Today is not a sad day. It is the first day of new opportunities.
Still just 22 years old and has shown the potential to be in an NBA rotation.
The injury 1 day after his 21st birthday changed everything. But it is not the end. Much love to Thunder Twitter.
Poku set the NBA record for youngest player with 7 made 3's in a game.
Adding in his 9 rebounds and 4 assists, he is the youngest to hit those three marks by far.
Aleksej Pokusevski - 19 Years 102 Days Old
Marcus Smart - 21-12 Days
Paul George - 21-233
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Players in NBA History with 30 Blocks and 30 3's Made in first 30 Career Games
Joel Embiid
Kevin Durant
Raef LaFrentz
Lonzo Ball
Aleksej Pokusevski
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks after Career Game 10
Points - 3,803 (+61 spots on All-Time list) Passes Joe Forte
Rebounds - 3,225 (+30 spots) Passes Lorenzo Charles
3s Made - 1,671 (+53 spots) Passes Elvin Hayes
Assists - 3,548 (+44 spots)
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks after Career Game 23
PTS - 3,312 (+31 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Billy Donovan
REB - 2,765 (+44) G. Yabusele
AST - 3,047 (+30) Passes Peyton Siva
3's - 1,345 (+40) Alex English
STL - 2,620 (+68) Passes Siva
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 30
Points - 2,968th (+47 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Gary Payton II
Rebounds - 2,644th (+11) Chuma Okeke
3's Made - 1,176th (+20) Shawn Kemp
Blocks - 1,753rd (+41) Scott Brooks
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks after Career Game 15. Part 1.
Points - 3,645th (+49 on NBA All-Time list) Passes AJ Hammons
Rebounds - 3,098th (+30) Passes Reece Gaines
3 Pointers Made - 1,508th (+40) Passes Javale McGee
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 164
Points - 2,027th (+6 on the NBA's All-Time list) - Passes Thon Maker
Rebounds - 1,788th (+5) - Passes Aaron Nesmith
3s Made - 806th (+5) - Passes Lance Thomas
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Poku hit a 5th 3-Pointer.
Youngest with 5 made 3s in a game:
LeBron James 18 Years 354 Days Old
Aleksej Pokusevski 19 Years 78 Days Old
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Youngest players with 4 Made 3-Pointers in a Game
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Sekou Doumbouya
Jaren Jackson
Aleksej Pokusevski
There is still 17 minutes left in the game.
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I created this account 2 years ago, and below was my first tweet.
Just thanking all those that have been following along through 133 career NBA games, and the highs and lows through Aleksej Pokusevski's rise to the top on the NBA's All-Time stats.
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Seeing potential Aleksej Pokusevski trades in order to move into the top 5, is the worst Twitter.
Poku is probably far more valued by the Thunder than any other team would value him though.
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Happy 21st Birthday to Aleksej Pokuševski!
I'm going to post up 10 of my favorite
#PokuStats
today, along with some of my favorite highlights from his 3 seasons in the NBA. Posts will happen 17 minutes into each hour.
Let's relive some Poku memories today!
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Aleksej Pokusevski has 31 assists in his last 3 games. Complete list of 7-footers that have accomplished that:
Wilt Chamberlain - 43 times
Vlade Divac - 3 times
Aleksej Pokusevski
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Aleksej Pokusevski has 24 blocks in November, which is 2nd in all of the NBA.
1st place is Brook Lopez with 25 blocks. Lopez has played 113 more minutes than Poku this month.
Aleksej Pokusevski
Last 8 Games
Per Game Averages
12.4 Points
6.1 Rebounds
1.5 Assists
2.6 Blocks
1.9 3s Made
57.7 FG%
48.4 3PT%
Should be a strong contender for the Most Improved Player award.
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Aleksej Pokusevski is 19 years 216 days old. That makes him younger than 48 of the 60 players that were taken in the 2021 NBA Draft.
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Poku with 16 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 blocks, 3 3s
Only other players to do that in NBA history:
Dirk
KAT
Bird
Vince Carter
Nikola Vučević
Laimbeer
Barkley
Garnett
Josh Howard
T-Mac
Durant
LeBron
DeMarcus Cousins
Anthony Davis
Giannis
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Great article
@CrainNBA
“The first thing I saw from Poku was in practice, he shot like a 30-foot 3-point shot and he was very serious about it,” said a laughing Horford. “He completely bricked it. I was like ‘Who is this guy? What is he doing?’”
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The Charlotte Hornets are expected to sign F Aleksej Pokusevski, sources tell ESPN. The Oklahoma City Thunder waived him this week. Pokusevski was the 17th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
Aleksej Pokusevski is shooting 44.6% overall and 35.9% from 3, which would seem unbelievable if you told someone this would happen a year ago.
It's even better with his last 7 games played at 51.5% overall and 41.4% from 3.
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Youngest Players with at least 2 Blocks and 2 3's in a Game *fixed error*
Kobe Bryant 18 Years 159 Days
Kobe Bryant 18 Years 180 Days
Tracy McGrady 18 Years 302 Days
Tracy McGrady 18 Years 319 Days
Aleksej Pokusevski 19 Years 18 Days
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Career Games with 14 Points, 8 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Blocks, and 2 3s Made
1 Career Game
Rick Barry*
Vlade Divac*
Magic Johnson*
Karl Malone*
Reggie Miller*
Gary Payton*
Aleksej Pokusevski
*Donates Hall of Famer
Youngest players with 4 Made 3-Pointers in a Game
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Sekou Doumbouya
Jaren Jackson
Aleksej Pokusevski
There is still 17 minutes left in the game.
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23 Points
10 Rebounds
4 Assists
The youngest players to meet those traditional stats in a game:
LeBron 18 Years 334 Days Old
LeBron 18 Years 363 Days Old
Dwight Howard 18 Years 364 Days Old
Aleksej Pokusevski 19 Years 78 Days Old
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Aleksej Pokusevski is the youngest 7-footer with a PTS/REB/AST triple-double:
1) Aleskej Pokusevski 20 Years 98 Days Old
2) Brad Daugherty 21-061
3) Daugherty 22-107
4) Kareem 23-268
5) Tom Boerwinkle 24-140
6) Joel Embiid 24-243
7) Kareem 24-316
8) Embiid 25-019
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Aleksej Pokusevski Birthday Stat
#10
Poku had 17 PTS 10 REB 12 AST to become the 12th youngest in history and youngest 7' to get a triple-double.
Highlight: My favorite. Poku drives the lane for the slam dunk, and Shai has an amazing reaction.
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Thunder players with 4 Made 3's in a 1st Quarter
Danilo Gallinari - Feb 20, 2020
Carmelo Anthony - Feb 22, 2018
Kevin Durant - Feb 8, 2013
Aleksej Pokusevski - April 7, 2021
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Poku All-Time OKC Thunder Ranks After Career Game 25
Games Started - 47th - Passes James Harden
Points - 70th - Passes Sebastian Telfair
3's Made - 50th - Passes George Hill
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Aleksej Pokusevski Statline Tonight
18 points, 4 boards, 4 made 3s, 4 steals, 2 blocks
Only the 67th time in NBA history a player has hit those marks in a game. The 7th time a player has done it as a reserve.
Aleksej Pokusevski now has 200 career assists. He is the youngest 7-footer to reach the mark.
1) Poku - 20 years 92 days old
2) Andrew Bynum 21-039
3) Dragan Bender21-139
4) Brad Daugherty 21-142
5) Spencer Hawes 21-188
6) Dirk Nowitzki 21-262
7) Pau Gasol 21-279
8) Shaq 21-288
Poku All-Time NBA Ranks after Career Game 20
Points - 3,378th (+126 on NBA All-Time list) Passes George Karl
REB - 2,890th (+79) Passes Immanuel Quickley
3s - 1,385th (+95) Passes Dwight Howard
AST - 3118 (+70) Passes Hasheem Thabeet
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Happy 2 year anniversary to Poku being drafted. He has set NBA records such as the youngest 7-footer to get a triple-double and youngest player to make 7 3s in a game.
I've been documenting his rise through 119 games, and there's plenty more to come.
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If you were wondering who the youngest player in NBA History to get a double-double along with 3 blocks and 3 made 3's in a game... well the answer is:
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All players that have had 9 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK, 1 STL, and a 3 made in the first half this season:
Giannis
Kevin Durant
Julius Randle
Luka Doncic
Christian Wood
Kyle Kuzma
Vucevic
Joel Embiid
Jokic
Al Horford
Aleksej Pokusevski
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Poku Birthday Stat 6
Poku on why he wears
#17
, "I was picked
#17
. My parents met on November 17. I met my girl in 17."
Highlight: Fadeaway 3-pointer over Andre Iguodala.
Aleksej Pokusevski has 31 assists in his last 3 games. Non-guards to do that in the past 3 seasons:
Nikola Jokic*
Draymond Green*
Jimmy Butler*
Giannis Antetokounmpo*
DeMar DeRozan*
LeBron James*
Julius Randle*
Domantas Sabonis*
Aleksej Pokusevski
* = All-Star
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Was watching some highlights and noticed that Shai & Poku probably have the best playmaking synergy on the team 😂
So much of Poku's growth last season came from learning to be productive from the gaps created by Shai's gravity.
They have a nice little 2 man game. I like it.
Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 54
Points - 2,598th (+6 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Vincent Yarbrough
Rebounds - 2,343rd (+11) Passes Alex Abrines
3s Made - 1,004th (+4) Passes Isaac Okoro
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Youngest Players With 29 Points, 8 Rebounds, and 6 Made 3's in a Game
1) Aleksej Pokusevski 19 Years 142 Days Old
2) Zach LaVine 20-32
3) Kevin Durant 20-70
4) Lebron 20-80
5) LeBron 20-100
6) Trae Young 20-163
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 126
Points - 2,074th (+7 on NBA All-Time List) - Passes Dragan Bender
Rebounds - 1,834th (+5) - Passes Devonte Graham
Assists - 1,892nd (+2) - Ties Ekpe Udoh
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 39
Points - 2,763rd (+31 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Jimmy King
Rebounds - 2,504th (+29) Mateen Cleaves
Assists - 2,556th (+26) DJ White
3s Made - 1,072nd (+13) Passes Dr. J - Julius Erving!
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Youngest Players with 7 Made 3's in a Game in NBA History
Aleksej Pokusevski 19 Years 102 Days Old
LaMelo Ball 19-170
Coby White 19-269
Youngest with 6 Made 3s
Devin Booker 19 Years 81 Days Old
Devin Booker 19-95
Aleksej Pokusevski 19-102
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 116
Points - 2,140th (+8 on NBA All-Time List) - Passes Shaq Harrison
Rebounds - 1,879th (+1) - Jonathan Bender
3s Made - 817th (+4) - Terrance Mann
Blocks - 1,190th (+19) - Boban Marjanovic
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Aleksej Pokusevski Stats in March - Per Game
11.3 Points
6.8 Rebounds
2.8 Assists
0.8 Blocks
Nominated for West Rookie of the Month.
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Aleksej Pokuševski sustained a small right humerus fracture during an off-season workout in OKC yesterday.
Poku will be re-evaluated in approximately 4-6 weeks.
Poku All-Time NBA Ranks Game 24
PTS - 3,255th (+57 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Lorenzo Charles
REB - 2,720 (+45) Theo Maledon
AST - 3,006 (+30) Passes God Shammgod
3's - 1,301 (+44) Patrick Ewing
BLK - 1,864 (+59) Passes Ja Morant
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The beauty of Aleksej Pokusevski being drafted by the Thunder, is that OKC never even hinted that they would try to be good this year. With that, OKC was the best spot for an incredibly raw 19 year old Serbian, to get real NBA minutes and develop.
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The Athletic re-drafted the 2020 lottery.
Poku comes in at
#7
! (Almost went
#4
.)
"I want the potential star. The vision, the creativity of handle, the way he changes gears - it's ridiculous. He's showing stuff that very few other 7-footers in the NBA would even consider doing."
Poku All-Time NBA Ranks after Career Game 19
Points - 3,504th (+27 on NBA All-Time list) Passes DJ Strawberry
Rebounds - 2,969th (+51) Passes Marshall Plumlee
Assists - 3,188th (+41) Passes Andrew Goudelock
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7-footers with 11 Assists in a Game:
Wilt Chamberlain - 53 times
Vlade Divac - 10
Kareem - 8
Pau Gasol - 6
Brad Daugherty - 5
Tom Boerwinkle - 3
Mel Counts
Joel Embiid
Patrick Ewing
Rich Kelley
Robin Lopez
Dirk Nowitzki
Hakeem
David Robinson
*Aleksej Pokusevski
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 113
Points - 2,162nd (+12 on NBA All-Time List) - Passes Jeremy Evans
3s Made - 836th (+2) - Landry Fields
Steals - 1,926th (+11) - Jordan Bell
Blocks - 1,231st (+21) - Aaron Brooks
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 25
PTS - 3,204th (+51 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Rich King
REB - 2,707th (+13) Mal Graham
AST - 2,941st (+65) Wang Zhizhi
3's - 1,286th (+15) Alonzo Mourning
BLK - 1,852nd (+12) Kevin Ollie
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For the next 30 minutes or so, Aleksej Pokusevski will continue to be the youngest player in the NBA. He'll be the youngest until Jalen Green is selected. Jalen is younger by 45 days.
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Aleksej Pokusevski Rookie Ranks - Since All-Star Break
13.0 Points Per Game - 4th
6.3 Rebounds Per Game - 2nd
2.8 Assists Per Game - 11th
2.2 3's Made Per Game - 3rd
0.9 Blocks Per Game - 5th
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Aleksej Pokusevski will play in his 126th career game, which breaks a tie with Dion Waiters for 32nd in Thunder history.
His 56th career start moves him to 23rd in Thunder history, which gives him 1 more than Nick Collison, and to a tie with Theo Maledon.
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Poku Birthday Stat 2
On April 7, 2021, Aleksej Pokusevski became the youngest player to make 7 3-pointers in a game. He finished with 25 points, 9 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Highlight: A package of highlights from that game vs the Hornets.
Aleksej Pokusevski absolutely filling up the box score.
16 points
13 rebounds
4 assists
3 blocks
3 made 3s
Only Kevin Durant has matched those stats in a game in Thunder history. He did it once in 2015 vs Detroit.
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Aleksej Pokusevski was selected 17th overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. He is entering his 4th season.
Poku is younger than 5 players selected in the 1st Round of the 2023 NBA Draft:
Ben Sheppard
Jaime Jaquez Jr.
Marcus Sasser
Kris Murray
Kobe Brown
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Poku All-Time OKC Thunder Ranks Game 26
PTS - 69th - Passes D. McDermott
AST - 52nd - D. Mason, J. Jackson, S. Telfair, Ty Jerome, George Hill
STL - 70th - L. Thomas, M. Morris
BLK - 32nd - Joe Smith, Waiters, Schroder, Horford
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 122
Points - 2,094th (+4 on NBA All-Time List) - Passes Ryan Kelly
Assists - 1,901st (+2) - Darius Bazley
3s Made - 794th (+2) - Rui Hachimura
Blocks - 1,095th (+8) - Jamal Mashburn
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Aleksej Pokusevski in the 3rd Quarter
10 - Points
2 - 3s
4 - Rebounds
1 - Assist
1 - Steal
He is still 20 years old... for a couple more days.
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Poku All-Time NBA Ranks After Career Game 51
Points - 2,611th (+10 on NBA All-Time list) Passes Juan Toscano-Anderson
REB - 2,376th (+18) Nicolas Claxton
3s Made - 1,010th (+5) Dennis Hopson
BLK - 1,578th (+13) Terrance Ferguson
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