The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Tuesday as it marked the final day of a rare three-day break.
The Thunder will travel on the road to take on the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, Dec. 6 — a game that was recently added to their schedule following the conclusion of group play for the in-season tournament.
Following practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Chet Holmgren spoke with the media.
In their sessions, Daigneault talked about the plan for Tre Mann and others in terms of their current G League assignments and Josh Giddey’s efficiency struggles.
Meanwhile, Holmgren talked about winning Rookie of the Month for October and November and how he found out about the news.
Here’s a quick recap of the Thunder’s Tuesday practice:
Thunder practice before I race over to the Blue game pic.twitter.com/tFdLld1ir4
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Mark Daigneault on Kenrich Williams “he is certainly a powerful voice for us.”
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Mark Daigneault on Josh Giddey’s efficiency being down: pic.twitter.com/QgjXThcqzQ
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Mark Daigneault told me Tre Mann, and the other Thunder assignees, Will be recalled after the game and fly to Houston with the team. “That’s the benefit of the G League playing in the same city” the Blue play tomorrow at noon while the Thunder play the Rockets tomorrow night. https://t.co/3YLrIBBJMv
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
“I was in the weight room lifting, getting big”
😂😂
– Chet on how he found out about being Rookie of the Month
— The Daniel Bell© (@BasketballGuruD) December 5, 2023
Chet Holmgren on winning Rookie of the Month. Said he was in the weight room lifting when he found out: pic.twitter.com/nvEm1o1Cum
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Chet Holmgren “focusing on accolades 20 games into the season is not where my focus needs to be or anyone else’s.”
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Chet Holmgren “I’m going to keep my energy focused on trying to win games”
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) December 5, 2023
Chet said he was doing some extra work outs after practice yesterday when he was told that he won Rookie of the Month.
“It was cool, but I had to focus in and finish.”
— Nick Gallo (@NickAGallo) December 5, 2023
