Oklahoma City Thunder preview: Pondering Serge Ibaka's upside

SERGE IBAKA — He led the league in blocks at age 21. What will the Oklahoma City Thunder power forward do when he learns how to play defense?

By JOHN ROHDE, Staff Writer, jrohde@opubco.com | Published: December 18, 2011

At age 21, he led the NBA in total blocked shots, became a full-time starter after a mid-season trade and was playing in the Western Conference Finals less than two years after coming to a strange new world.

The Thunder's Serge Ibaka led the league in blocks at age 21. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman

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