Hornets Sign Free Agent Forward Aleksej Pokusevski, Former First-round Draft Pick By The Thunder – News18

CHARLOTTE, N.C.: The Charlotte Hornets have signed free agent ahead Aleksej Pokusevski, the seventeenth general decide within the 2020 NBA draft.

Terms of the deal weren’t launched.

Pokusevski appeared in 150 video games with 65 begins in 4 seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, averaging 7.5 factors, 4.7 rebounds and a couple of.0 assists in 20.6 minutes per recreation. However, his taking part in time has dwindled with Pokusevski solely taking part in in 10 video games this season for the Thunder, averaging 1.2 factors and 1.0 rebounds in 6.0 minutes.

He is the most recent OKC participant to hitch the Hornets.

Charlotte additionally acquired guards Tre Mann and Vasilije Micic and ahead Davis Bertans in change for Gordon Hayward previous to the NBA commerce deadline.

The 22-yr-previous Pokusevski performed three skilled seasons (2017-20) in Greece with Olympiakos, changing into the youngest participant in workforce historical past to play within the EuroLeague when he performed his first recreation at 17 years, 83 days. Between Olympiakos, Olympiakos B and Olympiakos U18, Pokusevski performed in 39 video games with 27 begins, tallying 10.2 factors, 6.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.8 blocks in 20.6 minutes per contest.

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