The Oklahoma City Thunder, as is known, have decided to cut Aleksej Pokusevski, a player chosen in the 2020 NBA Draft with call number 17 by the franchise now led by coach Daigneault. The Thunder coach himself wanted to express his esteem for the Serbian player when speaking to the press.
Coach Daigneault are Pokusevski: “In the four years he’s been here, he’s obviously a guy we’ve picked. He came into our program, he was very inexperienced physically, he had never played in the NBA and I didn’t think he had a great understanding of the game as a professional player. Three and a half years later, he has improved in all these aspects, and that’s what we wanted. He hasn’t been able to carve out a consistent role this season, but he’s another guy we’re rooting for. We believe in him and appreciate his commitment to our program during his time here, and I wanted to make sure we recognized that.”
Pokusevski played 150 games with the Oklahoma City Thunder averaging 7.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.