Darnell Mayberry is covering the Thunder in Houston, so be sure to follow his daily notes. Some of the best comments from Day 1:

Notes from Day 1 | The Oklahoman

Pretty significant statement from Russell Westbrook in his media session today. “I think it’s very important to be able to stay with one team and stay with a great organization like we have and be able to do things like this. It’s a blessing.”

Apparently, Westbrook used to play tennis. Seriously. That’s what he said today.

Durant didn’t put himself in the top three for the regular season MVP race. “It’s LeBron and (Chris Paul) and Tony Parker for me. That’s how I look at it,” Durant said. “Those guys have the best records and they’ve done so much for their teams.”

Check it all out.