Oklahoma City Thunder: 5 Options In The 2015 NBA Draft

Mar 28, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Kentucky Wildcats guard Devin Booker (1) shoots over Notre Dame Fighting Irish guard Jerian Grant (22) during the first half in the finals of the midwest regional of the 2015 NCAA Tournament at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /

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Apr 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Wisconsin Badgers forward Sam Dekker (15) reacts at the end of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Division I Championship semi-final game against the Kentucky Wildcats at Lucas Oil Stadium. Wisconsin won 71-64. Mandatory Credit: Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports /

5. Sam Dekker

Dekker represents the closest thing to a frontcourt player that the Thunder will look at since they already have Durant, Serge Ibaka, Steven Adams, Mitch McGary and, most likely, Enes Kanter returning. After a blazing hot NCAA Tournament for Wisconsin, Dekker is out to prove that his March wasn’t just a spell of madness.

When OKC acquired Kyle Singler at the trade deadline, they were hoping for a versatile two-way wing who could knock down open threes on one end and bolster the team’s wing defense on the other. But when Durant went down, Singler was forced to take on more responsibility than he was ready for with his new team, and he struggled because of it.

Singler still has the chance to be effective in spot minutes off the bench if OKC re-signs him this summer as a restricted free agent, but there’s also the possibility that the Thunder opt to go a different direction and draft a backup small forward instead.

Dekker needs to prove he can knock down threes like he did in the NCAA Tournament, which feels a bit unrealistic. But he has the ability to play multiple positions at 6’9″, he’s an effective scorer and he’s not afraid of big moments. That’s the exact kind of athletic rookie the Thunder will want on the roster come playoff time.

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