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Aaron Wiggins has frequently been part of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s rotation during the ’23/24 season. However, he was unexpectedly left out of the lineup in Wednesday’s victory over New Orleans.

When asked about the decision, head coach Mark Daigneault clarified that it wasn’t premeditated.

According to Joel Lorenzi of The Oklahoman, Daigneault explained, “He was live… I just thought with the start we got off to, with the groups that were out there, I just kind of rolled with them.

“And it kind of drifted him out of rotation and it wasn’t necessarily pre-planned. In fact, I was planning on using him but we were in such a good rhythm.”