Topic: Sam Presti

Thunder G Westbrook Signs 5-Year, $80M Contract

According to Yahoo! Sports, The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed point guard Russell Westbrook to a five-year, $80 million contract extension.....

Thunder agree to contract extension with Mohammed

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed reserve center Nazr Mohammed to a contract extension that allows the 13-year veteran to avoid free agency, the NBA team said on Wednesday.Terms of the deal were not disclosed.Mohammed, 33, was ...

Thunder guard Nate Robinson sidelined four to six weeks

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Newly acquired Oklahoma City Thunder guard Nate Robinson was expected to miss four to six weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, the team said on Friday.The 5-foot-9 guard, who joined the Thunder last week as ...
GM Sam Presti signs multiyear extension with Oklahoma City ThunderSam Presti has agreed to a multiyear contract extension to remain the general manager of the Oklahoma City Thunder.Team chairman Clay Bennett announced the deal Thursday but did not reveal terms.Presti ...
The article focuses on Sam Presti, general manager of the basketball team Oklahoma City Thunder in 2008. In June, Sam had to oversee the move of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle franchise to Oklahoma City.
Improved Thunder seek more draft night riches, without benefit of top 5 pickThe Oklahoma City Thunder have a new dilemma to tackle in this year's NBA draft.After stockpiling some of the best young talent in the league on draft night ...
Playoff appearance won't change Presti's pursuit of long-term success for Oklahoma City teamWhat kind of damage could LeBron James and Kevin Durant do if the NBA's two top scorers were on the same team? What if Chris Bosh was ...
<div id="subtitle">Before 27-win improvement, hard times helped Scott Brooks cement role as Thunder's leader</div><div><p>Back when the Thunder were 3-29 last season, the notion of the playoffs coming to Oklahoma City any time soon was unimaginable ...
Oklahoma City Thunder acquire rookie Eric Maynor as Jazz dump Matt Harpring's contractThe Oklahoma City Thunder are shaking up their backup point guard position, acquiring rookie Eric Maynor in a trade with the salary-dumping Utah Jazz.Maynor, the 20th overall pick ...

Singposts on the road from CHUMPS TO CHAMPS

The article presents comments of basketball professionals on the players of the basketball team, referred here as Thunder. Thunder's general manager Sam Presti says they want to be a championship organization. Athlete Clyde Drexler says one needs that go-to scorer with ...