Taj Gibson fielded some questions from Twitter followers, including one asking if he thought he’d remain with the Thunder beyond this season. “We’ll have to see. I would hope so,” Gibson said. “I always had a sense that I had a relationship with Oklahoma City for a long time. I remember when I came here for my predraft workout, I wanted to get drafted here so bad years ago. But you never know. We’ll have to wait and see, but everybody here is great. We’ve been having good information from my agent so far.”
More on Taj Gibson Free Agency
Taj Gibson has survived near-annual trade rumors to become, in his eighth season, the longest-tenured Bull. He's also poised to become an unrestricted free agent for the first time next summer. "Of course I want to stay here," Gibson said in an interview with the Tribune.
"The amount of money I'm seeing guys making is ridiculous. But I'm going to remain humble," Gibson said. "I'm going to stay focused and know I was blessed to get that last deal I got."
If you know Gibson, though, you know that his sole focus remains the team. “I’m really trying not to pay attention to that,” Gibson said when asked about being in his contract year. “I’ll do what I’ve got to do on the court and everything will be fine. Right now, I’ve got a good group of guys that is looking for me and encouraging me to play well every night, so that’s the main thing coming in. That’s what’s making my job a lot easier.”
