Thunder vs Wizards takeaways: TyTy Washington Jr. debuts for OKC in NBA Summer League loss
The Thunder made a late addition to its NBA Summer League squad Friday by adding TyTy Washington Jr. to the roster.
Washington, wearing No. 28, was thrown right into the mix. The 6-foot-3 guard played 19 minutes off the bench in the Thunder’s 105-89 loss to the Wizards on Friday afternoon in Las Vegas.
Washington finished with four points (2-of-5) and two assists.
The Thunder, on Wednesday, officially acquired Washington, Usman Garuba, Rudy Gay and a 2026 second-round pick from the Hawks in exchange for guard Patty Mills, who was on the Thunder’s roster for less than a week.
Before being dealt from the Hawks to the Thunder, both Washington and Garuba played for the Rockets.
Washington, from Phoenix, was the 29th pick in the 2022 draft.
Washington played in 31 games (two starts) as a rookie for the Rockets last season. He averaged 4.7 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Washington shot 36% from the floor and 24% from 3-point range. He went 10-of-18 (56%) from the free-throw line.
The silver lining of Washington’s rookie season was a 47 to 14 assist-to-turnover ratio.
Washington is the third Kentucky guard on the Thunder’s roster, joining Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Cason Wallace.
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Thunder tip-ins
• Washington is the only player in Thunder history to wear No. 28. He wore No. 0 for the Rockets, but Russell Westbrook’s old number is off limits in OKC.
• Thunder wing Caleb McConnell exited with an injury late in the first quarter.
• Former Sooner Tanner Groves made his summer league debut. He grabbed six rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench.
• Ousmane Dieng, Keyontae Johnson, Cason Wallace and Washington were the only Thunder roster players who played Friday. Chet Holmgren and Jaylin Williams sat on the bench in street clothes.
• Jared Butler, who was on a two-way contract with the Thunder last season, led the Thunder with 22 points. He shot 4-of-8 from 3-point range.
• Wallace had 10 points, two steals, two assists and four turnovers.
• Dieng had 17 points, five rebounds and five assists. He shot 3-of-7 from behind the arc.
• Former first-round pick Johnny Davis led the Wizards with 22 points.
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