![]() ![]() ![]() 28 pick Brice Sensabaugh.Jazz: Russell Westbrook: Out (Not With Team), Collin Sexton: Out (Hamstring), Jordan Clarkson: Out (Thumb), Ochai Agbaji: Questionable (Leg) What you need to know about the Oklahoma City Thunder Two of the Jazz’s three first-round picks are out Monday night due to injuries: Taylor Hendricks, the No. The Thunder drafted Johnson, who played at Florida and Kansas State, with the 50th pick in the 2023 draft. ![]() Robinson-Earl was the 32nd pick in the 2021 NBA Draft.įor Johnson, his debut in a Thunder uniform will have to wait. Robinson-Earl’s $1.9 million salary for this season recently became guaranteed, and he has a team option for $2 million next season. He was in and out of the lineup after returning. Last season, he missed 28 games - two months of play - after spraining his right ankle. Robinson-Earl’s right ankle has been an issue. Neither Robinson-Earl nor Johnson has been ruled out for Las Vegas Summer League, where the Thunder will tip things off Saturday. Monday in the first of OKC’s three games in Salt Lake City. The Thunder will be without third-year center Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (right ankle sprain) and rookie wing Keyontae Johnson (right hamstring strain) for the duration of Salt Lake City Summer League, the Thunder said Monday. Joe Mussatto JPregame: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Keyontae Johnson out for Thunder More: Where does the OKC Thunder's cap space stand after trading for Davis Bertans? The lower bowl of Delta Center was packed, and some fans sat in the front rows of the upper deck.Justice, a 6-foot-7 forward, went undrafted after five seasons at Santa Clara, but the Jazz added him to its summer league roster. Jalen Williams and Keshawn Justice, college teammates for three seasons at Santa Clara, exchanged jerseys after the game.Jaylin Williams, who led the NBA last season in drawn charges, took three charges Monday night.Jared Butler, Jaden Shackelford, Hunter Maldonado and Zhaire Smith came off the bench. Akinyooye started Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Ousmane Dieng, Mann and Holmgren. Thunder Summer League coach David Akinyooye is 1-0.Cason Wallace is with the team in Salt Lake City, but he won’t play until Las Vegas Summer League as he waits until a trade processes to make him an official member of the team.New Thunder signees Vasilije Micic and Jack White sat on the baseline near the Thunder’s bench next to members of the front office.Oklahoma City Thunder's Jalen Williams (8) celebrates with Tre Mann (23) after a dunk against the Utah Jazz in the first half during an NBA Summer League basketball game Monday, July 3, 2023, in Salt Lake City. More: Why Ousmane Dieng is the OKC Thunder player to watch in NBA Summer League That’s part of the game whether you’ve just played 100 straight games without missing one or missed a whole season … Gotta get on the tape and watch that and see where my mistakes were, so next time I don’t come out here and have to take the first quarter to find my rhythm.” “Obviously, with that, you can make mistakes or miss shots. “I wanted to come out of the gates and be aggressive and look to impact the game. “Last thing I wanted to do was come out here and be timid,” Holmgren said. The Thunder outscored the Jazz by 13 points with Holmgren on the floor. “It gives everyone a lot more confidence to get up and guard their man higher.” “It makes paint protection very easy,” Thunder guard Jalen Williams said of having Holmgren around. Side note: Holmgren had six blocks in his Salt Lake City Summer League debut last year. He swallowed a shot midway through the fourth quarter for his fourth block of the game. Most of Holmgren’s highlights came on the defensive end. He scored 15 points on 6-of-14 shooting, with all but one of his attempts coming from inside the arc. The 7-foot-1 center started and played 29 minutes. ![]()
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