No defensive three seconds, a more physical style and different rules could have been a roadblock for Semaj Christon. Instead, he used his time playing in Italy’s Serie A professional league as a way to springboard his game to the next level.
After being selected by the Thunder in the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft, Christon spent the following season playing for the Oklahoma City Blue, where he averaged 18.6 points on 43.4 percent shooting to go with 5.7 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. The 6-foot-3, 190-pound point guard started 40 of 44 games and played 35.