Mark Daigneault on Saturday shared who will be coaching the Thunder in summer league.
Daniel Dixon will coach the Thunder in Salt Lake City Summer League (July 5-8) and Connor Johnson will coach the Thunder in Las Vegas Summer League (July 10-20).
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Dixon, an assistant coach for player development, is entering his fourth season with the organization. He coached the Thunder’s summer league team last year in Las Vegas. Dixon played college basketball at William & Mary.
Johnson is in his sixth season with the Thunder. Before that, he spent three years as the head coach of the 76ers’ G League affiliate. Johnson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Villanova.
Just about every Thunder assistant has served a stint as a summer league head coach.
“We want to invest in all the people in the organization with all the resources we have,” Mark Daigneault said Saturday after OKC rookies Thomas Sorber and Brooks Barnhizer were introduced. “Summer League is a great opportunity to do that, draft workouts are a great opportunity to do that. These are the guys that are gonna be working with our players. I’m coaching the team, but they’re the ones on the ground level with the guys.”
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It’s not yet known if Sorber, the Thunder’s first-round pick out of Georgetown, will play in Summer League. He underwent season-ending foot surgery in February. Barnhizer also suffered a season-ending foot injury at Northwestern, but Barnhizer said Saturday that he will play in Summer League.
More: OKC Thunder injury update: Will Thomas Sorber, Brooks Barnhizer play in NBA Summer League?
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