(Editor’s note: We are starting individual grades for all players from the 2021-22 Oklahoma City Thunder. To access other reviews as part of this ongoing series, click here.)
With the 2021-22 regular season now officially in the books, the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-58) finished their season with the fourth-best lottery odds. This means it is now time for individual player grades for all 26 players who suited up for the team this season during the 82 games. The grades will be determined by what the season expectations were for each player and how they lived up to them.
The eighth player in the installment is Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, who completed his rookie season. Robinson-Earl only managed to play 49 games due to a foot fracture he suffered in February. But in his limited time, Robinson-Earl showed promise as a rotation piece.
2021-22 statistics
7.5 points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.0 assists on 41.4 percent shooting and 35.2 three-point percent shooting in 49 games.
Significant Advanced Statistics
League adjusted three-point rate: 128
Corner threes: 34.8 percent shooting
Catch & shoot threes: 35.8 percent on 3.3 attempts
Total rebound percentage: 13 percent
Screen assists: 2.0
Contested shots: 7.0
Contract
2022-23: $2 million
2023-24: $1.9 million
2024-25: $2 million on a team option
Thoughts
Robinson-Earl’s rookie season went about as well as someone could have realistically hoped for. Robinson-Earl was a fixture in the starting lineup as he started in 36 of the first 44 games he played in before being forced to miss time due to his broken foot. In those 36 starts. For a second-round rookie to start that many games — even if it’s for a tanking team with the youngest roster in the league — is an impressive feat and speaks volumes at the amount of trust Robinson-Earl gained with the coaching staff in such a limited…
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