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Oklahoma City Thunder: 5 Midseason Takeaways

By Jerran Anderson

January 16, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) controls the ball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
January 16, 2017; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook (0) controls the ball against Los Angeles Clippers guard Austin Rivers (25) during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 15, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Domantas Sabonis (3) with his arm around forward Andre Roberson (21) as a time out is called against the Sacramento Kings during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-118. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 15, 2017; Sacramento, CA, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Domantas Sabonis (3) with his arm around forward Andre Roberson (21) as a time out is called against the Sacramento Kings during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Sacramento Kings 122-118. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /

5. The Thunder offense needs a third scoring option

The Oklahoma City Thunder aren’t a terrible team on offense. After all, they rank 10th in the NBA in points per game at 106.5 a contest. However, what the team could use is a third scoring option in of the starting lineup.

With the departure of Kevin Durant to Golden State and Serge Ibaka to the Orlando Magic, the Thunder have looked to Westbrook to shoulder most of the scoring load.

Westbrook is averaging 30.6 points per game and shooting guard Victor Oladipo is averaging 16.1 points per game. But after that, things get a bit shaky on offense.

Center Enes Kanter is third on the team in scoring at 14.4 points per game off the bench. Starting center Steven Adams is 12.0 points, 7.5 rebounds, 1.2 steals and a block per game in the starting lineup, which is hard to overlook.

But Adams has missed the past two games with a concussion. He is arguably the Thunder’s toughest post defender.

Between Kanter and Adams, the Thunder are getting a good amount of production. But with Andre Roberson and Domantas Sabonis also in the rotation, a change may be needed going forward for future success.

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