Luguentz Dort is off to a stellar start for the OKC Blue.
Through three games with the Thunder’s NBA G League affiliate, Dort is averaging 23 points and 5.3 rebounds per game.
His best outing came in the season opener against the South Bay Lakers, when he scored 35 points in 31 minutes on 12-of-19 shooting from the field.
In 21 minutes against the Winchester Knicks during the Blue’s home opener Saturday night, Dort scored 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds en route to helping OKC to a 130-114 win.
Signed as an undrafted free agent over the summer, Dort’s defensive capabilities were never a question. If the first three games are any indication, there won’t be many questions remaining about his ability to score.
OKC Blue head coach, Grant Gibbs, told Maddie Lee of The Oklahoman that it’s just a matter of brushing up his skill set.
“The talent defensively is there,” Gibbs said, “and there’s a mentality that’s hard to get out of people that I think he naturally has. But there’s a lot of fine tuning to get him to a higher level.”
Gibbs added that Dort has been coachable, and has “done a good job of just trusting the process”.
“Like, these are the things I want to work on, let’s evaluate them after every game, let’s work on them, let’s watch the film, and then the next game is an opportunity to test that out again.”
The OKC Blue returns to action Tuesday, Nov. 19 when they host the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. Tip-off is at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.