[JJJ]

Huestis is starting to get some minutes for OKC too. Love that the Lopez bros are still kicking

I didn't even recognize Huestis by face when I caught some glances of him in a broadcast I usually don't watch.
Had to do some digging. He is doing better but still has work to do, apparently.
From a 10/31/17 article:

Thunder won't exercise the fourth-year option on Josh Huestis, sources told @BBallInsiders. He'll be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
1:30 PM - Oct 31, 2017

The 25-year old plays his role well. He isn’t fluid on the offensive end, but he hits his shots in open catch-and-shoot opportunities. Huestis can both handle guards on the perimeter and protect the rim too. The Thunder have spent four years developing him into the player he is now – giving him away one season early is perplexing.

Here’s the only possible explanations I can think of/have been brought up to me:

    Huestis asked the Thunder not to pick it up so he can chase bigger opportunities. He hasn’t done much in his NBA career to garner that thinking though, which leads me to option #2.
    Oklahoma City realizes Huestis isn’t fluid enough to ever play in the NBA. When you watch him on offense he goes through his reads like a robot. That’s not something you can teach a 25 year old – if he doesn’t get it now he never will.

https://thunderousintentions.com/2017/10...c-thunder/

[JJJ]

Huestis is starting to get some minutes for OKC too. Love that the Lopez bros are still kicking

I didn't even recognize Huestis by face when I caught some glances of him in a broadcast I usually don't watch.
Had to do some digging. He is doing better but still has work to do, apparently.
From a 10/31/17 article:

Thunder won't exercise the fourth-year option on Josh Huestis, sources told @BBallInsiders. He'll be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
1:30 PM - Oct 31, 2017

The 25-year old plays his role well. He isn’t fluid on the offensive end, but he hits his shots in open catch-and-shoot opportunities. Huestis can both handle guards on the perimeter and protect the rim too. The Thunder have spent four years developing him into the player he is now – giving him away one season early is perplexing.

Here’s the only possible explanations I can think of/have been brought up to me:

    Huestis asked the Thunder not to pick it up so he can chase bigger opportunities. He hasn’t done much in his NBA career to garner that thinking though, which leads me to option #2.
    Oklahoma City realizes Huestis isn’t fluid enough to ever play in the NBA. When you watch him on offense he goes through his reads like a robot. That’s not something you can teach a 25 year old – if he doesn’t get it now he never will.

https://thunderousintentions.com/2017/10...c-thunder/