Oklahoma City Thunder: Appreciating Serge Ibaka

Feb 5, 2014; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder power forward Serge Ibaka (9) blocks a shot attempt by Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Ricky Rubio (9) during the first quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

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3. Improved jump shot

The two pictures above are Ibaka’s shot charts from the 2010-2011 season and this year. As you can tell, there has been a vast improvement in Ibaka’s offensive game. The green indicates being above the league average in that specific area, and as you can see Ibaka is almost all green inside the three point line. Something to note is that Ibaka is slowly adding a three-point shot. He won’t be appearing in the three point shooting contest anytime soon, but it will be interesting to see how much his three-point shot improves. He already spreads the floor for OKC, but if he can add a consistent three point shot it could do wonders for the OKC offense.

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