In the Rookie Wire’s latest NBA power rankings this past Monday and the Oklahoma City Thunder jumped up a spot and come in 27th overall. During the week of March 28 to April 3, the Thunder went 2-2 with losses to the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons and wins over the Portland Trail Blazers and Phoenix Suns.
“The tanking efforts of the Thunder hit a bit of a bump in the road after they pulled off a surprising win over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. Aleksej Pokusevski led the Thunder with 17 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the 117-96 victory. He became the seventh different Thunder player to record a triple-double and the 12th-youngest in NBA history to do so at 20 years, 98 days. The win moved OKC up to the fourth-worst record in the league.”
During the week, Theo Maledon led the team in scoring with 19.5 points, Aleksej Pokusevski led the team in playmaking with 10.3 assists and Jaylen Hoard led the team on the boards with 12 rebounds.
