<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-aleksej-pokusevski-ankle-injury-training-camp');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski dealt injury blow ahead of training camp');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Thunder-news-Aleksej-Pokusevski-dealt-injury-blow-ahead-of-training-camp.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski dealt injury blow ahead of training camp</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-20T12:33:40-07:00">September 20th, 12:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-20T12:34:17-07:00">September 20th, 12:34pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder were one of the surprise teams during the 2022-23 NBA season, as they came within a couple wins of claiming a playoff spot in the Western Conference. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/shai-gilgeous-alexander-real-mvp-candidate-2023-24-thunder" rel="noopener">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was fantastic</a> and this roster showed a lot of promise. Entering the 2023-24 season, they will be looking to build off of last season’s success, but they will have to do so without Aleksej Pokusevski.</p><p>On Wednesday, the team announced that <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1704573796986835375?s=20" rel="noopener">Pokusevski sustained a right ankle sprain</a> during an offseason workout in Oklahoma City. As a result, he will be re-evaluated in approximately six weeks, putting him on the sidelines for the start of training camp.</p><p>Even though he could resume activities before or after this six-week window laid out by the team, he is expected to be out for the entirety of the preseason for the Thunder. Pokusevski is also unlikely to be available for the first few weeks of the regular season.</p><p>This is a big season for Pokusevski, as he is entering the final year of his rookie contract. The Thunder did not look to offer him a contract extension in the offseason, meaning he will need to prove himself over the course of the 82-game season in order to remain with the team.</p><p>Injuries have derailed the Serbian forward’s potential through the years, as he played in just 45 games during the 2020-21 season, as well as 34 games this past year. Even this offseason, Pokusevski has had to deal with rehabbing an injury. Back in June, he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-aleksej-pokusevski-suffers-fracture-to-arm-during-off-season-workout" rel="noopener">suffered a small fracture</a> in his upper right arm during a workout.</p><p>Set to turn 22 years old in December, the Thunder big man still holds a solid amount of potential given his size and shooting abilities. In a total of 140 career games in Oklahoma City, Pokusevski has averaged 7.9 points and 4.9 rebounds per game while shooting 30.1 percent from three-point range. His 36.5 three-point shooting percentage during the 2022-23 season was the highest of his career.</p><p>With Poku set to be on the sideline to begin the year, the Thunder will likely turn to Davis Bertans, Ousmane Dieng and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at the forward positions. Chet Holmgren is preparing to make his debut with the team to begin the new season, so more minutes will likely be allocated his way as well.</p><p>Pokusevski will once again have to try and battle his way back from an injury with the Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski dealt injury blow ahead of training camp

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-aleksej-pokusevski-suffers-fracture-to-arm-during-off-season-workout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski suffers fracture to arm during off-season workout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Thunder_news_Aleksej_Pokusevski_suffers_fracture_to_arm_during_off-season_workout.jpeg"></figure><h1>Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski suffers fracture to arm during off-season workout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-01T18:35:12-07:00">June 1st, 6:35pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-02T05:22:12-07:00">June 2nd, 5:22am</time><address><a>James Salmon</a>James is a published author, sports writer and editor from Melbourne, Australia. 'Sport's Greatest Statistical Anomalies' is his book, and aside from being a BRILLIANT read, is testament to his love of all things sport, and in particular stats. A Nets fan, James yearns for the days of yesteryear, when playoffs were all but irrelevant and the likes of Caris Levert and Jarrett Allen were running the show.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski has suffered a small fracture to his right humerous during an off-season workout. There is no exact timeline on how long he will be out <a href="https://twitter.com/joe_mussatto/status/1664406814312603651" rel="noopener">for at this</a> point, but he is expected to be re-evaluated in four to six weeks.</p><p>Pokusevski has been no stranger to injury since he was drafted to the Thunder with the 17th pick in 2020. In his first season, the Serbian played 45 of a possible 72 games, missing with a raft of smaller injuries, while in 2021-22 he played 61 games. Last season injuries really took their toll, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-okc-hit-with-brutal-aleksej-pokusevski-injury-blow" rel="noopener">a leg injury</a> sustained just after Christmas forcing him to essentially miss the rest of the season.</p><p>Standing at 7’0″ and with both potential shooting and ball-handling ability, Pokusevski is a unique talent. As with all players of his ilk, however, he requires plenty of development to reach his potential, and an inability to stay on the court has so far significantly hindered that development.</p><p>In his three seasons in the league his numbers haven’t really progressed, but he has certainly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-aleksej-pokusevski-goes-full-magic-johnson-with-sweet-behind-the-back-move" rel="noopener">shown glimpses of his ability</a>. On the 3rd of April, 2022, he became the 12th youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double, scoring 17 points, grabbing ten boards and dishing out 12 assists in what proved to be his last game of the season, against the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>For the time being, those glimpses have been just that, but at just 21 years of age Aleksej Pokusevski still has time to prove his worth at NBA level. His susceptibility to injury, however, certainly won’t help. Fortunately this one won’t keep him off the NBA floor, but he and the Thunder will no doubt be eager for him to have as much time on the court in the lead-up to next season as possible.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder’s Aleksej Pokusevski suffers fracture to arm during off-season workout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-okc-hit-with-brutal-aleksej-pokusevski-injury-blow');   ga('set', 'title', 'Thunder hit with brutal Aleksej Pokusevski injury blow');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Aleksej-Pokusevski-Thunder.jpg"></figure><h1>Thunder hit with brutal Aleksej Pokusevski injury blow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-12-28T18:14:03-08:00">December 28th, 6:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-12-28T18:15:23-08:00">December 28th, 6:15pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Oklahoma City Thunder are hit with another painful injury blow, with Aleksej Pokusevski expected to <a href="https://twitter.com/espn_macmahon/status/1608277834648141824" rel="noopener">miss several weeks</a> after suffering a lower-body injury in last Tuesday’s meeting against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-ejected-in-second-quarter-vs-thunder" rel="noopener">San Antonio Spurs</a> at home (via Tim MacMahon of ESPN).</p><p><i>Aleksej Pokuševski sustained a non-displaced tibial plateau fracture in his left leg and will be reevaluated in 6-8 weeks, Thunder announce.</i></p><p>Aleksej Pokusevski played in only two minutes in the Spurs game before exiting with the injury. He posted just three points, a rebound, and a block in that contest. Losing Pokusevski, even temporarily, hurts the Thunder, who have been getting good numbers from the 7-footer this season. So far in the 2022-23 NBA campaign, Pokusevski is averaging 8.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.3 blocks per game.</p><p>Aleksej Pokusevski now joins rookie Chelm Holmgren on the sidelines, leaving the Thunder’s frontcourt stretched even thinner. Holmgren was declared done for the rest of the season before he even played his first regular-season game in the NBA after suffering an injury prior to the 2022-23 season.</p><p>Although the Thunder entered the season not expected to contend for even a spot in the NBA playoffs, the team still would have wanted to see more of Aleksej Pokusevski as part of his development. Poku remains an intriguing project for Oklahoma City, but if developed well, he could become an incredible weapon for the Thunder, given his combination of raw skill set and length.</p><p>In the meantime, the Thunder will try to cover the void left by Aleksej Pokusevski by giving Mike Muscala and Darius Bazley more minutes.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Thunder hit with brutal Aleksej Pokusevski injury blow

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Aleksej Pokusevski’s Michael Jordan mentality for triple-double game with Thunder, revealed');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Thunder-news-nmAleksej-Pokusevski_s-Michael-Jordan-mentality-for-triple-double-game-revealed.jpg"></figure><h1>Aleksej Pokusevski’s Michael Jordan mentality for triple-double game with Thunder, revealed</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-04-03T20:51:13-07:00">April 3rd, 8:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-04-03T20:51:13-07:00">April 3rd, 8:51pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aleksej Pokusevski recorded his first career triple-double on Sunday night against the league’s best team, the Phoenix Suns. Making things even better, it looked like the Oklahoma City Thunder youngster channeled Michael Jordan in the game.</p><p>Pokusevski was questionable heading to the showdown because of an illness, and according to Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault, the Serbian big man was still experiencing flu-like symptoms entering the game. Despite that, he still finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/boxscore/phoenix-suns-oklahoma-city-thunder-4-4-2022/d1feb101-a765-4237-936f-22a41cffe063" rel="noopener">lead Oklahoma City to a 117-96 victory</a>.</p><blockquote>“He had flu like symptoms, he was shaking some of that off early. They pressured him playing the point, but once he calibrated that he was really good. He did it all today, even defensively. He was really, really good,” Daigneault shared, per <a href="https://twitter.com/Rylan_Stiles/status/1510791453555011591" rel="noopener">Rylan Stiles of Locked on Thunder</a>.</blockquote><p>So can we now say that Aleksej Pokusevski just had his own Flu Game a la Michael Jordan?</p><p>While it might be a meaningless game for both teams and it’s not even a playoff or a Finals game with a lot on the line, what Pokusevski did was certainly impressive. After all, not a lot of players can record a triple-double in such condition. Scoring and defending are already difficult, but the 20-year-old did more than just that and actually picked the Suns’ defense apart using his height and basketball IQ.</p><p>Pokusevski is now the 12th youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double. Moreover, the Thunder now have five of the 12 triple-doubles made by a player aged 20 or younger this season–with Josh Giddey owning four of that alongside Poku’s latest one.</p><p>The second-year Pforward didn’t have the best start to the 2021-22 season, and he even found himself playing in the G League as he struggles to get minutes in the Thunder rotation. But with the injury to Darius Bazley and absences of Shai Gilgeus-Alexander and Giddey, Pokusevski got then chance to play point-forward and show the variety of skills he possess.</p><p>It is clear that Pokusevski is gaining more confidence in every game, and if he continues to develop and polish his versatile skillset, it won’t be long before he gets a regular spot in the rotation. It won’t be easy, but he has definitely proven that he has the tools to make it happen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Aleksej Pokusevski’s Michael Jordan mentality for triple-double game with Thunder, revealed

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Case in point: Aleksej Pokuševski, who pulled off this Showtime-esque move in the preseason.</p><p>Pokuševski channeled his inner Magic Johnson and did this beautiful combo sequence in the Thunder’s preseason game against the Denver Nuggets. (<a href="https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1448831410903658499">via @okcthunder on Twitter</a>)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">NOW THAT'S SOME MAGIC<a href="https://twitter.com/aleksejpokusevs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@aleksejpokusevs</a> ↔️ <a href="https://twitter.com/JCREarl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@JCREarl</a> <a href="https://t.co/cEsATvnjFS" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/cEsATvnjFS</a></p><p>— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) <a href="https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1448831410903658499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 15, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>SPICY! Pokuševski has been flying under the radar for casual NBA fans, but the kid has the potential to be something special. This play is a showcase of what he can do for the Thunder: after evading the first defender with a behind-the-back dribble, he shook the defender with a hypnotic combo dribble that ended in a sweet behind-the-back pass to Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. He then cut to the rim and received an easy pass to complete this beautiful play.</p><p>Pokuševski entered the NBA draft as a raw, rail-thin center prospect with ball-handling and playmaking skills. He was drafted in 2020 by the Thunder with the 17th pick. He didn’t have eye-popping stats in his rookie year: averaging only 8.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.2 assists. However, with a year’s worth of experience under his belt, Poku is ready to prove his worth to the Thunder organization.</p><p>The Thunder is undergoing a rebuild this season, but they have some exciting prospects that they can build on. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is looking like the NBA franchise point guard they need after Westbrook’s departure, and he’s looking to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/buy-shai-gilgeous-alexander-stock-before-he-blows-up-for-the-thunder-next-season/">bounce back</a> from a meh 2020 season. Lu Dort made a name for himself in the bubble for doing an admirable defensive job on James Harden.</p><p>With SGA, Dort, and new rookie Josh Giddey joining Aleksej Pokuševski in the lineup, the Thunder are looking like a must-watch NBA League Pass team, if only for their highlights on the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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