Serge Ibaka Proving to Be Complementary Piece Once and for All — bleacherreport.com

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Scott Brooks has never needed power forward Serge Ibaka like he does right now. With reigning MVP Kevin Durant and superstar sidekick Russell Westbrook sidelined until December (at the earliest), Ibaka has suddenly become one of the club's best two scoring options alongside point guard Reggie Jackson—in theory, anyway. Coming off of a season in which he averaged a career-high 15.1 points per contest, there was real hope Ibaka would ramp up his scoring—at least until the lineup returns to full strength. Even before Westbrook went down, Brooks viewed Ibaka as an important part of the solution to a season set to begin without a four-time scoring champ.

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