Oklahoma City Thunder: Draft Profile

The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the most exciting teams to watch over the past two years. They have some of the best young talents in the league such as reigning scoring champion, Kevin Durant, stud point guard, Russell Westbrook and James Harden who just got a taste of proinoiv from Meta Worldpeace. Considering that they are one of the best teams in the league you could probably tell that they are not going to have very good draft slots. OKC is projected to get one pick in the late first round. The Thunder are 3rd in points per game with 103.1, 6th in rebounds per game and 30th in assists per game with 18.5. So as you can see thier stats are pretty goood except for thier assists. There are two solutions to the situation. One Russell Westbrook could pass the basketball or they could draft a guard who can find the open man for an easy basket. If the Thunder want to improve overall as a team they should select Doron Lamb or Maquis Teague, both from Kentucky. I believe that Teague will thrive more if he heads to Miami so I think the Thunder should go for Lamb. Although Lamb was not the best passer in college, once he hits the NBA it will be more difficult to score and easier to pass. Lamb could shadow James Harden for a little while then make the jump and be an imediate impact for the Thunder. I don't think the Thunder will play him too much in his first few years because thier team is really young right now. The Thunder is another team that really does not need the draft but Lamb could only help them bring up thier assists per game.

Doron Lamb, forward for Kentucky