Season Preview: Oklahoma City Thunder
ballerblogger.com 10/22/2009 — Coach : Scott Brooks 2008-09 Record: 23-59 Pythagorean Record for 08-09: 24-58 Offensive Rating: 102.9 (29 th in the league) Defensive Rating: 109.4 (20 th ) Possessions per 48: 93.6 (8 th ) Four Factors: eFG%  ...

Kings whip Thunder to wrap the preseason
dailythunder.com 10/23/2009 — BOX SCORE At least this one didn’t count. Wait, didn’t I just say that two nights ago? The Kings walloped Oklahoma City 104-89 and it wasn’t even that close. The Thunder shot poorly from everywhere and didn’t play that great of defense. But we’ll just tell ...

TrueHoop Network 2009-10 Previews: Oklahoma City Thunder
dailythunder.com 10/26/2009 — Last Year’s Record : 23-59 Crystal Ball The consensus prediction of the TrueHoop Network bloggers … and the best hopes of Daily Thunder. Crowd Says : 34-48 Daily Thunder Says : 34-48 Yes We Can! The sun is out. The seas have parted. The basketball gods are shining ...

Roster diversity = Logjam
dailythunder.com 9/30/2009 — One thing Sam Presti likes is guys that can play multiple positions; guys that are diverse and athletic and that sometimes even defy the conventional norms for what a player should be built like for a given position on the court. Players he’s acquired in the last few years like Desmond ...

Thunder kicks off the season the right way this time
dailythunder.com 10/29/2009 — BOX SCORE (AP Photo/Alonzo Adams) Well honestly, I’m not sure that could have gone much better. Oklahoma City’s starting five poured in 91 of the Thunder’s 102 points, as OKC rolled Sacramento 102-89 to open the season 1-0. Which also means we’re enjoying the ...

Memphis tops Oklahoma City, 99-91
dailythunder.com 10/8/2009 — BOX SCORE (AP Photo/Lance Murphey) First off, it’s preseason. We all know this and much like the Summer League, it’s smart to keep things in perspective. But the Thunder played a competitive game tonight where score was kept so there are definitely things to take away from ...

Days of Thunder
raptorsrepublic.com 10/22/2009 — Jealous of the talent on the Thunder? You’re not the only one. With Westbrook, Durant and Green headlining the roster and rookie Harden in the wings, Friday March 19th at the ACC is a night to circle on the calendar. Last year Nick Collison out-hustled Bosh on a key play to give us ...

Oklahoma City Thunder Season Preview
lakersblog.latimes.com 10/8/2009 — Oklahoma City Thunder Last Season: 23-59 (.280, 5th in the Northwest Division, 13th in the Western Conference) Key Additions: Drafted James Harden, BJ Mullins, traded for Kevin Ollie, Etan Thomas Key Subtractions: Earl Watson, Damien Wilkins. I'm ...

Thursday Bolts – 10.22.09
dailythunder.com 10/22/2009 — Quick note for all those that have asked: The weekly podcast isn’t set for a day. It’s just going to come sometime throughout the week. I apologize for not having at a time you can expect, but with interview times needing to be flexible and such, it makes it difficult. So ...

Thunder wins 110-105 in overtime over the Su– HOLY CRAP SERGE IBAKA
dailythunder.com 10/13/2009 — BOX SCORE (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Ah, preseason overtime basketball. Nothing better. Except… everything. To recap quickly, the Thunder blew a 17-point fourth quarter lead, the game went to overtime and the backups backups came in and locked in a 110-105 Thunder victory. The final ...

Ariza, Budinger Lead Rockets Past Thunder — NYT > Pro Basketball 10/20/2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- Rookie Chase Budinger scored 17 points, Trevor Ariza added 16 and Kyle Lowry had 10 assists in the Houston Rockets' 105-85 preseason win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.

Ariza, Budinger lead Rockets past Thunder — Boston.com -- Basketball news 10/20/2009
Rookie Chase Budinger scored 17 points, Trevor Ariza added 16 and Kyle Lowry had 10 assists in the Houston Rockets' 105-85 preseason win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night.

In news that I know that you don't care about... — Bleacher Report - NBA 10/20/2009
Here's the opening day team for the auction keeper team. As you can see from the selections and dollar amounts, I was very aggressive early. 1 LeBron James, Cle SF $76 5 Kevin Durant, OKC SG $75 51 Lamar Odom, LAL PF $7 62 Tony Parker, SA PG ...

WNBA's Detroit Franchise Moving to Tulsa, Okla. — NYT > Pro Basketball 10/20/2009
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- It's official: The three-time WNBA champion Detroit Shock are moving to Tulsa.

Spurs spoil 'Kevin Durant Day,' get past Thunder — SI.com - NBA 10/21/2009
AUSTIN, Texas(AP) Kevin Durant was having so much fun at his homecoming that even a loss to the San Antonio Spurs couldn't spoil it.