The Oklahoma City Thunder will begin their NBA Summer League circuit on Monday in Salt Lake City. Playing in the Salt Lake City Classic where they are joined by the Memphis Grizzlies, Philadelphia 76ers and the host-team Utah Jazz.
This Summer League allows for teams to get more games in than usual serving as a key point in offseason development for young players.
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Can Ousmane Dieng Graduate Summer League?
In this third year at NBA Summer League, Dieng is still the youngest player on the OKC Thunder roster – fresh off a season where he was parked with the OKC Blue to develop, ending the year as the G League Finals MVP – Dieng is looking to pop at Summer League and put everything together developmentally.
Typically viewed as a bad sign, this third trip to Summer League for Dieng is not out of the ordinary for the 21-year-old wing who the organization has viewed as a project since draft night. After making strides in the G League a season ago, this is a chance to pop with more eyeballs on him.
How will OKC use Dillon Jones?
The Thunder’s lone first-round pick participating in Summer League – or at all on the court this season – also has the most unorthodox game. With Oklahoma City listing him as a forward, how he functions on the court will be worth following to get a clearer picture of how the OKC Thunder will attempt to use him.
What does Darius Bazley look like?
Old habits are hard to quit, watching Bazley dominate and spin his way through the lane in Summer League could be a fun way to waste a July day.
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