JEFF LATZKE
AP Sports Writer
OKLAHOMA CITY
Daequan Cook wants to stick around for a second season with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
One of only two players in the Thunder's rotation that aren't under contract for next season, Cook said Thursday at a basketball camp that he loves it in Oklahoma City and feels "pretty good" about the chances that he'll be back.
Cook was picked up in a trade last offseason with Miami and eventually moved into a reserve role...Read Full Story
The Miami Heat wanted to clear more cap space for free agency. The Oklahoma City Thunder wanted a shooter to boost its three-point corps What might be a win-win was struck Wednesday. The Heat traded shooting guard Daequan Cook and the No. 18 selection in tonight’s draft to the Thunder, in exchange for the No. [...]Read Full Story
When the NBA Three Point Challenge began Saturday night, Daequan Cook was certainly not looked at as the favorite to win the competition. In fact in a field of six NBA players, he was most likely thought to be eliminated in the first round. Toronto Raptors three point specialist Jason Kapono had taken the title two years running and again was expected to win the award.
Well Cook made it out of the first round, and Kapono never made it past the second, as the Miami Heat guard defeated the...Read Full Story
Cook is starting at shooting guard in place of Thabo Sefolosha and is hot. He's hit double figures in two of his last three games, but has done so in just three games this season. He's hit 17 threes in his last six games, and should continue to do so until ...
Most people only think of Cook as a bench player who comes in when the need arises to drain three point shots like no one else on the team. When head coach Scott Brooks replaced Harden in the starting lineup with Cook, I assumed the main reason was to ...
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Head coach Scott Brooks decided to start Daequan Cook in place of the injured Thabo Sefolosha instead of James Harden. The reason for this is simple. At the end of last season, everyone wanted Harden to be moved into the starting lineup over Sefolosha.
Thunder coach Scott Brooks opted to go with Cook over James Harden, who started for Sefolosha Monday night against the L.A. Clippers but was less effective alongside All-Stars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook. Brooks said he didn't make up his mind on ...
November 19, 2008 Dorell Wright is trying to be patient with his injured knee, according to Sports Illustrated . He doesn't want to risk being out even longer by coming back too soon. Our View: Wright probably won't have much fantasy value when he ...