(Editorโs 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,ย click here.)
With the 2021-22 regular season now officially in the books, the Oklahoma City Thunder (24-58) finished their season with theย 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 twenty-first player in the installment is Georgios Kalaitzakis, who played 13 total games his rookie season between the Milwaukee Bucks and Thunder. For this exercise, his four games with the Thunder will be the only ones evaluated.
2021-22 statistics
17.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists on 46.4 percent shooting and 36.4 percent three-point shooting in four games with the Thunder.
Significant Advanced Statistics
3P-plus: 103
Catch & shoot threes: 33.3 percent on 4.5 attempts
Contract
2021-22 with the Thunder: $37,200
Thoughts
Georgios Kalaitzakis was one of the several 10-day signings the Thunder added on for the final handful of games of the season due to the amount of injuries that piled up. Because of this, while Kalaitzakis appeared in just four games, he totaled 166 minutes for an average of over 41 minutes a night.
The 2021 60th overall pick was signed by the Thunder in late December and would spend the next three months with the G Leagueโs Oklahoma City Blue before being signed onto the Thunder. As Thunder general manager Sam Presti admitted in his exit interview, he wished he wouldโve signed players like Kalaitzakis a lot sooner than he did due to the amount of injuries and minutes that were given to those available.
With the Thunder…
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