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2017-18 Oklahoma City Thunder player grades: Nick Collison

Notable Factoid: The #12 pick of the Seattle Supersonics in the 2003 NBA Rookie draft and one of the few career role players to spend a 10+ year career with one franchise.

Player History: The poster child of what a team-first player should be. As a former NABC Player of the Year (2003), 1st team consensus All American (2003), and Big 12 Player of the Year (2003), and first round selection (2003), Collison didn’t expect to spend the entirety of his 14 year career as a role player, but accepted his role as what was best for the team.