Weaver and D.J. White sent to Tulsa

Sort of surprising when I first read this, but I am starting to see some logic in it.  Darnell Mayberry reported today:

Rookies D.J. White and Kyle Weaver have been assigned to the Tulsa 66ers, the Thunder’s D-League affiliate.

It’s the third time White has been sent to Tulsa and the first time Weaver has been sent down.

In four games with Tulsa, White has averages of 14.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 30.8 minutes. Weaver has played in 49 games for the Thunder, 17 as a starter, and is averaging 5.4 point, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 20 minutes a game.

The goal is to get both players extended minutes with the 66ers, more than they currently would with the Thunder. Both players are expected to be in uniform tonight when the 66ers face the Austin Toros but expect both players to be recalled before the end of the season.

Weaver had his best month in March and is a solid part of the rotation as the 7/8 man.  He shot 51% from the field and 41% from downtown and scored 7.1 ppg in March.  My guess is that they want to keep him busy and get him some big burn (hopefully they let him run the point now that Livingston is with the big club). Most Thunder fans like his game at 20 minutes per night. Perhaps we can see what he does in Tulsa with say 36 minutes.

We only have one more game this week, on Friday, but next week is a busy week with 5 games. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Kyle back for next week’s 5 games.

I would like to see D.J. get  a little burn with the big team also. This is the third trip down and so he can’t go down again this season if he is recalled.