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Darius Bazley
Darius Bazley
20-Year-Old ForwardF
Oklahoma City Thunder
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Bazley's journey to the NBA was an unconventional one. He originally committed to play at Syracuse as a five-star recruit out of high school before electing to bypass college and play in the G League. He then elected to bypass the G League and interned at New Balance to go along with his endorsement deal. Even though he spent a year away from competitive basketball, Bazley's physical tools are enough for him to remain an intriguing prospect. At 6-foot-10 with a 7-foot wingspan, Bazley boasts the frame of a prototypical versatile forward in today's NBA, but he has a long way to go as a fairly raw prospect. Given the number of versatile athletes Oklahoma City already has on its roster, it may be a year or two before Bazley becomes a reliable contributor at the next level. He was also underwhelming at summer league, averaging 4.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 blocks across 21.7 minutes in four appearances. Read Past Outlooks
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Height 6'8"
Weight 208
DOB 6/12/2000
College Princeton High School (Ohio)
Drafted 1st Rd, #23 in 2019
$Signed a two-year, $4.68 million contract with the Thunder in July of 2019.
Personal Bio

Darius Denayr Bazley was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in June of 2000. Bazley started his high school hoops career at Finneytown High School in Springfield Township, Ohio. After a transfer, he eventually starred for Cincinnati's Princeton High School basketball club, earning Ohio Division 1 All-State First Team and All-Ohio USA Today First Team honors as a senior. Bazley enjoys listening to Earth, Wind and Fire. His favorite movie is "Green Book", and he is a big fan of the Houston Texans. Bazely enjoys watching HGTV and considers interior decorating his hidden talent. Follow him on Instagram (@dariusbazley).

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Bazley's journey to the NBA was an unconventional one. He originally committed to play at Syracuse as a five-star recruit out of high school before electing to bypass college and play in the G League. He then elected to bypass the G League and interned at New Balance to go with an endorsement deal. As an 18-year-old at 6-foot-8 with a seven-foot wingspan, Bazley boasts the frame of a prototypical versatile forward for today's NBA. He also averaged 15.4 points, 10.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks during his senior season at Princeton High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. That intriguing combination of size and high-school production led the Thunder, via a trade with the Jazz, to select Bazley with the 23rd overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft.

Scores 23 points in win
FOklahoma City Thunder
August 10, 2020
Bazley exploded for 23 points (8-13 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 2-2 FT) while adding seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in 26 minutes off the bench during Sunday's win over the Wizards.
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Bazley has routinely logged 20-plus minutes off the bench since the league resumed July 30, and he has scored in double digits in three of his five Orlando appearances. That said, this 23-point performance was his highest scoring output of the season by a considerable margin -- his previous best was a 17-point effort against the Pelicans on Nov. 2.
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Transaction History
  • June 20, 2019
    Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 2019 NBA Draft and signed his rookie contract shortly thereafter.
  • July 6, 2019
    Traded by the Utah Jazz with Grayson Allen, Jae Crowder, Kyle Korver and a 2020 1st round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for Mike Conley.
  • July 7, 2019
    Signed a two-year contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Logs team-high 26 minutes
FOklahoma City Thunder
July 26, 2020
Bazley supplied 13 points (4-8 FG, 2-6 3Pt, 3-6 FT), seven rebounds, one steal and one block in 26 minutes during Sunday's 102-97 scrimmage win over the 76ers.
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Playing pickup, presumably healthy
FOklahoma City Thunder
June 5, 2020
Bazley (knee) was seen playing pickup games in Oklahoma City this week and is presumably healed from his right knee sprain, Erik Horne of The Athletic reports.
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Out at least one month
FOklahoma City Thunder
Knee
February 10, 2020
Bazley was diagnosed with a right knee bone bruise and will be re-evaluated in four-to-six weeks, Royce Young of ESPN.com reports.
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Leaves with knee sprain
FOklahoma City Thunder
Knee
February 9, 2020
Bazley sustained a right knee sprain and won't return to Sunday's game versus the Celtics, Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman reports.
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Scores 15 in 30 minutes as starter
FOklahoma City Thunder
January 25, 2020
Bazley put up 15 points (5-6 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-4 FT), six rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 30 minutes during Saturday's 113-104 victory over the Timberwolves.
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