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NBA Power Rankings: Thunder stay at 29 during Jan. 17 to Jan. 23 week @RookieWire released its latest NBA Power Rankings and the Thunder stay at 29th.
JANUARY 25, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Bulls survive Thunder's late rally, escape with 111-110 win ' Chicago Bulls Talk about your game winners, and the Bulls have had plenty to talk about this season; well, at least DeMar DeRozan has. But Bulls rookie gu...
JANUARY 25, 2022 • NBA.COM
Drops just four points Monday Mann finished Monday's 111-110 loss to Chicago with four points (2-6 FG, 0-1 3Pt) and one rebound across 17 minutes.
Impact Mann offered next to nothing during his 17 minutes on the floor, continuing what has been an underwhelming stretch of games. Despite playing in excess of 15 minutes in 12 consecutive games, he has scored in double digits only twice, adding a combined 15 assists and seven steals. Clearly, these are not numbers that are highly sought after in fantasy, so he can be safely left on the waiver wire in all moderately shallow leagues.
JANUARY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Fills box score in loss Monday Robinson-Earl chipped in 12 points (4-7 FG, 4-6 3Pt), three rebounds, three assists, one block and two steals across 22 minutes during Monday's 111-110 loss to the Bulls.
Impact Although Robinson-Earl played just 22 minutes in the loss, he managed to deliver some useful production. It's been a wildly inconsistent campaign for the rookie, although to be fair, that is the case for the majority of the roster. While he has shown flashes of upside, the situation is far too volatile at the moment, making him just a deeper-league consideration.
JANUARY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Quiet in Monday's spot start Wiggins ended Monday's 111-110 loss to the Bulls with five points (2-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt) and one rebound in 16 minutes.
Impact Wiggins moved back into the starting lineup Monday but failed to come through with the goods. In fact, this was one of his poorer performances in recent memory. The Thunder are seemingly happy to change up their starting five on a nightly basis, making Wiggins a very hard player to trust outside of deeper formats. If he manages to carve out a consistent 30-minute role down the stretch, managers may want to consider him, but for now, simply add him to your watchlist.
JANUARY 25, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Vucevic, Bulls withstand late Thunder rally, win 111-110
Nicola Vucevic had 26 points and 15 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls withstood a fierce rally by Oklahoma City to beat the Thunder 111-110JANUARY 25, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
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JANUARY 25, 2022 • YOUTUBE
Zach LaVine In, DeMar DeRozan Out as Bulls Clash with Thunder Can the Bulls snap out of their funk against the Thunder on Monday night?
JANUARY 25, 2022 • NESN.COM
Rejoins starting five Wiggins will start Monday's game against the Bulls, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.
Impact Wiggins appeared to be assigned to the G League ahead of Saturday's matchup with Cleveland, but he stuck around the NBA club and totaled 11 points (4-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and two steals off the bench. The 23-year-old is back in the starting lineup Monday, and he's averaged 10.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals over 27.9 minutes in that role this season.
JANUARY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Returns to bench Bazley will come off the bench Monday against the Bulls, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.
Impact Bazley started for the second time in the past four games Saturday against Cleveland but will head back to the bench Monday. He's struggled both as a starter and a reserve during that stretch, averaging 4.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in 21.3 minutes while shooting 23.3 percent from the field. Aaron Wiggins is back in the starting five for Oklahoma City.
JANUARY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Keys To The Game: Bulls at Thunder (1.24.22) ' Chicago Bulls The Bulls suffered a disappointing loss on Sunday night, falling 94-90 to the Orlando Magic. Orlando still possesses the worst-record in the...
JANUARY 24, 2022 • NBA.COM
Oklahoma City hosts Chicago after DeRozan's 41-point game
Chicago faces the Oklahoma City Thunder after DeMar DeRozan scored 41 points in the Bulls' 114-95 loss to the Orlando MagicJANUARY 24, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Garland, Mobley have big nights, Cavs beat Thunder 94-87 Darius Garland collected 23 points and 11 assists and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 17 rebounds to help the Cleveland C...
JANUARY 24, 2022 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Ruled out Monday Favors is out Monday against the Bulls due to low back soreness.
Impact Favors was available for each of the last two games but didn't take the court. He'll be unable to suit up Monday, while his next chance to return will be Friday against Indiana.
JANUARY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Back in NBA The Thunder recalled Roby from the G League's Oklahoma City Blue on Sunday, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.
Impact Roby totaled seven points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals in 20 minutes during Saturday's win over the Santa Cruz Warriors. In 18 games at the NBA level, the third-year pro is averaging 6.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 13.7 minutes.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
OKC Thunder news: Thunder recall Isaiah Roby from G League's Blue The Thunder have recalled Isaiah Roby from the Blue, thus ending his fifth G League assignment of the season.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • USATODAY.COM
Plays Saturday after all Wiggins came off the bench and provided 11 points (4-6 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 2-3 FT), two rebounds and two steals across 22 minutes Saturday in the Thunder's 94-87 loss to the Cavaliers.
Impact Though the NBA's officially injury report initially listed Wiggins as out for Saturday's game following an assignment to the G League, he was later upgraded to available ahead of the opening tip. However, Wiggins moved to the bench after starting both of the previous two contests, with Darius Bazley getting the nod at power forward in his stead. The Thunder may have just deployed Bazley alongside Jeremiah Robinson-Earl in the frontcourt to better counter the Cavaliers' combination of Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen, but Wiggins could move back up to the top unit Monday against the Bulls. Wiggins has logged at least 20 minutes in each of Oklahoma City's last four contests, averaging 10.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.0 three-pointers per game.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Posts 12 points in relief Williams posted 12 points (5-8 FG, 2-4 3Pt), four rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes during Saturday's 94-87 loss to Cleveland.
Impact In his second game back from the league's health and safety protocols, Williams' minutes remained limited, but hehe provided much-needed scoring support after Luguentz Dort's ejection. While Williams was an essential piece of Oklahoma City's scheme during their recent rash of absences, he holds little fantasy relevance when the starting lineup is intact.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Flirts with double-double in loss Gilgeous-Alexander chipped in 29 points (12-23 FG, 3-7 3Pt, 2-5 FT), nine rebounds, six assists, one block and three steals in 39 minutes during Saturday's 94-87 loss to the Cavali...
Impact Gilgeous-Alexander continues to carry the Thunder on his shoulders. He's one of the most productive fantasy point guards despite his team's struggles. The Kentucky product heaves up a staggering average of 18.6 shot attempts per game, which hasn't done much to help his 42.2-percent shooting percentage. If his conversion rate remains static, it would be the worst result of his four-year career.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Off night in loss Giddey finished with eight points (3-12 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 1-2 FT), five rebounds, three assists and two steals over 34 minutes before fouling out of Saturday's 94-87 loss to Cleveland.
Impact Giddey put in 34 minutes of work but ended up with his worst scoring total of the month in the defeat. He shot an abysmal 25 percent from the floor and was 1-of-6 from three-point range. The Thunder depend on Giddey, as their second-best scoring option behind Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and while this blip on the radar is worthy of some concern, Giddey's line is an outlier among his other performances this season.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Ejected in loss Dort closed with 10 points (3-10 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 2-2 FT), one assist and two steals over 32 minutes before getting ejected from Saturday's 94-87 loss to the Cavaliers.
Impact Dorr was tossed after committing a flagrant foul against Kevin Love in the loss. Dort was on the way to a mediocre night from the floor anyway, and that's usually bad news for the Thunder, who depend on Dort as their third-best scoring option.
JANUARY 23, 2022 • ROTOWIRE
Darius Garland, Evan Mobley power Cleveland Cavaliers past Oklahoma City Thunder Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen each had a double-double as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 94-87 Satur...
JANUARY 23, 2022 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM
Garland, Mobley have big nights, Cavs beat Thunder 94-87
Darius Garland collected 23 points and 11 assists and rookie Evan Mobley had 15 points and a season-high 17 rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 94-87 victory over the Okl...JANUARY 23, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Cleveland Cavaliers lose Lauri Markkanen, beat Oklahoma City Thunder, 94-87, to open homestand Even though the hideous fourth quarter -- 19-16 in favor of Cleveland -- won’t make any highlight tapes, every team would rather win ugly as...
JANUARY 23, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM
