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He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Amid the Oklahoma City Thunder’s four-day break, head coach Mark Daigneault observed a back-to-back from the Oklahoma City Blue, the team’s G League affiliate, which featured Dillon Jones in its latest contest. The Blue improved to 5-1, winning a pair of games against the Texas Legends and Rio Grande Valley Vipers, where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-dillon-jones-records-first-triple-double-brief-g-league-stint">Jones notched his first career triple-double</a> and second-year guard Adam Flagler shined, draining a combined 12 3-pointers in both outings. Branden Carlson also impressed Daigneault.</p><p>Ahead of preparing for the Sacramento Kings on Monday, the Thunder head coach <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDBvTF1-0ck" rel="noopener">talked</a> about what he saw from each player, including Ousmane Dieng, who was assigned to face the Vipers, along with Jones, the morning of Friday’s game.</p><p>“It was good to see Branden play these last two games. He’s a good player. I enjoyed watching him. Flagler, the last two games, played really well,” Daigneault said. “Then, Dillon, seeing him out there, obviously, Ous left the game. But Dillon was good. I thought he played a really good floor game. He didn’t try to do too much. [He] really impacted the game. Played a lot of minutes. So, it was good to see those guys out there.”</p><p>Carlson drained five threes en route to 25 points in the Blue’s 109-97 win against the Legends. Then, he finished with a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) in a 107-97 win against the on Friday, when Dillon finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.</p><p>“He plays a simple game. That’s the first thing. He doesn’t really complicate anything. He plays to his strength,” Daigneault said about Dillon’s game. “He can shoot. He keeps the ball moving. He understands how to use his length around the basket and sticks his nose in plays and contests.”</p><p>After playing seven minutes on Friday, Dieng suffered a hand injury and headed toward the locker room. OKC ultimately ruled Dieng out for the rest of the game.</p><h2><b>Thunder’s Ousmane Dieng fractures finger, out for 3-4 weeks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-forward-Ousmane-Dieng.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault spoke to the media, the team announced Ousmane Dieng suffered a fracture in his right ring finger and will be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-prospect-erupts-seven-threes-g-league-win">Adam Flagler drained seven threes against the Texas Legends</a>, Dieng was assigned to the Blue, the Thunder G League affiliate, and sustained the injury in Friday’s win against the Vipers.</p><p>After the win, Dieng, Branden Carlson, and Dillon Jones were all recalled to the Thunder ahead of their upcoming four-game road trip, starting against the Kings on Monday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mark Daigneault reacts to Dillon Jones’ Thunder G League stint

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-dillon-jones-records-first-triple-double-brief-g-league-stint');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dillon Jones records first triple-double in brief Thunder G League stint');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-news-Dillon-Jones-records-first-triple-double-in-brief-OKC-G-League-stint.jpg"></figure><h1>Dillon Jones records first triple-double in brief Thunder G League stint</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-23T07:46:01-08:00">November 23rd, 7:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-23T07:46:01-08:00">November 23rd, 7:46am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Oklahoma City Thunder</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-prospect-erupts-seven-threes-g-league-win" rel="noopener">Adam Flagler drained seven threes en route to 31 points</a> for Oklahoma City Blue in the first leg of a back-to-back, Thunder rookie Dillon Jones notched a triple-double (12 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds) in his G League debut. The 26th overall pick, alongside forward Ousmane Dieng, was assigned to join the Blue Friday afternoon. Jones helped secure a 104-97 win against the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.</p><p>After limiting their opponent to ten third-quarter points, Jones and Flagler, who scored a team-high 26 points, led the Blue down the stretch. Blue head coach Kameron Woods, who was so intuned with Jones impacting both ends of the floor, didn’t <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvX2IVubEuw" rel="noopener">realize</a> Dillon’s impressive feat until the game ended.</p><p>“I didn’t even notice it,” Woods said. “But I think it just speaks to his impact. We know he can do that. When he’s out there, he just sees the game. He sees it a step ahead. I thought he made some really good passes that didn’t end up as assists. But, he’s a willing mover of the basketball, and for our group, that’s great.”</p><p>Flagler connected on five threes in the win. He also finished with four assists and three steals. Branden Carlson recorded a double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds), and Dieng added two points and three rebounds in seven minutes before he suffered a hand injury that ended his night early. Woods couldn’t provide an update on Dieng’s status.</p><h2><b>Kameron Woods wowed by Dillon Jones’ impact</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-rookie-Dillon-Jones.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid a five-day rest, head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-mark-daigneault-fed-free-throw-numbers">Mark Daigneault addressed the Thunder’s free-throw shooting disparity</a> ahead of his first-round rookie forward Dillon Jones’ triple-double performance. After Friday’s win, Blue coach Kameron Woods praised Jones for adapting to his environment immediately.</p><p>He also believes the G League experience will help Jones develop as a rookie in 2024-25.</p><p>“It’s been fun. He’s a great guy to coach. I think I’ve said it before; he wants all the answers to the test,” Woods said. “He competes at a really high level. He’s really smart. So, you can plug him around any group. He’s played now with the summer league team that looks a little different. He’s played with the Thunder that looks different, and now he’s played with the Blue. I think the biggest compliment to him is you can plug him in on any team in any role, and he’ll find a way to impact the game — which is nice.”</p><p>After Friday’s win, Jones, Dieng, and Carlson were <a href="https://x.com/Joe_Sway/status/1860161618556125409" rel="noopener">recalled back</a> up to the Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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