Thunder Acquires Bulls Guard Thabo Sefolosha?
According to a report on SI.com, the Thunder has acquired guard Thabo Sefolosha from Chicago in exchange for a 2009 first-round draft pick.
Sefolosha, a 6-7 wingman, is in his third season from Switzerland. He holds career averages 5.0 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 183 games.
Sefolosha, 24, was the 13th overall pick in the 2006 draft. He’s known as an athletic and versatile player who can rebound, defend and has a nice mix of offensive ability. Sefolosha fits the mold of a young player that Thunder general manager Sam Presti covets who can grow with the team’s current young nuclues of Kevin Durant, Jeff Green and Russell Westbrook.
Sefolosha is making $1.9 million this season and has one year remaining on his contract at $2.7 million for 2009-10.
Sefolosha is likely to start at shooting guard, replacing rookie guard Kyle Weaver.
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with this being a weak draft he is a better pick up then what we would have drafted and is young and still can develop. Plays similar to mason and will be a good long term bench player
And has been mentioned elsewhere, someone tell me who’s coming off the bench at small forward when Durant has to rest? Depth is a good thing to have.
This looks to be a pretty good little pick up here… compare it to the talent we’d draft with one of those lower 1st round picks and we may have gotten better value with Sefolosha… Or at least that’s what Presti appears to think.