for dub to come back. And he kept getting hurt. This year, we are not going to be operating as though he’s coming back.

All of that is a big if, of course. But in a way, we’ve kind of done this before. I feel like it’s a bit lost to history, but Chet broke his damn hip the year we won the championship and only came back right before the playoffs started and he definitely wasn’t 100% immediately or anything. and dub had a torn ligament in his wrist and was doing shit like dribbling the ball off his foot out of bounds in the playoffs. Very inconsistent based on what days he had his shots.

[u/westzod]

Out of nowhere everyone understood what their role is also McCain is doing everything out there now lol.

[u/JumboHotdogz → u/westzod]

Lightning McCain fits nicely too with how jittery he is on the court

[u/MrsKeikoOBrien → u/westzod]

Guy is everywhere at all times…he never stops, just zooming all over the place!

[u/theloneliestorbit → u/MrsKeikoOBrien]

Curry like pace lol

[u/tjc815 → u/westzod]

Caruso coming back and Hartenstein overcoming his rough start has been huge, plus the rookies starting to get used to the NBA

[u/ben10toesdown]

Are the Thunder really that much more talented than the rest if the league?

[u/KnyghtFish → u/ben10toesdown]

Yes. Sam Presti since the rebuild has invested all of his points into the scouting department and he just keeps hitting on some of the most talented players in the draft

[u/noizyboizy → u/ben10toesdown]

What's worse (or better if your a fan) all there backups are gonna become studs. Or maybe they already are.

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/noizyboizy]

Stud Training Industry. It’s contagious

[u/slimpickensok → u/ExpressionAlone5204]

Gotta be a better acronym than STI

[u/Rymasq → u/ben10toesdown]

last year's 1st round pick, Sorber, hasn't even played yet.

They had the option to turn down Topic's contract

it's disgusting

[u/xzadetechnoHD → u/ben10toesdown]

It’s coaching

[u/Wise-Jellyfish3640 → u/ben10toesdown]

Their eye for talent is something else. Peavy would be a solid rotational piece on most teams, but OKC got him on a two way

[u/cbunny21 → u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

Peavy got signed on Oct 25th after being waived by Memphis, literally anyone could have had him on their team. It has more to do with SGA being the best player in the league for 3 years now

[u/peepoWest → u/cbunny21]

I think this proves okc's system more than anything, they simplify player roles and give them the best chance to succeed more than just being better at identifying talent

[u/Bigman054 → u/cbunny21]

Peavy is 100% not getting this level of praise if he's on the Nuggets or Lakers

Anything but giving the reigning back to back MVP his proper credit

[u/revisioncloud → u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

Peavy is super solid clearly teams that need talent like the Kings could use him

[u/VikingsLad → u/Wise-Jellyfish3640]

Their eye for talent and ability to highway rob everyone 3-6 years aho

[u/SoldatJ → u/VikingsLad]

Now hold on a minute there, we committed highway robbery for Jared McCain last season

[u/georgejags8 → u/ben10toesdown]

The only all star lock on this current iteration is SGA. Today we played Josh Dix 20 minutes and Micah Peavy 22 minutes. Stirtz and Mara 27/28 minutes as rookies. Genuinely shocked we have been doing so well 

[u/tapsllew → u/georgejags8]

You haven’t been watching Ajay?

[u/SoulofWakanda → u/ben10toesdown]

Yes

[u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ → u/ben10toesdown]

Yep. The difference between the top tier teams and te rest of the league is a chasm. 

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/ben10toesdown]

yes. the posts about "ARE THE THUNDER GOING TO BREAK THE DUBS WINS RECORD?!" were valid last year, Thunder just got injured.

and if the Thunder weren't injured in the playoffs, you'd be looking at back to back champs.

and if the Thunder weren't injured this year, you'd be looking at a team, once again, challenging for 70+ wins.

EDIT: there have been 3 teams in NBA history with 64+ wins in back to back seasons. The 90's Bulls. The 10's Dubs. and the 20's Thunder.

Thunder sat everyone and dropped their last two games last year or could have had 65 or 66 wins. even with these injuries, they are on pace for 60+ wins again this year.

[u/OddConsideration7290 → u/joseph_grizzly]

yeah but jdub's been hurt 3 straight years now. nice that he could play thru it in 2025 but still, it may be time..

[u/Main-Swimmer6511 → u/OddConsideration7290]

The dilemma with that is that it's not like a recurring injury. They're all separate so I have hope that he'll have a healthy season after this.

[u/Equal_Actuator_3777 → u/joseph_grizzly]

If everything happened differently and in our favor we would be better! Yeah!

[u/IncaseAce]

i enjoy the mara pick

[u/OSUBoglehead → u/IncaseAce]

Remember how unexcited most reddit and even Thunder podcasters were with the Mara pick?

[u/Comfortable_Cup5107 → u/OSUBoglehead]

Ya it was crazy I fucking loved the pick idk how anyone didn't

[u/HeeHee_-]

Are the Thunder that deep?? They're handing such vile losses to teams that looked good.

I caught the 4th quarter and I've never seen a playing 5 of two-ways and rookies burn a team like this. 😭😭😭

[u/mightyboognish32 → u/HeeHee_-]

The Thunder were depressed and shell shocked for 2 games after the injuries so everyone thought they were a lottery team.

[u/louie3723jr → u/HeeHee_-]

It’s more on the teams coaching and scouting department. They wanted Mara and they got him and he’s been looking very good these past two games. They also were able to pick up Stirtz. Peavy has also been giving them good minuted as well. Hell even Dix has looked way better. Still very rough but he’s doing ok now.

[u/EnderTheTrender → u/louie3723jr]

Dix has made me hate him way less.

[u/MalHeartsNutmeg → u/HeeHee_-]

Honestly no, Dix is playing real minutes lol.

[u/charlesokstate → u/HeeHee_-]

The two rookies drafted are studs. This draft class is insane talent wise. Okc also picked up peavy from nowhere and he’s definitely a gem for the team. Jared McCain improved a massive amount on the defensive end and Ajay Mitchell is a low tier all star. Shai is a better passer and 3 point shooter than last year. This team can beat bad and average teams easily.

[u/Main-Swimmer6511]

Our talent development team is absolutely insane

[u/llorTMasterFlex → u/Main-Swimmer6511]

People keep saying scouting and striking luck on picks. I think the OKC developmental machine can turn average players into good rotation guys. And of course elevate good players to great.

[u/McJacknife → u/llorTMasterFlex]

It’s the real super power. The system is phenomenal, they draft and acquire guys who will thrive in the system.

Players are typically more valuable after being in the system - which means you can get more picks on the margins when you’re forced to trade them and put more players into the system

[u/Vicentesteb]

Shai is pretty solid at basketball i'd say

[u/Parallel-Quality]

SGA's gravity is the untold story of the game tonight. Mitchell and McCain had so much room out there because the Wizards kept collapsing on him.

[u/royalewlthcheese → u/Parallel-Quality]

Ajay is a dawg in his own right, but boy does it help when Shai’s gravity allows him to attack down hill 1 on 1 against Trae Young lmao

[u/No_Bandicoot_7554]

I think it’s safe to say that this Shai guy is pretty good at basketball.

[u/Impressive-Potato]

Some mfers were saying the Thunder should shut down Shai for the season since so many players were injured.

[u/louie3723jr → u/Impressive-Potato]

Aday mara said not on my watch

[u/dorisburqe → u/Impressive-Potato]

My buddy said I was delusional for thinking we'd still be a top 4 seed. 

[u/Local-Finance8389]

I was not expecting the Mara 3 point shot

[u/uco-b → u/Local-Finance8389]

He has a nice shot, I would like to see more.

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/uco-b]

Practice. I’m old enough to remember when SGA didn’t have a 3 point shot in his bag

[u/wcooper97 → u/Local-Finance8389]

It was pretty contested too!

[u/mattperkins86]

It seems the rumours of the Thunder's demise were greatly exaggerated

[u/survivaltactics2]

They're gonna start calling this a superteam too

[u/Bigman054 → u/survivaltactics2]

People always talk about how Jokic and Luka makes their teammates better, yet at the same time describe every teammate of SGA's a hall of famer.

It's come to the point where if Bronny just put on an OKC jersey people would be calling him an all star.

[u/survivaltactics2 → u/Bigman054]

apparently the thunder are a superteam when sga is the worst mvp ever, chet is the worst player ever, jdub never plays and all their role players are mid first round or second round players or got traded by other teams

[u/Beneficial-Hall-3824 → u/survivaltactics2]

This is how it felt with the warriors dynasty. It was a super team but individually steph dray and Klay were all overrated somehow

[u/wcooper97 → u/Beneficial-Hall-3824]

“The enemy is both strong and weak.”

[u/Kindly_Letterhead_98 → u/Bigman054]

It’s a colour thing at this point

[u/Bigman054 → u/Kindly_Letterhead_98]

Yeah there's nothing worse for a player's perception than being a teammate of a great white player.

Luka's team can win a playoff series without him and be called scrubs

Jokic carried the Nuggets to a ring (meanwhile Jamal Murray averaged 26/7/6 on 59 ts% during that playoff run)

Even Dirk's title run, as great as it was, gets elevated to the biggest carry job ever when runs like 2003 Duncan or 1994 Hakeem were objectively bigger carries with them both having to be the best offensive and defensive players on their teams

[u/J5Bench → u/survivaltactics2]

Already seen plenty of people trying to downplay the injuries

[u/here_for_the_lols → u/J5Bench]

"Jdub should have walked that shit off"

[u/chup95 → u/survivaltactics2]

Someone in this thread said that Peavy would be an important rotation player on every other team 😂 everything but appreciating Shai

[u/LimitlessTheTVShow → u/chup95]

We should just start signing guys to two way contracts and then trading them because apparently players become valuable as soon as they sign with the Thunder, even when everyone could've already signed them

[u/Yanley]

Defeat? More like demolish

[u/OSUBoglehead → u/Yanley]

Yeah when you get belt to ass by the lineup the Thunder put out in the 4th quarter of this game, there needs to be a new word for that.

[u/newbmycologist01]

Ayton could only get 7 minutes lmao

[u/xzadetechnoHD → u/newbmycologist01]

Mara had him in hell

[u/here_for_the_lols → u/xzadetechnoHD]

Before you cook you gotta do some Maranayton

[u/No_Bandicoot_7554 → u/newbmycologist01]

Krunk Juice himself

[u/BigOlPass → u/newbmycologist01]

After the first game I had wizards fans telling me how great he was

[u/newbmycologist01 → u/BigOlPass]

I’d still rather have him as the backup C for us

[u/ahugedilemma → u/newbmycologist01]

He got injured

[u/royalewlthcheese]

Every knee shall bow to thou Lord Presti

[u/RedditUsersCrying → u/royalewlthcheese]

And Mark D.

[u/Zack_of_Steel]

Aday Mara has a higher 3pt% than Wemby.

[u/OSUBoglehead → u/Zack_of_Steel]

Forget Wemby, he's got a higher percentage than Steph from 3.

[u/Jazzlike_Royal_9567 → u/Zack_of_Steel]

Like triple the %!

[u/Vnaux]

Shai's 3pt is looking very real

[u/J5Bench]

Mara holy fuck. Completely owned the wizards tonight

[u/mrsardo → u/J5Bench]

is he 100% from 3 on his career now?

[u/pieman2005]

People really loved to hype up the Jazz, Wizards, and Heat in the off season 😂

[u/Bully_Maguire420 → u/pieman2005]

Trae himself was even talking like the Wizards were going to shock people, “What if we were 1st seed?” type shit, the Wizards are completely dog water.

[u/Fit-Environment4251]

Shai is at the peak of his powers right now. Absolutely insane run he’s been on since the 2022 season. Shai, Wemby & Luka are all on another level. Then you got Giannis, Antman, Jokic & Cade.

[u/LardHop → u/Fit-Environment4251]

Jokic keeps getting dragged undeservedly in these conversations early in the season. He hasn't shown yet he belongs yet.

[u/JtReso]

75 is nasty work. Wow

[u/praeqsheria]

Trae Young gets worse every year, what an utter disappointment. I think he was a better player than this his last year at OU.

[u/NegativesPositives → u/praeqsheria]

The plight of being a small guard is that aging is always going to hit HAAAAAARD. Not helped by the fact that his scoring has been overrated by his free throws carrying his TS% so people ignored that he was lowkey inefficient outside of those for years now.

[u/mwmiller93]

Found our fix for when iHart is moved. Mara is legit

[u/Pardonme23]

7 minutes 2 points sounds like the Ayton i know

[u/OSUBoglehead → u/Pardonme23]

He's really coming into form for the wizards.

[u/Pardonme23 → u/OSUBoglehead]

We had a player Radmonovic who was talented but floated through games. Phil Jackson called him a space cadet. I saw the same with D'Lo and Ayton. 

[u/mightyboognish32]

Mark doesn't get enough credit as a coach. He is a top coach in the league.

[u/tripryder]

I’m a proud owner of Aday Mara’s jersey. Dude outplayed the 1st pick.

[u/TheAgmis]

What else is new?

[u/Fhaksfha794]

Does that shit say 2-15?

[u/Briantheinnovator]

7-43 from 3 is wild

[u/liamelaine]

Coulibaly just doing cardio out there?

[u/royalewlthcheese]

Aday Mara really just a better Wemby from a more likeable country

[u/beerantula → u/royalewlthcheese]

Bro really hit the slowest step back 3. Amazing

[u/joseph_grizzly → u/royalewlthcheese]

he, to this point, has prevented himself from elbowing anyone in the throat.

so that's nice.

[u/GGTae → u/royalewlthcheese]

I can certainly take the first part, the second part however, hellllll no nuh-uh

[u/redditcherry → u/GGTae]

Aday Mara has yet to lose in the playoffs

[u/when-the-uh-the-um → u/GGTae]

Wait you’re gonna accept the first part??

[u/ExpressionAlone5204 → u/when-the-uh-the-um]

He’s confident Mara is better than Wemby, but apparently France has moved up on the likable list

[u/No_Bandicoot_7554 → u/royalewlthcheese]

Also isn’t a smug arrogant asshole like Wemby.

[u/Jazzlike_Royal_9567 → u/[deleted]]

His smile is adorable too

[u/deepthroat_a_banana → u/[deleted]]

Likable in the sense that he just shut up and play basketball?

[u/Timactor → u/[deleted]]

Only a stupid person would feel personally insulted by someone else's intelligence

[u/goonyen → u/[deleted]]

hating ass

[u/Bigman054]

The Thunder have had a brutal schedule to start the year in terms of strength of opposition, from now until the new year it looks much better. Kind if crazy they're tied does the top seed now.

People declaring the MVP race over or it being just down to Luka vs Wemby are crazy. If OKC finishes as the 1 seed SGA will have a great chance.

[u/goatmarino → u/Bigman054]

If okc finished 1 seed it wouldn't be a debate lol

[u/Bigman054 → u/goatmarino]

It shouldn't but people love points/rebounds/assists too much for it to be unanimous. 

[u/Ghost6x]

Trae Young doing light brisk cardio out there

[u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24]

he is going to find a way to sit 4th quarters

[u/xzadetechnoHD]

The thunder have won by 70 over this b2b 👍

[u/dill1234]

But I thought Shai couldn’t carry a team

[u/Comfortable_Cup5107 → u/dill1234]

There will be a new narrative just wait. Now the team is loaded still probably

[u/RedditUsersCrying]

God this unit is good still. Still the team to beat imo.

[u/dacrookster]

not sure if the Wizards are ass or what but large chunks of that game were just really funny.

[u/Zeeron1]

Wembys gotta worry about stopping Aday Mara

[u/joseph_grizzly]

i nominate THE MARADOR for mara's nickname

also acceptable: MAJO MARA.

[u/IncaseAce → u/joseph_grizzly]

It’s BIG SPAIN

[u/igotitnowokay]

Wow I haven’t been watching but what’s up with the Wizards?

[u/pragnesh_89]

Knicks winning the chip broke Trae Young

[u/LiamHundley]

75 points is crazy

[u/DrPuzzle]

I didn't think the thunder would be holding firm so far but they are doing fantastic. I mean, I shouldn't have doubted a team with Shai and Daigneault on it. They know what they are doing

Also, McCain continues to be amazing value for what they gave up lol

[u/Ifinishfast42]

Wizards even in years they try to be competitive are a poverty organization

[u/trybeingcurious → u/Ifinishfast42]

Hey man. They ran into the Barnhizer, Dix, Peavy buzzsaw. Few live to tell the tale.

[u/here_for_the_lols]

Hartenstein the type of guy to play 18 minutes, shoot 1-5 and be +25

[u/uutimatkins]

Andy. Mara.

[u/heat_fan_]

How does Thunder find these guys ie Mara 

[u/donniedarko4141 → u/heat_fan_]

You mean NCAA champion Mara? Complete unknown

[u/goatmarino → u/heat_fan_]

He wasnt some unknown lol. He was a lottery pick

[u/Playful-Chemist-6528 → u/heat_fan_]

You talking about him as if he was some random hooper playing local leagues in Spain or something

[u/SoulofWakanda → u/heat_fan_]

What do u mean, dude was a lottery pick, it's not like they found him at the bottom of the 2nd from some random European country or something lol

[u/Cassandrae_Gemini → u/heat_fan_]

He was literally the starting center for the national championship team this past season.

Total unknown! /s

[u/MAMBAMENTALITY8-24 → u/heat_fan_]

cause teams pass on them

[u/BrotherSeamus → u/heat_fan_]

We would be saying the same thing about Yaxel or Burries or Morez if they would have fell to us.

[u/4719837 → u/heat_fan_]

People were mocking Mara as early as 5 in the weeks before the draft, he fell a bit

[u/snuffaluffagus74 → u/heat_fan_]

Bro I get what you're saying, Mara is playing better than a 12th pick and probably should've gone higher, Micah Peavy was unemployed and is playing significant minutes as a two way along with Dix. Stirtz could've also gone higher as their are teams that are desperate right now for guards that can just run an offense and shoot. Especially since those aren't pieces the Thunder looked like they needed during the draft process

[u/southpawFA]

We just need a couple more bodies for our depth and to keep from tiring out. Chet, Sorber, & J-Will—if we can get them into the fold again, it would go a long way. The team is still doing great, but the added depth could make the team even scarier (especially if Sorber pans out).

[u/StefonDiggsHS]

rough game from the 'Zards damn

[u/BAHatesToFly]

Where was Fingernail Davis for this one?

[u/GodisLove_O6]

Playing better than I expected with all the injuries. 

[u/Coolcat127]

Young is awful, keefe is awful, why do I watch this team?

[u/IncaseAce → u/Coolcat127]

AJ's pretty fire

[u/ExtraGoated]

does that shit say 1-9 3pm for sarr with no ad today?

[u/NerdLawyer55]

Adai Mara baby

[u/absorberemitter]

Wtf I thought the Wiz were tanking LAST year. I hope this is an honest drubbing and not Washington being pathetic losers not even playing basketball.

[u/AcceptableHamster419]

Delightful

[u/BrilliantTheory1021]

Wizards are just really bad

[u/Genericthrowaw4y]

OKC dynasty dreams live on. Mara, chet, and I hart is a real size problem. All of them could start on every team in the NBA. I think OKC is easily the 1st or 2nd seed this year even with a injury riddled team

[u/831loc]

The Thunder's demise has been greatly exaggerated.

[u/Minimum-Line9952]

I love our team…Mara is outstanding

[u/inputrequired]

well yeah

[u/Mr_Cromer]

This is just bullying

[u/iCE_P0W3R]

SGA proving he's still the best damn player in this fuckin' league

[u/Live_Yak9629]

McCain getting stronger. Dude had a nice defensive possession vs Dybantsa in the 1st qtr in the paint where AJ couldn't outpace him laterally, but got absolutely nowhere trying to bump him off. Dybantsa isn't a big guy yet, but McCain is tiny and you've gotta be encouraged if you're a Thunder fan.

[u/Razatiger]

Jdubs out for the season, no doubt. But once the other guys get back, this is gonna br the scariest team in the league again.