Brian Davis on James Harden: ”Thunder rookie James Harden did not hesitate when I asked him what the biggest adjustment has been so far as he transitions from college to professional basketball. “All of the free

Dave D’Alessandro of the New Jersey Star-Ledger looked closely at incentives in players’ contracts and there was an interesting one: ”Some incentives are bizarre. Consider Nick Collison of the Thunder — nice player, probably worthy of

Randy Hill of Fox Sports looks at teams moving up: ”OKC – We can consider this team upgraded by simply tearing another year off of the calendar. But the maturing Thunder also used the third

The Las Vegas Sun on Shaun Livingston: “Today, the NBA is more of a young man’s game than it’s ever been. That said, it may be tougher to find an older soul in the

John Denton, writing for ESPN, says the best player in Orlando was Russell Westbrook: “When Russell Westbrook was in Orlando last summer, he was mostly an afterthought as scouts, coaches, media and even players

The Las Vegas Summer League starts today, but Oklahoma City doesn’t play until Sunday. The Thunder do play at 10 a.m. today to wrap up the Orlando Pro Summer League. Russell Westbrook will not

A great story about Serge Ibaka and how he’s catching people’s attention: “Through two days at the Orlando Pro Summer League, Congo native Serge Ibaka has gained a lot of admirers. Whisperers are circulating about how