Josh Dix Flashed in Atlanta, Then Faded in Thunder's Preseason Finish
Josh Dix, a 22-year-old rookie guard out of Creighton, is wearing No. 21 for the Oklahoma City Thunder. He is not on the injury report. His preseason minutes swung from 37.5 against Atlanta to under 15 in two other games.
By the Thunder Nightly Desk · updated 1 d ago01The story of the nightA rookie guard with one big preseason nightDix stands 6-5 and 210 pounds, listed as a guard.
Dix stands 6-5 and 210 pounds, listed as a guard. He has no injury history on file and is healthy heading into the season. The clearest look at what he can do came on October 12 against Atlanta, when he played 37.5 minutes and finished with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists in a loss. The Thunder were plus-2 with him on the floor that night. Six days earlier against New Orleans, he scored 11 points with 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 30.1 minutes, with the team at minus-2 in his minutes.
02The minutes have not been steadyThe rest of the preseason told a different story.
The rest of the preseason told a different story. Dix played 13.9 minutes against Milwaukee on October 7 and scored 3 points with no rebounds or assists, and the Thunder were minus-15 with him on the court. On October 13 against Indiana, the lone win in this stretch, he grabbed 7 rebounds but scored only 2 points in 24.4 minutes. The finale against Houston on October 15 brought 4 points in 14.7 minutes with a minus-12. There are no rumors attached to his name.
