Erik Horne on the Thunder announcing Bob Beyer as a new assistant coach: “The Thunder officially announced the hire of former Detroit assistant Bob Beyer as an assistant coach on Monday. Beyer spent the last four seasons in Detroit, most recently serving as an assistant head coach the last two seasons under Stan Van Gundy. It was with Van Gundy in Orlando where Beyer coached from 2007-12, helping the Magic to five consecutive postseason appearances, including the 2009 NBA Finals. Beyer comes to Oklahoma with experience in Big 12 country, as he served under Bob Knight at Texas Tech from 2001-03.