4 OKC Thunder players who need to up their game this season

Terrance Ferguson:

Terrance Ferguson was drafted as a raw, project wing who could turn into something down the line and though he’s just entering his second year, he needs to show more progress than he has so far. He had a wildly disappointing summer league, averaging a mere four points per game on an anemic 30 percent shooting from the field and making little to no impact in any game he played in.

Furthermore he still played like the scared rookie who had a 10.7 percent usage rate and got to the free-throw line a total of ten times in 763 NBA minutes. Simply, the OKC Thunder need him to be better next year. Not only do they still lack depth on the wings, but they lack the shooting which he was drafted to provide.

He had moments last year, like the game against the Los Angeles Lakers in which he hit six three’s and at times appeared to be the most athletic player on the court:

Or the G-League game in which he finally appeared to be finding the confidence he displayed in Australia and high school:

But for the most part, he was a complete no-show. And though he was just a rookie, they needed some level of production out of him, especially after Andre Roberson went down. Hopefully he’ll be more aggressive next year with a full season of NBA experience under his belt, and finally start to get into a rhythm. Perhaps his disappointing summer league was just an aberration and he’ll look like a totally different player going forward.

At least, that’s what the Thunder hope. Ferguson seemingly has the tools to fill some of the massive holes the OKC Thunder had last year. TFerg was supposedly one of the best shooters of the 2017 class and he’s a monster athlete–the question now is if he can put them together.