Thunder Practice Report | Jan. 04, 2021
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00:00 Trey Mann and Darius Baisley are out of health and safety protocols and will be joining the team in Minnesota.
00:06 And both of these players have proved to be instrumental parts of the Thunders lineup.
00:10 Trey Mann has become one of the Thunders most consistent three-point shooters averaging 40% from behind the arc.
00:16 And since Darius Baisley has been coming off of the bench, he has averaged 11 points per game along with 8 rebounds and 2 blocks.
00:24 Kenrich Williams spoke about what it was like having them back in practice today.
00:27 It feels good man, it gives you that extra little bit of energy.
00:31 Especially being younger, younger guys and guys who are in the rotation. It feels good to get them back.
00:40 A lot of the players on this team have been in and out of health and safety protocols, so when they do return to practice, it becomes very valuable.
00:49 It's very valuable. It's more teaching, more mentally being locked in. I thought our guys did a good job in understanding some of the concepts we want to clean up.
01:00 Our guys have been fairly locked in. It's the rare time we have had to practice.
01:07 So hopefully we get these things to transfer into the game when they have to actually do it.
01:12 The Thunder will face the Timberwolves tomorrow and again on Friday in Oklahoma City.
01:16 Coach Wilks told us just how key it is for these young players to get this kind of experience.
01:20 I would think so. We have a lot of young guys that are still learning the league as well.
01:26 Just having a level of familiarity playing an opponent back to back, hopefully will give guys a chance to make any mistakes they make in the first game.
01:36 To be able to clean it up, learn and grow from it. And be able to grow from it and improve on it.
01:40 Hopefully just having an opponent at the same time. And it gives them a little bit of feel and experience.
01:46 Hopefully at some point if you want to be a playoff team, guys will have that type of experience and know what it's like to feel a need to make adjustments during the game.
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