Alexei Pokushevsky exploded again after his “rural”

The second season of his NBA career is not going as he expected or as the Thunder expected. Alexei Pokushevsky took a step back in the early months of the 2021-22 season, finding himself in the G-League, losing his spot in the top five even at the Blues, but showing his worth again with his return to the Oklahoma City team can at the highest level. He’s got impressive numbers in the last three games, he’s exploded like he exploded after his little league rivals last year and it’s no coincidence.

In the three games against the Kings, Raptors, and Sixers, Pokusevski averaged 14.4 points with 66% on shots overall and 50% on 3-points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.3 steals, 1 block, only 1.3 errors and 1.7 fouls per 29 involvement. The Thunder dropped 10, 19 and 13 points respectively but are improving their young players and the results are the last thing they care about right now. It took the Serbian striker a long time, he took the chance, he regained his coach’s trust and maybe we’ll see him as a regular soon.

Last year, Pokushevsky had 13 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and a block per 31.4 minutes in 15 games since his G-League run from March 11 to April 8. That year, from the debut of the year to relegation to Oklahoma City Blue, he had just 4.6 points (23% on three points), 4 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.2 errors per 15.1 minutes in 36 games .