Ajay Mitchell registered his first double-double of the season on Monday to help the Thunder defeat the Wizards.

Oklahoma City likely wasn’t expecting much playing time out of its rookies this season. And if they were expecting anything, it probably would’ve been from the team’s lottery selection, or the other first round pick. But in a surprising turn of ...

The Thunder were led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored an efficient 41 points. Isaiah Hartenstein and Ajay Mitchell both had 16-point double-doubles. Jaylin Williams made his season debut after dealing with a hamstring strain. For the Wizards, Jordan Poole had a hot 31 points. Carlton Carrington and Kyshawn George scored double-digit points.

The Thunder defeated the Washington Wizards 123-105 — a game that never felt like it was in any real possibility of losing after the first quarter. This was largely thanks to a history-making performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,