Joe Mussatto

4 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto

Steve Dubzinski is often asked a variation of the same question: Did you ever see Mark Daigneault becoming this? The “this” part of that prompt has only gotten more unbelievable with time. Did Dubzinski, Daigneault’s high school basketball coach in Leominster, Massachusetts, ever see Daigneault becoming an NBA head coach? Coaching in the All-Star Game?? In the NBA Finals??? “I knew he was gonna be successful, and he wanted to coach,” Dubzinski told The Oklahoman. “Where that journey was going to end?

4 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Joe Mussatto

Steve Dubzinski is often asked a variation of the same question: Did you ever see Mark Daigneault becoming this? The “this” part of that prompt has only gotten more unbelievable with time. Did Dubzinski, Daigneault’s high school basketball coach in Leominster, Massachusetts, ever see Daigneault becoming an NBA head coach? Coaching in the All-Star Game?? In the NBA Finals??? Advertisement“I knew he was gonna be successful, and he wanted to coach,” Dubzinski told The Oklahoman.

4 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joel Lorenzi |Justin Martinez |Jenni Carlson |Joe Mussatto

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals. Who will win? Here's how The Oklahoman sports staff see the NBA Finals playing out:Thunder in 5: I'm on the fence about whether it'll be five or six games, but I'll go five out of selfishness for Thunder fans. Winning the title at home would be way cooler than having it happen on the road. The Pacers will be a challenge, no doubt about that.

5 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto

• The 2025 NBA Finals features the Thunder and Pacers, two teams shaped by trades involving Paul George. • George, drafted by Indiana in 2010, was traded to Oklahoma City in 2017 and then to the Clippers in 2019. • Both the Thunder and Pacers benefited from the ripple effects of the George trades, ultimately leading them to the Finals. The Paul George Invitational, also known as the 2025 NBA Finals, is set. Thunder vs.

6 days ago | oklahoman.com | Joe Mussatto

• The Oklahoma City Thunder reached the NBA Finals six years after trading Paul George to the Los Angeles Clippers. • Key trades involving Paul George and Russell Westbrook in 2019 initiated a rebuild that involved acquiring draft picks and young talent like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. • Strategic draft picks, such as Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace, along with the key acquisition of Alex Caruso, contributed to the Thunder's success.