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Mullens 12th on rebounds, Ibaka 16th.

Maynor 4th on assists.

Check out the list here if you want.

http://www.nba.com/summerleague2010/stats/

Harden #3 so far in Orlando league scoring per game but on 33% FG. Mullens 8th on 50% FG%. Maynor 13th, White 21, Weaver 25 out of 117.

Sammy :@FrootloopI realize that OK is still firmly a college football town first, but Durant is way way way better at basketball than Bradford is at football.

You obviously don't live here in Oklahoma. Did you watch Bradford during his Heisman season? The guy was off the charts.

f5alcon :@deleted1.westbrook, 2.durant, 3.green, 4.thabo, 5.krstic, 6.collison, 7.ibaka, 8.maynor, 9.harden, 10.mullens, 11.weaver, 12.white, 13.aldrich, 14.peterson 15. cook

Wow, that's a pretty good roster. I think what is pretty amazing/impressive is the list of guys that WILL NOT make our roster. Will the guys that don't make our roster be content with a year in and out of the D-League pending our need for them through the season? When you're rich in talent, how do you take advantage of all those guys #16+ that won't be on the roster, but are very valuable.

I guess this is what championship-caliber teams deal with. They're really deep with talent and their subs would be starters on other teams. It seems like a "waste" of that talent, but I doubt those subs really care when they'll be on the team and get a ring too if we win it all.

Rick Bayless I can get behind.

They also love Rick Bayless for winning Top Chef Masters. That homeboy makes a mean chimichanga.

@Sammy

I couldn't tell you what kind of football player Bradford will be. I do know that Durant and Bradford have similar personalities, and I think they are both very likeable. But yeah, KD is big-time, and the people in Oklahoma love him. They also love Bradford, probably in much the same way DC loves Durant.

@ThunderHorn

Too funny. Why is the Geico caveman the caddy?

@Frootloop
I realize that OK is still firmly a college football town first, but Durant is way way way better at basketball than Bradford is at football.

@Sammy

Remeber though, he's a local kid drafted 1st in the NFL. That's a pretty big deal. But I still don't think he's close to durant. I think the 41% reflects more on Newsok readers than the actual population. Still, there's no shame in sharing popularity with Bradford, as they are both pretty cool doods.

Sammy :@TempBoy BrandonThat’s crazy to me that Bradford is still bringing in 41%. He’s not even on the team anymore.

yeah, that's actually what i thought.. you know how some Sooners fans are though.. with him being born and bred in Oklahoma, winning the Heisman, and being the #1 draft pick.. some Okies are just that football crazy.. but it's good to know that 59% of us know what's what.. heck, i'm a huge Sooners fan, but this isn't even close in my mind at all.. KD is much, much bigger..

@TempBoy Brandon
That's crazy to me that Bradford is still bringing in 41%. He's not even on the team anymore.

anyone see Newsok's story about who is bigger in Oklahoma: KD or Bradford? KD is winning right now 59% to 41%.. just thought that was pretty cool..

@deleted
1.westbrook, 2.durant, 3.green, 4.thabo, 5.krstic, 6.collison, 7.ibaka, 8.maynor, 9.harden, 10.mullens, 11.weaver, 12.white, 13.aldrich, 14.peterson 15. cook

Anyone going to the OKC Lebron watchparty?!

@deleted

It also probably depends on if we get LeBron or not.

@deleted

Here's a listing of the players dressed for summer league:

http://www.dailythunder.com/2010/07/oklahoma-citys...

As far as solid roster spots, who knows?

Sammy :Where’d you hear the Arenas rumor?

Scattered around... it actually looks a bit unsubstantiated but a normally reliable guy spread it.

Sorry if this is off topic, but who has a solid spot on the Thunder Roster. I'm kinda lost because I'm seeing all these other guys play on the Thunder Summer League squad and I don't see their names on any Thunder Roster. So I want to know who is on the team.

Where'd you hear the Arenas rumor?

justin :
There are rumors that Gilbert Arenas tore his ACL working out in Chicago.

That's sad.

LeBron's charismatic but he's too obsessed with image for my taste. I didn't feel that way until this summer. Kobe has zero interpersonal skills, but he's always only cared about one thing: being the best basketball player, which I respect more. Never thought the day would come when I liked Kobe more than LeBron.

this is what justin does to Jeff Green at Thunder games

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhAbA0mqIcU&fea...

There are rumors that Gilbert Arenas tore his ACL working out in Chicago.

Kobe actually looks snake-like to me. That's why his nickname is perfect.

I respect Kobe as a competitor. I also like that he was not too "big" to show respect to our young guys. They took our best shot, played us hard, and beat us straight-up. That's what the game is all about.

@Vince
yeah, i mean i never liked kobe, i hate the lakers, but i never thought he was a rapist, and really this past season he grew on me a bit especially after the nice comments about oklahoma. He has matured a little bit from when he was young.

Kobe always kept basketball first, though. Even if he was sometimes selfish on the court and irritating to his teammates.

Kobe's got a weird personality. Like he's just trying to fit in. Not shy like Kevin Durant, I always thought he behaved like an alien wearing human skin. LeBron's a lot more personable.

@justin
maybe somebody signs for less money

@justin

Oh crap! "Dutch" is so awesome he's building TWO champ-calibur teams at the SAME TIME!

@f5alcon
Good point. But we (by that, I mean American basketball fans) never really liked Kobe. I think it goes beyond the Colorado stuff, he has just always been difficult to like.

But we liked LeBron, even if we were rooting against him. There was very little venom pointed his way. I think that changed in the past couple of days.

@Frootloop
yeah they have, this will just be a continuation on that, with primetime shows like lebron takes a shower, Bosh and Wade roll some joints

What if Sam Presti doesn't take Daequon Cook from Miami? I had read they were having trouble finding a taker for Cook / 18th pick. Without unloading Cook, this whole scenario might not have been played out.

@f5alcon

Haven't the 3 of them already had film crews follow them around the last couple of weeks? I imagine a feature-length ESPN documentary covering this "wonderful event" will surface in a couple of months.

@Jax Raging Bile Duct
they will probably just get their own channel that will have cameras follow lebron wade and bosh around 24/7.

LULZ

http://twitter.com/InsideHoops/status/18068292301

If ESPN runs out of LeBron James stuff to fill the hour, they can just show Kobe Bryant championship highlights

@Vince
kobe never took a dump on the game of basketball for personal gain

@justin

Yeah, if I were LeBron I'd go to Chicago first, the Nets 2nd, and the Knicks 3rd.

I guess I'd better prepare for seeing 79 or 80 Heat games per year now.

justin :
this is Wade’s town. They want to officially rename Dade county to Wade county in his honor.

That's not a joke, by the way.

I just can't believe LBJ was dumb enough to do this SportsCenter special. Three days ago a lot of people -- myself included -- thought well of him for how he handled the process, was perfectly willing to understand if he left for NYC/Chicago/Miami, etc., and gave him some degree of credit for being mature and professional.

Now...people HATE him. I've lost a great deal of respect personally. I think it's one of the dumber business decisions in the history of sports marketing. This guy was universally beloved -- he went from global icon to Kobe-level villain with one decision.

(I think he stays...I don't think he's dumb enough to leave his hometown this way.)

Boots :@justin

I agree with Drew Margery’s
Sorry if that’s innapropriate. Delete if so.

Inappropriate? Haven't you seen The Don's comments?

I still can't see LeBron taking the back seat to Wade. I live down here much of the year and this is Wade's town. They want to officially rename Dade county to Wade county in his honor.

@justin, @Frootloop

LOL!

All indications pointing to Lebron in Miami. I guess that's where I'll hang my hat. I've changed my mind about 6 times on the subject.

But leaking the Wade/Bosh rumor early so he could have his own day in the sun, plus planning that beach party in Miami ahead of time, just seems to point to him going to Miami.

I wouldn't be surprised in the least to see him say NY though. He'll get the max and wait to get CP3 after the next year.

@Mark!

Exactly. Seems like a no-win situation.

Good thing KD's mind is on "winning a chip"

@Mark!
i hope we give durant a big cheer first game of the season.

@justin
Hahaha. What about who will start at SG? Or Ibakas injury? etc.

He'll have to leave. After all, we can't afford to keep THREE future hall-of-famers.

I don't think enough is being made of how much of a tool Lebron is even if he does choose Cleveland tonight.

How many deals + free agents has that team missed out on b/c no one knew what Lebron was going to do? At a minimum, they missed out on Ariza for that specific reason. I think he would've been a great fit next to Lebron. I'm sure there are others.

And besides that, he's drug that town + its fans through the mud for no reason other than stroking his own ego. What a farce.

I have a huge man crush on Durant.

where has green been all summer? hopefully workin hard

I hear next offseason Jeff Green will announce his decision on PBS.

Frootloop :@justin Do you have any issues with Jeff Green? Please elaborate in detail.

His greatness is starting to become a distraction, I'm afraid it will ruin team chemistry.

Jeff Green > Jesus, sliced bread, puppies and free, unlimited energy put together!!!!!