虎扑体育8月19日讯 杜兰特离开雷霆到勇士队后，雷霆队的小前锋位置上有了巨大的空缺。凯尔-辛格勒和乔什-休斯蒂斯能顶上这个空缺吗？他们俩最近现在正在雷霆队训练馆里训练。很多NBA球员会在夏天好好休息，辛格勒今年夏天没有休息太长时间。很显然，在西部决赛输给勇士队之后，大家都想做点努力弥补失败的遗憾。
赛季结束不久，辛格勒就和参加夏季联赛的球员一起训练了，他想让自己的夏天都跟篮球联系在一起。Huestis也一直都在夏季联赛的训练营里面。辛格勒上个赛季的数据是近4个赛季以来最糟糕的，
Singler is coming off the worst statistical season of his four-year NBA career – lows in points per game (3.7), 3-point percentage (30.9) and free throw percentage (65.9) with an uptick in fouls committed (4.4 per 36 minutes, a career high).
Yet, the 27-year-old is just two seasons removed from shooting 39.8 percent from 3-point range in 80 games between Detroit and Oklahoma City. The Thunder doesn’t have a small forward on the roster with Singler’s combination of size (6-foot-9), length and shooting ability. There’s hope the 6-7 Huestis can contribute, but he has just five Thunder games to his credit and spent most of last season in the D-League, where he made just 31.3 percent of his 3-pointers.
With the dearth of shooting following the departure of Durant in free agency and the trade of Serge Ibaka, Singler will play, even if the Thunder chooses to go with more three-guard lineups. Will the work he put in pay off?
A bonus from the video: Singler said part of his summer was devoted to an RV trip from Utah to Yellowstone National Park, where he spent about two or three days.
Check out this exchange between he and Huestis:
Huestis: Yellowstone, part of it is in Montana, so you were really close to where I grew up. What did you think?
Singler: I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I just felt like it was the right place to go because I like to hike, see the wildlife and just experience something new. It’s amazing … in just that small area, how much beauty is in that area.
Huestis: You see any cool animals, like a buffalo? Oh, you told me you saw like a bighorn sheep, like a ram.
Singler: I saw two rams. I saw an elk. Tons of buffalo or bison. Umm I was trying to find a bear.
Huestis: “…. Why were you trying to find a bear, Kyle?
Singler: Because I’ve never seen one up (close) in person. I know it’s a little risky to put yourself in that situation.
Huestis: Were you driving around trying to find a bear?
Singler: Yeah, it’s not like I was trying to get a handshake and say ‘hey nice to meet ya.’
