NBA Draft History: Top 30 Steals of the Lottery Era

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20. Serge Ibaka, 2008 NBA Draft, No. 24 overall, Seattle SuperSonics

Entering the league at 20 years old, not much was expected from Ibaka, but his length and athletic ability gave opposing power forwards a hard time on both ends of the floor.

The Thunder have developed Ibaka into a big man who can also stretch the floor by making threes, which makes him even more difficult to guard. The one part of Ibaka’s game that he always had was his defense. He is a three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team player along with leading the league in blocks for two seasons.

Through five seasons, Ibaka has averaged 11.4 points, 7.5 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks.

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