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Aaron Wiggins
Shooting breakout
Wiggins entered the 2023 campaign as a 34.6 percent shooter from beyond the arc, but the third-year guard is raining in 50.5 percent of 1.6 threes per game across 58 appearances this season.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Among clutchest players
Gilgeous-Alexander is one of just two players in the league this season to be scoring at least 6.0 points in the fourth quarter while shooting above 55.0 percent from the field and 45.0 percent from deep, per NBA.com.
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Gordon Hayward
Gradual ramp-up
Hayward has averaged just 13.7 minutes across his first three appearances in Oklahoma City, posting 2.7 points and 4.7 rebounds while going scoreless in two of the contests.
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Jaylin Williams
Excellent shot quality
Among players with at least 100 three-point attempts this season, Williams leads all players with 86.0 percent of his threes being unguarded. He is shooting 35.6 percent from deep overall thus far in 2023-24.
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Bismack Biyombo
Purely viewed as depth piece
Biyombo will be a "situational player," per coach Mark Daigneault, who also referred to Biyombo as "a great professional" and a "very serious competitor" who will be a strong addition to Oklahoma City's team environment, Rylan Stiles of FanSided.com reports.
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Cason Wallace
Defensive identity forming
Among all guards with at least 1,000 minutes played this season, Wallace is one of six qualifiers to be averaging above a 1.0 percent block rate and 1.5 percent steal rate, per CleaningTheGlass.
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Jalen Williams
Headlines Rising Stars Game
Williams is a top player set to suit up in the Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend. He is currently sidelined due to a sprained ankle.
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Cason Wallace
Selected for Rising Stars Game
Wallace has been selected among 11 rookies to participate in the Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Chet Holmgren
Leading rookie Rising Stars cast
Holmgren headlines the cast of participants in the 2024 Rising Stars Game at NBA All-Star Weekend. He is currently dealing with an ankle sprain.
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Keyontae Johnson
Among G League's top performers
Johnson headlines a cast of G League stars set to play in the Up Next Game at NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Chet Holmgren
Earns consideration for Olympics
Holmgren is included in Team USA's initial 41 roster candidates for the 2024 Olympic Games, Shams Charania of The Athletic reports. He participated with the USA Select squad in scrimmages last season before the 2023 World Cup.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Remarkable efficiency
Among all players with at least 800 possessions this season, Gilgeous-Alexander's 1.196 points per possession leads the league.
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Jalen Williams
Leveling up
Williams is averaging 21.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.5 steals in 32.7 minutes across his last 10 games while scoring at least 16 points in every contest.
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Chet Holmgren
On block rampage
Holmgren has racked up 15 blocks over his past two games and is averaging 4.7 blocks per game across his last seven contests.
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Chet Holmgren
Battling Wembanyama for ROTY
Holmgren came in at No. 2 in Wednesday's KIA Rookie Ladder.
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Cason Wallace
Draws praise from Daigneault
Coach Mark Daigneault said he's not surprised at how quickly Wallace has made an impact in the NBA, Clemente Almanza of USA Todayreports.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
Shows no signs of slowing down
Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 30.1 points per game across 19 appearances.
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Chet Holmgren
Wins Rookie of the Month
Holmgren was donned the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for October and November, per the NBA's official release.
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Isaiah Joe
Scorching nets from deep
Joe is shooting 47.1 percent on 6.0 three-point attempts across his first 17 appearances this season.
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Chet Holmgren
Drawing praise from rivals
Draymond Green praised Holmgren's play after the Warriors played against the Thunder, writes Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. "Chet's a problem," Green said. "He can play. He can dribble the ball, he can shoot the ball, has great length, is a great shot blocker. He's only going to get better. For a young guy like that to have the feel that he has, you don't see many mistakes out of him. And I thought that was big."
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Aleksej Pokusevski
Unextended by deadline
Pokusevski did not come to terms with Oklahoma City on an extension prior to Monday's deadline.
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Chet Holmgren
Adds offseason weight
Holmgren has gained 13 pounds since his rookie training camp, via Oklahoma City's official 2023-24 training camp roster.
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Vasilije Micic
Nearly joined Thunder previously
Micic and Oklahoma City held serious discussions on him coming stateside two years ago, Justin Martinez of The Oklahoman reports.
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Victor Oladipo
Unlikely to be in OKC's plans
Oladipo won't attend training camp with the Thunder as he continues his recovery from his most recent knee surgery, Brandon Rahbar of DailyThunder.com reports.
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Davis Bertans
Bombs away at FIBA
Bertans converted 38.1 percent of 7.9 threes per game for Latvia en route to the nation's fifth-place finish at the FIBA World Cup.
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