Oklahoma City Thunder: 2017-18 player grades for Terrance Ferguson

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Strengths

There wasn’t much Ferguson was able to do well last season, but he showed some flashes that could make him a future good role player in the league.

Ferguson was able to shoot 61 percent from 2-point range. Only 76 percent of his baskets were assisted, so he showed the ability to create his own shot.

When the Thunder won, he shot well. Ferguson was able to make 50 percent of his shots and shot 43.8 percent from the 3-point line in those wins. Ferguson made 61 percent of his 3s from 16 feet to less than 3-point range. From the mid-range, Ferguson did well.

In the fourth quarter, Ferguson was a great catch-and-shoot player. He shot 49 percent from the field, 39 percent from 3 and 91 percent of those shots were assisted.

Later in the year, Ferguson was able to shoot well from the field and from 3. He shot 44 percent in February and March. In April, he jumped up to 54 percent.

From 3-point range, Ferguson was able to can 40 percent of his shots in March and 50 percent in April.

While Ferguson did not have a good season overall, he was still able to shoot efficiently when the pressure was on other players, and he was part of the reason the Thunder were able to win games late in the regular season. Shooting well in the fourth quarter is something to build on.

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