Aleksej Pokusevski Delivers Offensive Punch Off Bench
3 years agoOklahoma City Thunder power forward Aleksej Pokusevski delivered a 10-point showing off the bench in his team's defeat to the Rockets on Friday. Pokusevski was a statistical marvel last season, shooting 28 percent from behind the arc, yet he got up an average of 4.6 shots per game from deep. Still just 19 years old, the Thunder clearly remain high on the Serbian, but his role to begin his second year in the league is a bench one; on Friday, he was instant offense, shooting 4-for-9 from the field overall, including going 2-for-7 from deep. But what makes Pokusevski an appealing fantasy prospect is his ability to pack the stat sheet, which he also did by notching seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. He's not yet relevant in the vast majority of formats, but he's a name to remember as the year moves along.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN