{"id":280965,"date":"2025-10-06T04:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280965\/"},"modified":"2025-10-06T04:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T04:33:11","slug":"former-alabama-guard-shined-in-nba-preseason-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/280965\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Alabama Guard Shined in NBA Preseason Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Youngblood had an impressive debut with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday during his NBA preseason debut.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/attachment-900.jpg\" alt=\"Tide 100.9 logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Youngblood played 21 minutes, recording 20 points (7-of-11 shooting, 5-of-8 from 3-point range), three rebounds, and one assist. He came off the bench, making his presence known as the Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 135-114.<\/p>\n<p>Youngblood impressed during the NBA&#8217;s Summer League in Las Vegas. He averaged\u00a020 points, shot 63% from the field and 61.5% from beyond the arc, according to The Oklahoman. In a game against the Brooklyn Nets, he scored 19 points (7-of-10 shooting, 3-of-5 from 3-point range), with five rebounds and two steals in a 90-81 win. Additionally, he\u00a0posted a game-high of 21 points in a 104-85 win against the Indiana Pacers, and 14 points, one rebound, two assists, one steal, and one block in a win against the New Orleans Pelicans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Youngblood earned an Exhibit 10 contract with the Thunder this summer. He will likely play in the G League for the OKC Blue, but with his\u00a0efficient scoring and catch-and-shoot ability he could earn a two-way contract.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunder have one open two-way contract\u00a0remaining after already signing Branden Carlson and Brooks Barnhizer\u00a0to two-way deals. The team is currently using its training camp to evaluate players like Youngblood to fill the final spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Crimson Tide Sinks the Commodores in BDS, 30-14<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Wins Instant Classic vs. Georgia 24-21<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Rolls Over ULM 73-0 in 2025 Home Opener<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n<p>Alabama Rolls Over Wisconsin at Home 38-14<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Wyatt Fulton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chris Youngblood had an impressive debut with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday during his NBA preseason debut.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":280966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[135439,7890,135441,135442,135443,1260,135444,62,135445,399,135446,135447,135448,135449,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-280965","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-alabama-mens-basketball","9":"tag-articles","10":"tag-big-noon-sports","11":"tag-inside-the-locker-room","12":"tag-martin-houston-show","13":"tag-nba","14":"tag-on-air","15":"tag-sports","16":"tag-t-town-sports-daily","17":"tag-television","18":"tag-the-game-with-ryan-fowler","19":"tag-the-gary-harris-show","20":"tag-the-millers-edge","21":"tag-tide-tonight","22":"tag-united-states","23":"tag-unitedstates","24":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115325357632423095","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=280965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/280965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/280966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=280965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=280965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=280965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}