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Should the OKC Thunder Buy or Sell: Andre Roberson

The day the Oklahoma City Thunder’s longest-tenured wing has spent most of the last two years on the sidelines but made his return in the NBA bubble to show he could still play.

Andre Roberson‘s value had been next-to-nothing before he came back to make contributions to the Thunder in the season’s restart.

Roberson had been out since Jan. 27, 2018 with knee problems that didn’t look like they’d ever end.

He returned to competitive basketball to a standing ovation — without fans of course — in Orlando.

He didn’t waste time in his debut, grabbing his first points and hitting a 3-point shot in his first few minutes.

Though he didn’t get much run in the playoffs, he managed to play 12.4 minutes per game in the seeding games.

In the seven games he played, Roberson averaged 2.9 points and 3.9 rebounds while showing he could still keep opposing perimeter players in front of him on defense.

In the playoffs, Roberson didn’t find much of a role. He only got into the game once and played all of three minutes.

The Thunder saw undrafted rookie Luguentz Dort emerge as someone who could take on the role that Roberson had defensively while offering a greater scoring threat on the court.

Dort averaged 12.5 points per game against the Rockets while serving as the Thunder’s ideal defender of Houston Rockets star James Harden.

The culture of the team revolves around the groundwork laid down by Roberson and Adams who have survived multiple makeovers by the front office.

Signing Roberson would be a smart move to keep the Thunder’s locker room culture consistent going forward.