OKC Thunder: For new Thunder players, adjustment is more than on-court

Thunder forward Taj Gibson (22) defends Los Angeles' Larry Nance Jr. (7) in his first game after being traded to Oklahoma City from Chicago. [PHOTO BY NATE BILLINGS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

Doug McDermott forgot his headphones.

They're in a junk drawer back in Chicago, casualties of a mad dash to pack pieces of a life for an unplanned move.

On Thursday, in the hours after McDermott learned the Bulls were trading him – along with teammate Taj Gibson – to the Thunder, he and his brother Nick stuffed belongings into trash bags. Clothes made the cut, as did some postgame recovery equipment.

Personal items mostly stayed put. Books were left behind, even in mid-read. The headphones, too, though that was an accident.