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Grant searching for ways to play to his strengths in new role

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Grant searching for ways to play to his strengths in new role

Just when Jerami Grant seemed to have found his place in the Thunder lineup, the roster shifted, and his role changed again.

Grant has played everything from small forward, to power forward to center in his career. But as primarily a backup center last season, Grant was able to up his production to 8.4 points per game and 14.9 points per 36 minutes. The latter was a career high mark.

At 6-foot-8, the small-ball center was versatile on defense, and he took 66.