Thunder Depth Takes a Hit as Cason Wallace and Jaylin Williams Exit Sunday
Status alert: Cason Wallace (shoulder), Jaylin Williams (wrist) won't return Sunday. - @UnderdogNBA
The Oklahoma City are currently running out of healthy bodies faster than a horror movie cast.
According to Underdog NBA, both and Jaylin Williams were ruled out for the rest of Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Wallace left the floor with a shoulder issue, while Williams exited with a wrist injury.
Losing two rotation guys in the exact same night is a nightmare scenario for a team trying to establish early-season dominance. Wallace has been chipping in 7.5 points per game, while Williams provides crucial frontcourt depth with 5.5 rebounds a night.
When your injury report starts looking like a CVS receipt, things are getting bleak. At this rate, the might have to start pulling guys out of the lower bowl just to run a proper 5-on-5 practice.
This is the exact type of depth crisis that makes betting on early-season basketball a complete coin flip. You can handicap a starting five all day, but when the rotation is held together by duct tape and two-way contracts, the live lines become a total guessing game.
Oklahoma City turns around to face the on Tuesday. Unless Wallace and Williams are quick healers, expect a heavy dose of the end of the bench trying to keep the ship afloat.