Joe Mussatto: Theo Maledon is going to play in Summer League. Aleksej Pokusevski will not, per Sam Presti. “Every single player has a different development process and plan. We just think there’s a different path for him to maximize the days he has in the summer.”
Theo Maledon Rumors
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Position: G
Born: 07/12/01
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:198 lbs. / 89.8 kg.
Salary: $2,000,000
Born: 07/12/01
Height: 6-5 / 1.96
Weight:198 lbs. / 89.8 kg.
Salary: $2,000,000
Brandon Rahbar: Sam Presti on Theo Maledon: “He has a real serious make up. He has a natural professionalism to him. His personality is really even and I think that’s an understatement. (Laughs)”
Maledon, drafted 34th overall, leads the Thunder in total minutes (1,685). Second is sophomore forward Darius Bazley with 1,592. “I had no idea,” said Maledon, who’s logged 45 starts in 61 games. “One thing I’m proud of is how comfortable I got and how much more experience I got through the months, through the games.”
First he was coming off the bench behind Gilgeous-Alexander and George Hill. Then Maledon started alongside Gilgeous-Alexander after Hill got hurt. In late March, Hill was traded and Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined with plantar fasciitis. Maledon had to step up, and start looking at the rim. “I always try to get the best out of it and soak it all in,” Maledon said, “to make sure that if it ever happens in the future I’ll be ready in a better way than I was the first time.”
Joe Mussatto: Lu Dort (right knee patellar tendinitis) and Ty Jerome (left calf strain) are listed as out for tonight. Theo Maledon (left foot plantar fasciitis) and Aleksej Pokusevski (left knee contusion) are questionable.
Brandon Rahbar: Poku and Maledon made NBA history a few days ago by becoming the first pair of teammates under 20 to score 20 points in a game. They break history again tonight: first teammates under 20 to score 25 points in a game.
