One week before the Draft, the thirty franchises have a coach in place since ESPN reveals that the Thunder has finally found a replacement for Billy Donovan. They did not look very far since it is Mark Daigneault, assistant at OKC for a year, and former coach of the G-League team, the Oklahoma City Blue, for five years. He therefore knows the house perfectly, but also the young members of the workforce, and the management has therefore chosen not to go crazy and to bet on a technician from the seraglio. He is also the first coach in the history of G-League to be named coach in his franchise.
The surprise appointment comes as rumors of a Chris Paul move to Phoenix surfaced overnight. Aged 35, Daigneault studied at UConn, and was the steward of the university team, and at the end of his studies he joined Holy Cross as an assistant. It is there that he catches the eye of Florida that he joins to be Donovan’s assistant.
An educator first
He then joined OKC in 2014, a year before Donovan, and it was his teaching skills that seduced Sam Presti. ” I think that the work of a coach is the work of an educator, and this at any level He explained in The Oklahoman. ” I admire those coaches who can talk about systems all day. I love it and need to be proficient in it. But what animates me as soon as I wake up is to teach and the learning work, and the relationships that arise from that in a competitive environment. »
Coaching a young workforce does not scare him, and it should be remembered that Danilo Gallinari is a free agent, and that Chris Paul could therefore be transferred. It’s even more and more likely, and the Thunder could start the season with a rejuvenated squad, like that of the Grizzlies last season. It had rather been successful for them.
« Mark has been an altruistic and effective leader since joining in 2014 Sam Presti reacted in a statement. ” Mark is a values-driven leader, someone who is constantly learning, and who will help us continue to reposition our franchise on and off the field. The amount of coaching experience acquired with Blue is rare for someone his age. He has also demonstrated his ability to empower the players and staff he works with, and we are confident that he will help us continue to modernize our approach as a franchise in an ever-changing industry.. »
| Tirs | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Players | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Fte | Pts |
| Shai Gilgeous-alexander | 70 | 34.7 | 47.1 | 34.7 | 80.7 | 0.7 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 19.0 |
| Dennis Schroder | 65 | 30.8 | 46.9 | 38.5 | 83.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 18.9 |
| Danilo Gallinari | 62 | 29.6 | 43.8 | 40.5 | 89.3 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 18.7 |
| Chris Paul | 70 | 31.5 | 48.9 | 36.5 | 90.7 | 0.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 17.6 |
| Steven Adams | 63 | 26.7 | 59.2 | 33.3 | 58.2 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 10.9 |
| Nerlens Noel | 61 | 18.5 | 68.4 | 33.3 | 75.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 7.4 |
| Hamidou Diallo | 46 | 19.5 | 44.6 | 28.1 | 60.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 6.9 |
| Luguentz there | 36 | 22.8 | 39.4 | 29.7 | 79.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 6.8 |
| Abdel Nader | 55 | 15.8 | 46.8 | 37.5 | 77.3 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 6.3 |
| Darius Bazley | 61 | 18.5 | 39.4 | 34.8 | 69.4 | 0.5 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 5.6 |
| Mike Muscala | 47 | 12.2 | 40.7 | 37.8 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| Terrance Ferguson | 56 | 22.5 | 35.5 | 29.2 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| Andre Roberson | 7 | 12.4 | 27.6 | 21.4 | 50.0 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| Deonte Burton | 39 | 9.1 | 34.4 | 18.9 | 57.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| Devon Hall | 11 | 7.3 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.8 |
| Justin Patton | 5 | 4.8 | 40.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 |
| Kevin Hervey | 10 | 5.2 | 25.9 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Isaiah Roby | 3 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
