When OKC Thunder big man Steven Adams dictates offense flourishes

Action from the elbow

One of the biggest improvements in Oklahoma City’s offense is movement off the ball. At last, the Thunder are cutting and providing options to the ball handler. Adams is one of the primary beneficiaries of this development showing off his ability to deliver accurate passes when players are in motion.

In Oklahoma City’s first game of the season, Adams delivers an inch perfect pass to a cutting Patrick Patterson. Golden State‘s Draymond Green is all over PPat however, Adams still finds him for the And-1.

The Nick Collison Special

Despite Mr Thunder retiring last year, OKC ran a special out of bounds play at least once a game when Nick Collison was on the floor.

Westbrook throws the ball to Adams on the in bounds, fakes New Orleans guard Ian Clark toward the perimeter and instead scoots along the baseline. The big kiwi hits Russ in stride for the finish.

Much emphasis has been placed on playing Westbrook off the ball. As the greatest athlete to play the point guard position, OKC are utilizing Russ’ speed to get in behind defenses for easy buckets. If Adams is able to deliver this on a regular basis, the Thunder have at least one signature out of bounds play to rely on.