Washington continues to haunt the Thunder six months later. His career-best playoff series against OKC was one of the main reasons it exited the playoffs in the second round. The

Aaron Wiggins #21 of the Oklahoma City Thunder drives to the basket during the third quarter of the Emirates NBA Cup game against the Phoeni

After the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 99-83 in their first NBA Cup matchup on Friday, head coach Mark Daigneault expressed his continuous frustration with his team not earning enough trips to the free-throw line.

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Kenrich Williams talked to the local media after practice. Daigneault discussed their upcoming NBA Cup group game against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Williams discussed his return from offseason knee surgery.

Daigneault addressed the Thunder's minus-22 differential against the Suns and lackluster free-throw rate through their first 13 games.