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Thunder Retain Brooks As Head Coach
"We are excited to have a Head Coach in Scott Brooks who believes in our philosophies and consistently leads with those values," said Presti. "He has a passion to help our players develop, continue to foster accountability and selfless play, and has the ability to communicate with every player on our roster.” Brooks was named interim head coach of the Thunder on November, 22, 2008. The Lathrop, California native guided to the Thunder to a 21-47 (.309) record in his first stint as a head coach. Brooks spent six years as an NBA assistant coach with the Thunder (2007-2008), Denver Nuggets (2003-2006) and Sacramento Kings (2006-2007) following an 11-year NBA career. Brooks saw action with seven teams during his career. He also served as an assistant/head coach with the Los Angeles Stars of the ABA, guiding the club to a 23-14 record. Brooks graduated from UC-Irvine, playing two seasons for the Anteaters, where he led the team with 23.8 points per game as a senior. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Watson Doesn't Think He'll Return To OKC
"I don't think I'm going to be here regardless," said Watson, who has one year and $6.6 million remaining on his contract. "You never know, this business is incredible. But going into the last year of my deal business-wise you become an attractive contract. And for the last month I haven't been playing. So why would I be here?" Rookie point guard Russell Westbrook and Chucky Atkins have been playing ahead of Watson for a majority of the season. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Sonics Fans Still Fighting To Get An NBA Team AgainSave Our Sonics (SOS) supporters will once again be on hand in Portland when Oklahoma City come to town on Monday, the Seattle Times are reporting. Ever since losing the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City, the group have been trying to show the NBA that there still is a future for basketball in Seattle. "The message we want to continue sending is we still believe we are a viable NBA town even with the downturn of the economy," SOS co-founder Steven Pyeatt said. "As we saw with soccer here, you bring something in and you develop some excitement around it, we're going to pack the house." "We do believe this is the message we have to send to the NBA to remind them they made a big mistake letting this team leave and it's a mistake they can fix." Oklahoma City Thunder, Portland Trail Blazers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Thunder Apr 2009 Archive
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Oklahoma City Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti announced today that the team will retain interim coach Scott Brooks as head coach.
Thunder guard Earl Watson doesn't think he'll be a part of the team's plans past this season, whether or not coach Scott Brooks returns.