Oklahoma City Thunder center Nenad Krstic has visa approved, should be in uniform Tuesday

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BY DARNELL MAYBERRY
Published: January 5, 2009

Thunder center Nenad Krstic has had his work visa approved and is now eligible to play in Tuesday night's game against New York.


Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti gives new center Nenad Krstic his Oklahoma City Thunder jersey, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at the Thunder practice facility in Oklahoma City. PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN

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Thunder coach Scott Brooks did not say whether Krstic would play against the Knicks, but Krstic was expected to be in uniform.

Krstic signed with the Thunder on Dec. 30. He played with the New Jersey Nets for four seasons after being drafted in 2002 and has been playing in Russia for the last year.


 


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David from Purcell.....you are the joke my friend!!
David, Yukon - Jan 6, 2009 at 7:48 am
Billy, you are probably correct: "they will get better" hard to get any worse but they did manage to do just that since last year when they won a horrible 20 games. This year not only are they the worst team on the league (2nd worse team has 7 wins and the next 3 teams tied for 3rd worst have 8 wins each...double the number of wins for the Thunder). They are on track to break a 35 year old record and be the worst team in the history of the league (9 wins). Maybe they can pull a 10 win season out. Was anyone realistically expecting a playoff contender the 1st year here? No, of course not, but think most expected a team that would be at least as good as last years if not a little better. After all that was the line being spun by Bennett ... playing in a newer arena...great fan support (18,500+ avg), even though there were a couple of times players hinted that it was the strong fan support that is causing them to lose (too distracting and they are trying too hard to get a win for the fans at home). The young team line is getting a little, well, old if you will. Yes some of the players are young but they are not inexperienced guys off the street. Aren't all of them either high school or college basketball stars respectively? And doesn't the team have another year of experience and they have gotten worse? Is THIS what you are talking about when you said "enjoy having the team here or shut up"? if the fans don't expect more out of the team, don't be surprised when they keep performing the same way. Why should they try any harder or get more wins when they get paid the same win or lose...the Ford is well within a 1,000 of capacity (even with the terrible record)? After nearly every loss a player or coach would say something to the effect, "we dug ourselves into a hole that we couldn't quite get out of...we have to play for all 4 quarters...we have to play for all 48 minutes". Now most fans would be ok with a team that tries hard and gives it their best shot, but overall, the Thunder has not been doing that (and by their quotes, they know it too). After all, these aren't high school or college "kids", but adults who are getting paid extremely well.
Larry, Oklahoma City - Jan 6, 2009 at 2:45 am
Sam Presti is he the genius everyone made him out to be?
Theus, Oklahoma city - Jan 5, 2009 at 11:06 pm
GOOD TEAMS DO NOT RELOCATE!!! It's not a secret. Deal with it. I've never encountered such a group of crybabies, this team has alot of young talent, they will be better, be patient and enjoy having the team here or shut up and find something else to whine about.
Billy, Oklahoma City - Jan 5, 2009 at 10:20 pm
David from "Purcell" is my new boyfriend. He hates the dunder just like I do. It's a match made in heaven.
paul, yukon - Jan 5, 2009 at 9:38 pm
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4 wins and 18.5 back and it is only January. What a joke this team has turned out to be. Go ahead and call me a traitor but if OK was going to get a team it should be either a good one or an expansion team. No wonder Seattle didn't want them. You can think the Sonics fans are mad but believe me, they aren't. They are glad an embarassment like the Blunders is in OK where people don;t know a loser when they see one. Sorry OK. We want a team but not this train wreck.
David, Purcell - Jan 5, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Jillblowme from Seattle a little bitter?

Haha
Rick, Ok.City - Jan 5, 2009 at 7:05 pm
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Jillblowme from Seattle a little bitter?

Haha
Rick, Ok.City - Jan 5, 2009 at 6:16 pm
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Geez, could Presti look any dorkier than he does in that picture? Yes sir, he belongs as well.
Jill, Oklahomo City - Jan 5, 2009 at 5:57 pm
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Perfect, my fantasy forward Al Harrington plays against the Blunder Tuesday and this is just one more stiff for him to take advantage of. He's gonna fit right in with the Blunder...ahahahahahaha 4-30 NEXT!!!
Jill, Oklahomo City - Jan 5, 2009 at 5:56 pm
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Send Steven Hill somewhere overseas. He stunk at Arkansas, he's not NBA caliber. Not even D League caliber. Oh well, not our problem anymore, he got cut in place of "Nads" (what a great nickname that would be).
Billy, Oklahoma City - Jan 5, 2009 at 4:17 pm
No, he's the Serbian version of Yao.
Matt, The Village - Jan 5, 2009 at 3:12 pm
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bring back steven hill
jay, edmond - Jan 5, 2009 at 3:00 pm
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it won't happen but watch this guy turn his career totally around
Bryan, Lawton - Jan 5, 2009 at 2:53 pm
Is this Russia's version of Yao?
burt, edmond - Jan 5, 2009 at 2:53 pm
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It's Nenad time!
Ed Lova, Oklahoma City - Jan 5, 2009 at 2:44 pm

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