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Vaden

A review of Anderson’s 3-point shooting revealed that Orlando’s solid passing had more to do with his success than any impact Dwight Howard had, and our main concern is that sticky finger guys like Eric Gordon, Austin Rivers, and Greivis Vasquez can deliver Anderson the ball as he tries to lose his man off the ball. All-in-all, even though his position is a bit of a question mark, there is no question that Ryno will play 30+ mpg and retain a significant amount of the value he had last season.

Vaden played four years for UAB, where he established himself as a terrific three-point shooter. He’s a bit one-dimensional, however, and will need to develop his ballhandling and defense.

He was projected to be a second-round pick had he stayed in the draft, and will be a fifth-year senior in college this season.

He’s a great shooter, but won’t be taken until the second round. Don’t be surprised if he ends up back at UAB next year.

Vaden was Oklahoma City’s second-round pick in 2009, and he’s averaged 10.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 45 games with Tulsa this year. He won’t figure into OKC’s postseason, but they appreciate his work ethic and thus rewarded him with this payday.

Tulsa was just bounced from the NBADL playoffs on Monday. Vaden will join the Thunder for tonight’s Game 2 as a cheerleader from the bench.