Andre Roberson has been very instrumental to the Oklahoma City Thunder so far this season. Although his averages are not eye-popping, he has played at a higher level this year and has produced career-best numbers.
His 6.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.3 steals are all career-highs for him but it's his defense that gets overshadowed the most as it does not appear on the box score.
However, all his effort on the defensive end has not gone unnoticed as his superstar teammate, Russell Westbrook, gave him a lot of praise and even went as far as saying he deserves to be part of the All-Defensive Team for the season.
“Yeah, like I said before, guys that they put on the defensive team they give to them before the damn season starts, guys (who) don't play defense, honestly.
“He actually locks up and defends and people can't score. It's actually one-on-one defense. I don't care about all the defensive numbers, all this other s–t, I don't know – percentages, winning the game – that doesn't matter. When you're on the court and you see the things he does defensively and people that actually watch the games and know what it means to actually guard somebody, then they can see what All-Defensive team is.”
Russell Westbrook's case for Andre Roberson as NBA All-Defensive team. Enjoy: pic.twitter.com/Ia7H3StYHC
— Erik Horne (@ErikHorneOK) November 29, 2016
Westbrook may be the undisputed leader of OKC but Roberson has done his part and helped the team reach their current record of 11-8, including three-straight wins.
If he continues to play great defense as the season progresses, there will be no doubt that Westbrook will not be the only one making a case for him to be part of the All-Defensive Team.
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