Flurries of former Oklahoma City stars have graced the “NBA’s Rookie Ladder” since the team’s installment in 2008. Names in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, and Steven Adams have all engraved themselves into past rankings, but this year — the Thunder have been crickets on the leaderboard. That all changed Wednesday morning. For theContinue reading “Theo Maledon cracks NBA’s Rookie Ladder, Aleksej Pokusevski misses the cut”
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Aleksej Pokusevski recalled from Oklahoma City Blue
The Oklahoma City Thunder came calling back for Aleksej Pokusevski Friday, as first reported by Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman. With the announcement, the Thunder have pulled three of their four Blue assignees in the past ten days. With the lone member still in Orlando being Moses Brown. The franchise made things clear when PokusevskiContinue reading “Aleksej Pokusevski recalled from Oklahoma City Blue”
Aleksej Pokusevski, Ty Jerome, others, assigned to G-League
It’s official— rookie forward Aleksej Pokusevski, second-year guard Ty Jerome, and two-way players Moses Brown and Josh have been assigned to the Thunder’s G-League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue, per. Wednesday’s media presser. Reports of the news first circulated on Monday, when Joe Mussatto of The Oklahoman caught wind and tweeted of the news, per.Continue reading “Aleksej Pokusevski, Ty Jerome, others, assigned to G-League”
Aleksej Pokusevski Receives Nothing But Praise After Wednesday’s Polarizing Performance.
The Thunder’s 19-year-old forward Aleksej Pokusevski, had a career night vs. the Lakers on Wednesday, snagging his first career double-digit outing snagging 10 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, and three blocks in just 21 minutes of run. Pokusevski was one of the Thunder’s few bright spots in their 128-99 loss, but it was nothing shortContinue reading “Aleksej Pokusevski Receives Nothing But Praise After Wednesday’s Polarizing Performance.”
Thunder Plundered By Lakers 128-99
In the Thunder’s second game of a back-to-back set, they were plundered by the Los Angeles Lakers 128-99. This loss sent the Thunder (5-6) back to eleventh place in the Western Conference, while giving the Lakers (10-3) a better footing as the best team in the league. The Thunder never led in this one asContinue reading “Thunder Plundered By Lakers 128-99”
Aleksej Pokusevski Suffers Concussion, Ruled OUT For Monday’s Game vs. Heat
Thunder Head Coach Mark Diagneault announced on Sunday that Aleksej Pokusevski has entered the NBA’s concussion protocol after suffering a concussion in Sunday’s practice. Pokusevski’s injury took place in the team’s live drills, where he collided with another Thunder player, resulting in the concussion. Pokusevski, the 19-year-old forward, has averaged 1.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.4Continue reading “Aleksej Pokusevski Suffers Concussion, Ruled OUT For Monday’s Game vs. Heat”
Aleksej Pokusevski’s Debut Showed Off Just a Sample Size of His Capabilities. Let’s Break Down The Tape.
Going into Saturday’s game vs. the Spurs no one knew how many minutes and production Poku would bring to the team. Head Coach Mark Daigneault was not even sure on what where stood saying, “He’ll be in camp, he’ll go through the drills and compete and learn, and we’ll figure out where his starting pointContinue reading “Aleksej Pokusevski’s Debut Showed Off Just a Sample Size of His Capabilities. Let’s Break Down The Tape.”