Thunder center Moses Brown made franchise history with his performance against the Celtics on Saturday, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman writes.
Brown, 21, finished with an astounding 21 points and 23 rebounds in a losing effort. He recorded the team’s fastest double-double ever (eight minutes, 11 seconds), along with a franchise-record 19 rebounds at halftime.
“He’s got a nose for it and he’s got a motor,” coach Mark Daigneault said of Brown’s impressive rebounding, per Mussatto. “That’s probably the thing that’s a separator for him. There’s a lot of 7-footers in the NBA, but it’s a small group of people that are his size that play as hard as he does. I think the rebounding is probably a symptom of that.”
Brown also saw his play rewarded with a contract conversion on Sunday, signing a multi-year deal with the team.
There’s more from Oklahoma City tonight:
- Luguentz Dort suffered a concussion in the team’s game against Boston and has been placed in the league’s designated protocol, the club announced today. Dort tallied 10 points and two rebounds in 16 minutes in the contest.
- Two-way player Josh Hall will be “squarely in the mix” for the team going forward, Daigneault said, as relayed by Mussatto. Hall has been dealing with knee soreness, though the 20-year-old received over 20 minutes of action on Saturday.
- As we relayed on Saturday, the Thunder will be shutting down veteran big man Al Horford for the rest of the season. ESPN’s Bobby Marks takes a dive into what’s remaining in his contract, noting that his salary is guaranteed next season and partially guaranteed the following.
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