Officially Waived: The Aleksej Pokusevski Thread

Post #1 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:35 pm

The Charlotte Hornets are expected to sign F Aleksej Pokusevski, sources tell ESPN. The Oklahoma City Thunder waived him this week. Pokusevski was the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.

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JMAC3 · Post #2 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:37 pm

Interested to see who they waive. Obvious choice is Bolden but that leaves them tiny again.
I mean I get Poku is tall, but can he play center effectively?

Post #3 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:37 pm

bye Thor (guess)

_tijo_ · Post #4 » by **_tijo_** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:38 pm

We basically got the Thunder's bench for Gordo

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:39 pm

i'm enjoying these new owners. this all feels different.

Post #6 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:40 pm

JMAC3 wrote:Interested to see who they waive. Obvious choice is Bolden but that leaves them tiny again.
I mean I get Poku is tall, but can he play center effectively?

i forgot about Bolden

LofJ · Post #7 » by **LofJ** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:40 pm

I endorse being the Eastern conference affiliate of the OKC Thunder.

MPM · Post #8 » by **MPM** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:41 pm

Hilarious.

countryboi · Post #9 » by **countryboi** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:41 pm

its been real Thor, you always had a great name

JMAC3 · Post #10 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:45 pm

Bolden was signed to 10 day on 20th so his contract is only good for a few more days.

I also won't pretend like this something I think will work haha... me a few days ago.

JMAC3 wrote:Poku is awful at basketball, easy pass.
I don't like Thor, but at least he plays defense.

Post #11 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:49 pm

it's worth a chance. we know thor sucks. poku probably sucks too, but no harm in giving him a fresh start to show if he's worth keeping. his upside is certain higher than thor.

JMAC3 · Post #12 » by **JMAC3** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:50 pm

Did it get announced Thor is gone? or is that just everyone speculation?

GiggitySmalls · Post #13 » by **GiggitySmalls** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:55 pm

The Charlotte Hornets the thunder edition! I like it, and stated a few days back that we should give him a look. If he can be a serviceable role player something thor isn't, this is a win! Hes still 22, maybe he just needed a change of scenery. I'll also take the thunders scraps on comparison our old scraps I'm a second! We had 4 or t guys that shouldn't even be sniffing the hardwood. Atleast these thunder players were around a good culture and on a winning team. I'll take it 10 times out of 10. Especially with Mann and poku, we get some young guys with potential who just never got much of a chance.

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Post #14 » by **yosemiteben** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:17 pm

LofJ wrote:I endorse being the Eastern conference affiliate of the OKC Thunder.

Panthers : Bills :: Hornets : Thunder

KembaWalker · Post #15 » by **KembaWalker** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:18 pm

New owners are killin it

wilson115 · Post #16 » by **wilson115** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:29 pm

Is there a former OKC FO guy with ties to the new ownership from their time in Atlanta or somewhere? Glad to see Poku getting a shot in any case, hope he has better luck staying healthy with a fresh start.

Post #17 » by **fatlever** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:32 pm

JMAC3 wrote:Did it get announced Thor is gone? or is that just everyone speculation?

speculation. i havent seen anything official. will prob be bolden.

Snidely FC · Post #18 » by **Snidely FC** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 9:53 pm

Pokusevski is Serbian, like Micic. Maybe that has something to do with it

Post #19 » by **luciano-davidwesley** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:07 pm

The OKC Hornets are back.

Post #20 » by **JDR720** » Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:20 pm

He averaged 8/5/2 and 1.3 blocks on 43/36/63 last season before fracturing his leg.

So he's at least better than Thor. Had a big game against Boston too.

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