The Oklahoman

Get to know the Thunder

- By Joe Mussatto Staff writer jmussatto@oklahoman.com

The Thunder will resume its season at 2:30 p.m. Saturday against the Jazz.

Here are the 16 players who traveled to Orlando for the restart:

Steven Adams, center, No. 12

Ht./wt.: 7-foot, 265 pounds

Experience: 7th year

College: Pittsburgh

This season: 58 games, 27.0 minutes, 10.9 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 59.1 FG%

Notable: Adams is averaging six fewer minutes per game than last season, but the Thunder center looked healthy through OKC's three scrimmages. Adams is averaging a career-high in assists.

Darius Bazley, forward, No. 7

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-8, 208 pounds

Experience: Rookie

College: None

This season: 53 games, 17.2 minutes, 4.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 0.7 blocks, 38.3 FG%

Notable: Bazley missed the Thunder's last 11 games with a bone bruise in his right knee. Now back to full health, Bazley is a versatile yet inexperien­ced rotational player.

Deonte Burton, guard, No. 30

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-5, 240 pounds

Experience: 2nd year

College: Iowa State

This season: 34 games, 8.4 minutes, 2.8 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 37.1 FG%

Notable: Burton is an option to defend big perimeter players, but he's unlikely to receive meaningful playing time in Orlando.

Hamidou Diallo, guard, No. 6 Ht./wt.: 6-foot-5, 202 pounds

Experience: 2nd year

College: Kentucky

This season: 38 games, 18.4 minutes, 6.1 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.7 steals, 45.2 FG%

Notable: The former second-round pick has earned a spot in the rotation thanks to his energy and athleticis­m. Diallo is raw offensivel­y as a career 18.6% 3-point shooter.

Luguentz Dort, guard, No. 5 Ht./wt.: 6-foot-4, 215 pounds Experience: Rookie

College: Arizona State

This season: 29 games, 22.0 minutes, 6.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals, 41.4 FG%

Notable: Dort's ascension from undrafted two-way player to starter on a playoff team was rapid. The Thunder signed Dort to a multi-year contract in June, and it's clear he'll be a part of the team's future.

Terrance Ferguson, guard, No. 23

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-7, 190 pounds

Experience: 3rd year

College: None

This season: 50 games, 23.4 minutes, 4.2 points, 1.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 37.2 FG%

Notable: Ferguson regressed offensivel­y this season, and he lost his starting job after an extended personal absence in January. Ferguson could reestablis­h his role with a strong showing in the seeding games.

Danilo Gallinari, forward, No. 8

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-10, 233 pounds

Experience: 12th year

College: None

This season: 55 games, 30.7 minutes, 19.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 40.9 3-point FG%

Notable: Gallinari leads the Thunder and ranks 17th in the NBA in 3-point percentage. Gallinari, who was included in the Paul George trade with the Clippers, will become an unrestrict­ed free agent at the end of the season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, guard, No. 2

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-6, 181 pounds

Experience: 2nd year

College: Kentucky

This season: 63 games, 35.1 minutes, 19.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 47.3 FG%

Notable: Gilgeous-Alexander developed into a star in his

second NBA season and first with the Thunder. He led the team in scoring, ranked second in rebounding and third in assists.

Devon Hall, guard, No. 22 Ht./wt.: 6-foot-5, 215 pounds

Experience: Rookie

College: Virginia

This season: 5 games,

4.0 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.6 assists, 0.2 rebounds, 20.0 FG%

Notable: Hall signed a two-way contract last September, but he was waived in December. He rejoined the Thunder as a substitute player for the restart.

Kevin Hervey, forward, No. 15

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-9, 230 pounds

Experience: Rookie

College: UT Arlington

This season: 7 games, 2.7 minutes, 0.3 points, 0.3 rebounds, 0.1 assists, 9.1 FG%

Notable: The Thunder selected Hervey with the 57th pick in the 2018 draft. Hervey signed a two-way contract in December.

Mike Muscala, center, No. 33 Ht./wt.: 6-foot-11, 240 pounds

Experience: 7th year

College: Bucknell

This season: 41 games, 12.0 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 35.8 3-point FG%

Notable: Unlike fellow centers Steven Adams and Nerlens Noel, Muscala stretches the floor as a capable 3-point shooter. The 29-year-old is in his first season with the Thunder.

Abdel Nader, forward, No. 11

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-6, 225 pounds

Experience: 3rd year

College: Iowa State

This season: 48 games, 15.8 minutes, 6.0 points, 1.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 37.1 3-point FG%

Nader set career highs in nearly every category. On a team with several defense-first wings, Nader separated himself by shooting 37.1% from behind the arc — third-best on the Thunder behind Danilo Gallinari and Dennis Schröder. 6-foot-11, 220 pounds

Experience: 6th year

College: Kentucky

This season: 55 games, 18.4 minutes, 7.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, 68.5 FG%

Notable: Noel was one of the best backup centers in the league. He ranked 11th in the NBA in blocks per game, and had he qualified, his field goal percentage would've ranked third in the NBA behind Mitchell Robinson and Rudy Gobert.

Chris Paul, guard, No. 3 Ht./wt.: 6-foot, 175 pounds

Experience: 15th year

College: Wake Forest

This season: 63 games, 31.8 minutes, 17.7 points, 6.8 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 48.9 FG%

Notable: The 35-year-old future hall of famer played at an All-NBA level. Paul had the second-most efficient season of his career, by true shooting percentage, and he led the NBA in clutch scoring.

Andre Roberson, guard, No. 21

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-7, 210 pounds

Experience: 7th year

College: Colorado

This season: Did not play

Notable: If Roberson plays Saturday, it will be his first NBA appearance in 917 days. The former AllDefense guard played in all three scrimmages, but his role for the regular season restart is uncertain.

Dennis Schröder, guard, No. 17

Ht./wt.: 6-foot-1, 172 pounds

Experience: 7th year

College: None

This season: 63 games, 31.0 minutes, 19.0 points, 4.1 assists, 3.7 rebounds, 46.8 FG%

Notable: Schröder led the NBA in bench scoring while shooting a career-best 51.2% from inside the arc and 38.1% from 3-point range. Schröder, a frontrunne­r for Sixth Man of the Year, plans to leave the bubble in August for the birth of his second child.

 ?? [BRYAN TERRY/ THE OKLAHOMAN] ?? Chris Paul gathers his Thunder teammates before a 118112 win against the Clippers on Dec. 22 at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Notable:
Nerlens Noel, center, No. 9 Ht./wt.:
[BRYAN TERRY/ THE OKLAHOMAN] Chris Paul gathers his Thunder teammates before a 118112 win against the Clippers on Dec. 22 at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Notable: Nerlens Noel, center, No. 9 Ht./wt.:

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