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Wednesday was also the return to the Northwest of former Washington State University standout Kyle Weaver, who has been in the Oklahoma City Thunder's starting lineup the past seven games.
Weaver, the 6-foot-6 Beloit, Wis. product, has been starting at shooting guard, and has been assigned to defending the other team's best perimeter player.
On Tuesday, it was reigning NBA most valuable player Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles.
The next night, two-time All-Star Brandon Roy in Portland.
"That's a tough back-to-back," Weaver said after the game Wednesday, keeping a hold of an ice pack over his right knee.
The numbers aren't flashy, both offensively and defensively, but he's quietly making his mark on teammates and other NBA teams.
He's played 30 or more minutes in four of the past five games. Since he joined the starting lineup Jan. 30 at Utah, he's averaged 29.3 minutes per game, scored 4.7 points and shot 32.5 percent from the floor (13-of-40).
In the coming week, I'll be writing a feature on how well the rookie has adjusted to life on the NBA, and his road from being a second-round draft choice by the Charlotte Bobcats, and how he ended up with the Thunder.
-- Todd Milles
