Back to the Oklahoma City Thunder Newsfeed

Returning stars give Thunder coach Billy Donovan a familiar foundation for fourth season

LAS VEGAS — In the sweltering days that led up to the biggest free-agent decision of the Thunder's summer, Billy Donovan broke only a literal sweat.

Donovan's a workout loyalist, and even as the coach traversed the country to plan with Thunder brass, he'd find time for a run. But as the calendar crept toward Paul George's decision day, Donovan kept his figurative cool.

“I was never thinking ‘Oh my god, oh my god, what's going to happen?'” Donovan said this week from a front-row seat at the NBA Las Vegas Summer League. “It wasn't like that.