The Thunder have signed 33-year old center Nazr Mohammed to a 1-year extension for the 2011-12 season. Mohammed played in 24 games (7 starts) for the Thunder after coming over in a deal with the Bobcats and he averaged 17.9 minutes, 6.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He played in 75 games (37 starts) overall for the Thunder & Bobcats last year and he averaged 17.1 minutes, 7.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Mohammed has now played in 771 games (340 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 17.9 minutes, 6.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. This was a smart move for the Thunder.

The Thunder picked 21-year old, 6′3″, 208 pound SG/PG Reggie Jackson with the 24th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft. Jackson played in 34 games for Boston College last year and he averaged 34.1 minutes, 18.2 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals per game. He played in 99 games in his three years in college and he averaged 28.0 minutes, 12.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. This pick kind of surprised me a little bit as Jackson is a offensive player who likes to take his shots. It’s hard to see where Jackson fits in unless the Thunder deal Thabo Sefolosha or Eric Maynor before the 2011-12 season begins.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired 33-year old center Nazr Mohammed from the Charlotte Bobcats for 24-year old power forward D.J. White and 33-year old small forward Morris Peterson. Mohammed played in 51 games (30 starts) for the Bobcats this season and he averaged 16.7 minutes, 7.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. He has now played in 747 games (333 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 17.9 minutes, 6.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Mohammed will back up Kendrick Perkins at center the rest of the season and I think he will do a good job.

D.J. White played in 23 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this season and he averaged 9.5 minutes, 2.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. White played in 42 games (0 starts) in three years with the Thunder and he averaged 10.7 minutes, 4.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game on 51.9% shooting from the floor. Mo Peterson has played in 4 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this season and he averaged 5.8 minutes, 1.0 point, 0.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.

I really like this deal for the Bobcats who are pushing all of their chips to the middle of the table.

The Thunder have acquired 26-year old center Kendrick Perkins and 26-year old guard Nate Robinson from the Celtics for 24-year old power forward Jeff Green and 27-year old center Nenad Krstic. Perkins played in 12 games (7 starts) for the Celtics this season and he averaged 26.1 minutes, 7.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game. He has now played in 454 games (335 starts) in his first 8 years in the NBA and he is averaging 22.3 minutes, 6.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.4 blocked shots per game. Perkins will move right into the starting lineup at center to add toughness and rebounding. Nate Robinson will provide instant offense off the bench. He played in 55 games (11 starts) for the Celtics this season and he was averaging 17.9 minutes, 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Robinson has now played in 393 games (72 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 23.1 minutes, 11.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game.

Jeff Green played in 49 games (all starts) for the Thunder this season and he is averaging 37.0 minutes, 15.2 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game. Green played in 289 games (261 starts) in his first four years in the NBA and he is averaging 34.5 minutes, 14.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. Green is what he is, a decent offensive player who’s not a tough guy under the basket which is what the Thunder really need out of their power forward. Serge Ibaka will replace him in the starting lineup and the Thunder will be better for it. Nenad Krstic played in 47 games (all starts) for the Thunder this season and he was averaging 21.7 minutes, 7.6 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Krstic played in 169 games (152 starts) in his three years with the Thunder and he averaged 23.1 minutes, 8.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.

I really like this trade for the Thunder as Perkins is going to give them a tough guy at center to team with new starter Serge Ibaka at power forward.

The Thunder have sent 21-year old center Byron Mullens back to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA’s D-League. Mullens has played in 12 games (0 starts) so far this year for the Thunder and he is averaging 4.7 minutes, 1.3 points and 1.6 rebounds per game on 26.3% shooting from the floor. He has now played in 25 games (0 starts) in parts of two years with the Thunder and he is averaging 4.4 minutes, 1.2 points and 1.2 rebounds per game on 31.6% shooting from the floor! Mullens has been awful but maybe he will be able to improve his game in the D-League seeing how he will likely get consistent P.T.