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The Oklahoma City Thunder have signed center Branden Carlson to a second 10-day contract, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti.

Carlson (7-0, 220) has appeared in 13 games for the Thunder this season after originally being signed on November 16. The Utah native scored a career-high 11 points and grabbed four rebounds in a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 16 and has totaled 37 points and 23 rebounds in 81 minutes of action this season.

In five games (all starts) for the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA's G League, Carlson has averaged 15.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.20 blocks in 25.6 minutes per contest.