For the first three months of the regular seasons, things looked bleak for 20-year-old Aleksej Pokusevski as his minutes drastically decreased from his rookie year and was even struggling against G League competition during many of his Oklahoma City Blue assignments.
It was fair for Thunder fans to wonder if Pokusevski had a future beyond his rookie contract in Oklahoma City. Many knew that Pokusevski was going to be a long-term project who needed a few seasons of development to be molded into an NBA player, but being arguably the worst player in the league started to turn some fans off with his pie in the sky potential.
Well, things began to change starting February 1. After nearly a month between NBA games, Pokusevski was recalled for the Blue for the final time this season as he began a current 21 game stretch of looking like a completely different player.
