TULSA — With the top-eight players in the Thunder’s rotation sidelined for Thursday's preseason game at BOK Center, as well as fellow rookie Ajay Mitchell with an ankle sprain, Dillon Jones’ grip on the game only tightened. He’d already stood out ...

In the past few seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder have amassed one of the better cores in the NBA, largely through the NBA Draft. Superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexa

Thunder guard Dillon Jones is focusing on improving his overall game on and off the court dbefore the start of his rookie campaign.

Dillon Jones has been covered on this site before, but it's worth bringing him up again. The rookie put up 17 points, five rebounds, and three assists in last night's preseason game against the Spurs,

Dillon is unafraid of playing any role Coach Daigneault assigns him because versatility could open doors for him. Jones was mainly a small forward throughout college but accepted playing any role, like a power forward or a small-ball center, during training camp.

On the third preseason game in four nights, the Oklahoma City Thunder sat out several players against the NBL's New Zealand Breakers. This evened the odds between both teams. The contest went from what was supposed to be an easy win for OKC to a close game it needed to sweat out.