Thunder name assistant as new G League head coach

Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach Daniel Dixon has been named head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue, the G League team announced Thursday (Twitter link via Clemente Almanza of Thunder Wire).

As Almanza writes in a full story, Dixon has been with the Thunder organization for the past three years and was previously a video coordinator in Charlotte.

Dixon was initially hired as a Blue assistant before being promoted to a Thunder assistant in 2024-25. He has spent time as head coach of the Summer League squads in both Salt Lake City and Las Vegas.

In a related move, the Thunder are promoting former Blue head coach Kameron Woods to be an assistant on Mark Daigneault‘s staff.

Woods has been the Blue’s head coach for the past three seasons, including winning an NBGL title in 2024. He has been with the Thunder for seven years. Woods has also served as the lead coach during Summer League action, Almanza notes.