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OKC Thunder: NBA wait is over for Thunder's Alex Abrines, but growth is ongoing

There was the trip to Oklahoma City the summer he was drafted, and a return U.S. visit the next year. There was a three-day stay in Orlando to watch last year's NBA Summer League.

That's the list for Alex Abrines, the extent of the time he'd spent in America before moving stateside to join the Thunder this summer. Add it up, and the 6-foot-6 guard guesses he'd spent fewer than 10 days in the U.S. before he made the big move.

You'll excuse him if it takes some time to get his footing.

“European cities are more like New York, I would say, or L.