Despite being a rookie, Cason Wallace has been one of Oklahoma City's best players in the postseason.
The 2023 NBA Draft has proven to be one of the best in recent history, with generational talent and legitimate year-one contributors in this rookie class.
As good as he was in the regular season, Wallace has proven to be even more important in the playoffs. In the very first game of Oklahoma City’s postseason run, he made the game-winning defensive stop against CJ McCollum that kicked off a sweep of the New Orleans Pelicans. Against the Dallas Mavericks in Round 2, he’s spent a tremendous amount of time defending Kyrie Irving. Wallace has answered the call and has been a significant reason that Irving’s scoring has been inconsistent.
Per usual, his box score numbers didn’t do his performance justice. He finished with six points and one block on 2-of-2 shooting. Wallace played 18 minutes — fifth most on the Thunder — many of which came late in the game.
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