Semaj (pronounced Sa-MA-jay) Christon is the back up point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. It’s a fact that seems to befuddle many of his detractors, but it’s a fact none the less. The word heard most when Sa-MA-jay’s game is talked about is “unspectacular,” and that is fair because it isn’t. However, what you don’t often hear are the words that accurately describe his game; solid, steadily improving, fearless, tenacious. And when you do, they aren’t necessarily meant as compliments —when in truth, they should be.
While it may be true that Christon won’t be a regular on ESPN’s top ten plays of the night and will likely never grace the court in an All-Star game, one should still respect the body of work that has taken the 55th pick of the 2014 NBA Draft to a regular rotation spot on a team within 24 games of the NBA playoffs.