The fifth of those players did so in the Seattle SuperSonics era, guard alum Charles Bradley. After ending his college career at Wyoming, Bradley was picked up with the 23rd overall selection of the 1981 NBA draft by the Boston Celtics.

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One possibility is Washington State's Cedric Coward. He reportedly met with the Thunder in a predraft one-on-zero workout, per ESPN's Jonathan Givony. He suffered a season-ending shoulder injury early in the season last year.

The story of these NBA playoffs has been the league's newfound and designed parity, and for good reason. The margins in this postseason field have felt virtually nonexistent. Seeds have hardly mattered,

The Oklahoma City Thunder face a huge deficit at halftime in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

This is why the Thunder craved Caruso — for his championship experience and obviously for his dogged defensive mentality. He’s now the first guard off the bench in most situations, and his value soared in the semifinals when he was asked to help check Nikola Jokić, of all people.