Ben Alamar, former analytics consultant for the Thunder, describes how the team nearly took Brook Lopez over Russell Westbrook — and how analytics pushed them toward Westbrook.
The Thunder Almost Drafted Brook Lopez Instead of Russell Westbrook
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