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want to touch on 2 international rookies that are impressing in a way, both were supposedly a year or 2 away from playing much.
Omri Casspi : The Kings are 8-8 without Garcia and largely without Martin, Casspi has been one of the reasons behind that. Averages 10 PPG on 52% FG and 42% from 3 (weirdly enough heīs 17-36 from the FT line over the first 14 games) . After a weaker stretch has now scored 17, 15, 11 and 18 over his last 4.
Really fluid athlete who at 6ī8/6ī9 can play the 2/3 spots.
Averaging above his Euroleague averages btw. Also shoots more 3s at a better clip depsite the 3 pt line being farther away, allways good to see such immediate development.
Serge Ibaka : Donīt look at the numbers, try to catch a thunder game. The guy has the potential to be a game changer defensively, incredible athlete with good understanding of rotations who can do it all from Post defense, to weakside blocking and defending on switches. Just cracked the rotation , in part due to Collisonīs injury but he also leaped past Etan Thomas on the depth chart.
Thunder are 9-7 btw ! They are a really capable defensive unit as well.
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