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Aleksej Pokuševski Waived by Thunder; Was 2020 1st-Round NBA Draft Pick
(bleacherreport.com)
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12313381
NOOOO MY DARLING BOY
Four years removed from being a first-round draft pick, Aleksej Pokuševski's tenure with the Oklahoma City Thunder has come to an end.
The Thunder announced on Friday they have waived the 22-year-old forward.
Pokuševski was originally selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2020 draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves, who traded his rights to Oklahoma City in a three-team deal that also involved the New York Knicks. He was the youngest player in that draft class The trade has turned out to be very notable for all three teams involved. Minnesota acquired the draft rights to Jaden McDaniels, while the Knicks got the rights to Immanuel Quickley.
Damn, wasn't expecting this. That's not to say he's any good or had any decent developmental uptick, just that OKC was so invested in him for so long and on a relatively cheap deal that I don't see the point of waiving him.