The Oklahoma City Thunder has assigned forward Andre Roberson to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League.
In 19 games (four starts) with the Thunder this season, Roberson is averaging 1.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 7.9 minutes per game.
Roberson has seen action in seven games (all starts) with the 66ers this season and recorded averages of 16.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.86 steals and 1.29 blocks in 37.3 minutes.
April 2014 Tulsa 66ers Wiretap
The Texas Legends have acquired the rights of Fab Melo in a four-team trade that sent Daniel Orton and Tyler Brown to the Maine Red Claws, the teams announced on Wednesday.
As additional components of the trade, the Erie BayHawks have traded Mustafa Shakur to the Tulsa 66ers and have received Sean Singletary from Texas.
Melo went to training camp with the Dallas Mavericks in October while Orton played 22 regular season games for the Philadelphia 76ers this season.
Rodney Bartholomew of the Tulsa 66ers was today named NBA Development League Performer of the Week for games played Monday, Jan. 13 – Sunday, Jan. 19.
Bartholomew, a 6-8, 235-pound forward from Indiana Tech led Tulsa to a 2-0 record last week, including back-to-back road wins over the Bakersfield Jam and Los Angeles D-Fenders. For the week, he averaged an NBA D-League best 32.0 points (on 68-percent shooting from the floor) to go with 16.0 rebounds.
On Jan. 18, Bartholomew scored 32 points and grabbed 17 rebounds helping the 66ers to a 114-110 win. The next night, he finished with 32 points and 15 rebounds in a 128-112 win over the D-Fenders. With the two games, Bartholomew became the first player in 66ers history to record 30 or more points and 15 or more rebounds in back-to-back games.
The honor is the first for Bartholomew, who is averaging 11.2 points and 7.9 rebounds this season.
The Oklahoma City Thunder have recalled Andre Roberson from the Tulsa 66ers of the D-League.
During his recent assignment, Roberson averaged 17.5 points and 10.5 rebounds while helping Tulsa win two road games.
Andre Roberson has been assigned to the Oklahoma City Thunder's D-League affiliate, the Tulsa 66ers.
Roberson is averaging 1.8 points in 16 games this season.