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As promised, I'm starting a Player of the Day series to tide us over through the long offseason. With weekend skips it should eat at least a little of the time leading up to training camp. Hope you guys enjoy.

SCHEDULE:
Week 1: Starters
Aug 28: Russell Westbrook
Aug 29: Paul George
Aug 30: Steven Adams
Aug 31: Patrick Patterson
Sept 1: Andre Roberson

Week 2: Bench
Sept 4: Enes Kanter
Sept 5: Alejandro Abrines
Sept 6: Raymond Felton
Sept 7: Jerami Grant
Sept 8: Doug McDermott

Week 3: Deep Bench
Sept 11: Terrance Ferguson
Sept 12: Dakari Johnson
Sept 13: Semaj Christon
Sept 14: Josh Huestis
Sept 15: Kyle Singler

Week 4: Odds and Ends
Sept 16: Daniel Hamilton
Sept 17: Billy Donovan
Sept 18: Sam Presti
Sept 19: TBD
Sept 20: TBD



http://www.nba.com/playerfile/josh_huestis/
https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/huestjo01.html

25 years old
Drafted 2014 out of Yale with the 29th pick by the Oklahoma City Thunder
6'7"
230lb

Questions for the upcoming season:

1: How much will he play? Will he play at all?
2: Given OKC's forward issues, do you think he can contribute something?
3: Why do he and Fred Katz have a blood feud?
4: Chances he's traded?

and any others you want to add

Andre Roberstan wrote:1: How much will he play? Will he play at all?
2: Given OKC's forward issues, do you think he can contribute something?
3: Why do he and Fred Katz have a blood feud?
4: Chances he's traded?

and any others you want to add

1. Still never except garbage time.

2. I'd personally try it but I'm assuming they see something, so I guess not?

3. I think it's the most wonderful twitter bromance there is, though Steven's coming for him.



4. Literally no clue. He's likely salary filler, that's about all I see. Seems like a great smart kid, but don't think he ever really sees the court.

Andre Roberstan wrote:1: How much will he play? Will he play at all?
2: Given OKC's forward issues, do you think he can contribute something?
3: Why do he and Fred Katz have a blood feud?
4: Chances he's traded?

1) Not enough.
2) Yes, at both SF and PF.
3) Huestis is a Hatfield and Katz is a McCoy.
4) Very low. They are already in the tax and I don't see them adding significant salary to want to use him to balance salary. If he gets some early playing time and performs he might be part of a package for a veteran if Presti/Donovan don't trust him with playoff minutes.

I didn't realize he was a first round pick. I thought he was a second round guy. I would like to see him get a shot. Let him go somewhere else if we aren't going to use him.

Knrstz wrote:I didn't realize he was a first round pick. I thought he was a second round guy. I would like to see him get a shot. Let him go somewhere else if we aren't going to use him.

He was a first round pick only because he and the FO agreed to choose him in the first round if Huestis agreed to a two way contract. Probably would have been a second round guy otherwise. That said I really don't see why they don't want to play him. I hope he gets some opportunity because it feels like we've been unfair so far.

He's one of the more perplexing situations on the team. None of us know what the **** is going on. We can play Semaj Christon and Kyle Singler...But not Huestis? But why hang on to him? Isn't Jerami Grant+Roberson enough in the way of offensively inept defensive athletic types? Why not give him some kind of chance?

We may never know.

InTheSabonus wrote:He's one of the more perplexing situations on the team. None of us know what the **** is going on. We can play Semaj Christon and Kyle Singler...But not Huestis? But why hang on to him? Isn't Jerami Grant+Roberson enough in the way of offensively inept defensive athletic types? Why not give him some kind of chance?

We may never know.

Totally agree with you and it's almost inconceivable that Singler played before Huestis considering how atrocious he has been for a long time now. Just from the little I've seen from Huestis he definitely has a much higher upside than Grant or Roberson and his shooting form is technically solid. Hope he gets a chance.