Oklahoma City Thunder

OKCMicah PeavyDevelopment𝕏 Beat5d

Peavy is a great example of the point Daigneault was making.

“Micah Peavy is a great example of that.”

OKCMicah PeavyRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat5d

Peavy is the first player off the bench tonight.

“Micah Peavy is the first player off the bench for OKC tonight.”

OKCMicah PeavyRole & RotationPresser5d

Peavy asks to guard the opponent's best players and likes being the defender the coach calls on.

“As a defender, as someone who takes pride in that, I ask to guard those guys. It's a challenge, but that's what I like to do. I like to be that guy the coach can call on to guard those guys.”

OKCMicah PeavyDevelopmentPresser5d

Peavy is encouraged to shoot when open and feels he has improved a lot.

“Coach is telling me to just shoot the ball when you're open. So yeah, I think I've improved a lot on that.”

OKCMicah Peavy · Chet HolmgrenRole & Rotation𝕏 Beat7d

A bigger wing on the floor helps the Thunder after losing some of their biggest defenders.

“in general, I mean, we lost probably some of our biggest defenders, biggest wings, Chet. So I think any time we can get a bigger wing out there, I think it's helpful. And so, again, we just have to help them, especially us older guys, kind of help them get through the process”