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Oklahoma City Thunder Salaries and Analysis

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OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER 2015-16 Offseason Additions: G Josh Huestis 2015 Draft Picks: G Cameron Payne, C Dakari Johnson Draft Picks Coming: 2016 second round (Sacramento, protected 31-55); 2017 second round (Memphis, 31-35); 2018 second round (Boston, 31-55) Draft Picks Going: 2016 first round (to Philadelphia, 1-15); 2016 second round (to Denver); 2018 first round (to Utah, 1-14) Cap Exceptions: Mid-level ($5,460,000); Bi-annual ($2,140,000) Trade Exceptions: Luke Ridnour ($2,850,000, expires June 30, 2016); Perry Jones ($2,040,000, expires July 14, 2016); Steve Novak ($3,800,000, expires Feb. 18, 2017) Over/Under: Over the apron Amnesty Provision: Unavailable PLAYER 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 Kevin Durant $20,160,000 Russell

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Tweet of the Day: Reaction To Derek Fisher’s Hiring

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Very few things in the NBA could diminish the media frenzy surrounding LeBron James’ thrilling 35-point Game 2 performance in the NBA Finals. The news coming from New York is one such thing. 18 years of lacing up sneakers, playing in 1,287 games, 259 playoff games—including an NBA leading 161 playoff wins, Derek Fisher seems to be moving into the next phase of his career. He is expected to be officially announced as the New York Knicks new head coach Tuesday

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Tweet of the Day: Player Reactions To All NBA Teams

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Wednesday the All-NBA Teams were announced, and with them came a slew of congratulatory, confused and frustrated tweets. Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant led all vote getters as the lone unanimous selection to the First Team, followed by Miami Heat forward LeBron James, Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, Houston Rockets guard James Harden and Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul. Much to the chagrin of 124 NBA writers with voting privileges, Chris Sheridan, our esteemed Editor-in-Chief, was the lone vote preventing

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NBA Players React to All-Defensive Teams

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2014 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Joakim Noah led all vote getters for the NBA All-Defensive First Team. The NBA released the 2014 All-Defensive teams Monday afternoon. Leading the charge was the 2014 Kia NBA Defensive Player of the Year and Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, who led all vote getters. He was the only player to get triple-digit votes for the First Team, tallying 105 such votes as well as another 13 Second Team votes

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Tweet of the Night: Reaction to Thunder – Spurs Game 3

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Sunday night the Oklahoma City Thunder were whole. Center Serge Ibaka made his return from what was previously thought to be a season ending injury. His return was much needed, as he provided the defensive energy necessary for the Thunder to play free on the perimeter without worry or fear of Tony Parker, Tim Duncan or Manu Ginobili wreaking havoc in the paint near the rim. Ibaka had a profound impact on the game, as Oklahoma claimed a 106-97 Game 3 victory

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Tweet of the Day: NBA All-Rookie Team Announced, Player Reaction

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Thursday afternoon the NBA unveiled the 2013-14 NBA All-Rookie Team, celebrating this past season’s top young athletes. One name you will not see on the the team is the Cleveland Cavaliers’ No.1 overall draft pick Anthony Bennett, who only played in 52 games, averaging 4.2 points and three rebounds in just 12.8 minutes per game. He is just the fifth top overall draft pick to miss the All-Rookie team in 26 years. There were quite a few young rookies deserving of the

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