Josh Huestis: Do measurements make the man?

Josh Huestis is perhaps the most frustrating enigma of the 2016-17 Oklahoma City Thunder. The hype behind Huestis is very small heading into this season, and it’s likely that most NBA teams don’t think much of him. But to understand where we’re at with Huestis now, we’ve got to dive a bit into the past.

In the 2014 NBA Draft, the Thunder were given the misfortune of dealing with the #29 draft pick. No NBA team desires a pick at the end of the first round. Any player drafted in the first round must be given a guaranteed contract. The same isn’t true of players drafted in the second round. So end of first rounders, whom are less likely to become NBA players and more likely to become contract…