I would have said you're nuts if you had told me back in 2012-13 that Andre Roberson would be competing for a starting shooting guard position as an NBA sophomore. And for a contender like the Oklahoma City Thunder, no less.
He played mostly power forward during his three years at Colorado. And you just don't typically see any players transition from the 4 to the 2.
One of the reasons that Roberson's draft stock never really took off was skepticism surrounding his ability to move to the NBA wing.
That's because his ball skills are limited and haven't really improved since his sophomore year in college.
In terms of what the Thunder are working with, he's essentially the anti-Jeremy Lamb, for better and worse.
To play Roberson at the 2, you have to be more interested in maxing out what he can do and less concerned with what he can't. And there's just no questioning where his strengths and weaknesses lie.
Roberson is your classic hustle-and-energy guy—the one who makes plays at both ends of the floor without needing the ball or his number called.
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