(Editorβs 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,Β click here.)
With the 2021-22 regular season now officially in the books, the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-58) finished their season with theΒ 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 eighteenth player in the installment is Jaylen Hoard, who made the most of his 10-day contract by recording four 15-rebound games.
2021-22 statistics
14.7 points, 12 rebounds, 2.4 assists on 48.9 percent shooting and 36 percent three-point shooting in seven games.
Significant Advanced Statistics
Total rebound percentage: 18 percent
Contested rebounds: 4.0
Rebound chances: 19.6
PER: 18.0
Contract
2021-22: $192 thousand
Thoughts
Jaylen Hoard made the absolute most of his final 10 days with the team as he was signed on late due to the amount of injuries the Thunder were dealing with. Hoard ended up playing in six games, where he averaged nearly 40 minutes a night and finished with four 15-rebound games that includes a pair of 20-rebound performances.
Hoardβs board game was pretty shocking to say the least as he grabbed them at a historic pace. Hoardβs six game trip also included three 20-plus point performances. All in all, Hoard was great during his 10-day visit and was arguably the best player on the Thunder for the final six games of their regular season.
Now how much of that can be taken under serious consideration is up for debate. On one hand, Hoard definitely deserves credit for playing so well against NBA competition and taking advantage of…
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