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While interviewing the top draft prospects at the 2013 NBA Draft Combine , Bleacher Report asked each prospect which NBA player he would compare himself to.

HOOPSWORLD catches up with Serge Ibaka of the Oklahoma City Thunder at the 2013 adidas Eurocamp in this episode of HOOPSWORLD TV.

He has mostly spent the offseason as a tourist, spending the majority of the last three weeks in Europe while trying to forget whatever that was that passed for the Thunder in the second round of the playoffs.

A rumor surfaced recently that the decision of whether or not Kevin Martin would be back with the Thunder had already been made by either the team or the player, and it originated from something that Serge Ibaka said during an interview with a foreign media outlet.

May 13, 2013; Memphis, TN, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder shooting guard Kevin Martin brings the ball up court in game four of the second round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedEx Forum.

At draft time, it's always "best available" versus "team needs." Obviously, ideally you'd like to combine the two things, drafting the best available player that also happens to fill a team need.

Love is in the air. Smell it? Everyone knows finding long-lasting love in the entertainment world is like finding love in a hopeless play.

Berry Tramel : "The Thunder won't always hit a home run on draft night or even looking through a rummage sale.

Editor's note: Braylee Rae Henry's mother, Renee Henson, sat down with Mike Smith for an exclusive interview this week, to reflect on the one year anniversary of her daughter's death.

NBA BASKETBALL: Oklahoma City's DeAndre Liggins passes around Houston's Greg Smith as Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka looks on in the second half during Game 5 in the first round of the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Houston Rockets at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

World Team point guard Dennis Schroder brings the ball up court during the first half of the 2013 Nike Hoop Summit.

Now that the Oklahoma City Thunder are in full-blown offseason mode, it's time to start making the necessary tweaks and changes to get ready for another campaign in the fall.

Jun 2, 2012; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook leads center Kendrick Perkins and forward Kevin Durant up-court in the final minutes of the game against the San Antonio Spurs in game four of the Western Conference finals of the 2012 NBA playoffs at Chesapeake Energy Arena.

Mar 17, 2013; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant celebrates with guard Russell Westbrook during the game against the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.

ESPN.com has OKC No. 2 in Future Rankings, and here's Kevin Pelton on it : "On a more positive note, according to our panel Oklahoma City still has the best talent in the league.

The Thunder, absent from the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2010, left to the empty contemplation of what could have been if not for the Russell Westbrook knee injury, are in the lottery again, a land they appeared to have left behind.

On Saturday, R&B songstress Keri Hilson took center stage at LAX Nightclub for an exclusive Memorial Day Weekend party in which she delivered an awe-inspiring performance for clubbers enjoying the holiday weekend at the mega-club. The beautiful and talented superstar welcomed her fans by asking "Who's ready to party with me tonight? Let me hear you ... (more)

Will Martin be the biggest OKC's biggest offseason signing, or will they go a different route? Scott Halleran/Getty Images After a disappointing and injury-plagued 2013 postseason which culminated in a second-round exit, the Oklahoma City Thunder will enter the summer with quite a few decisions to make.

Really not all that big of a limb to go out on, but I don't think many saw him finishing third to Marc Gasol and LeBron.

Whenever Thunder general manager Sam Presti executes a rookie contract extension, usually there's quite a commotion.