The Thunder were helped out off the bench big time by their solid cast of rookies. 20-year old shooting guard James Harden played the most of this bunch. He played in 76 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this season and he averaged 22.9 minutes, 9.9 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Look for him to really challenge Thabo Sefolosha for the starting job at shooting guard next season. 20-year old C/PF Serge Ibaka really came on in the second half of the year for the Thunder. He played in 73 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this season and he averaged 18.1 minutes, 6.3 points, 5.4 rebounds, 0.1 assists and 1.3 blocked shots per game. He will likely be a big part of the bench for the Thunder next season. 22-year old point guard Eric Maynor really helped the Thunder big time after coming over from the Jazz in a trade during the year. He played in 55 games (0 starts) for the Thunder this year and he averaged 16.5 minutes, 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. Maynor played in 81 games (2 starts) overall for the Thunder & Jazz this season and he averaged 15.7 minutes, 4.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He will continue to give Russell Westbrook a break in the future to keep him fresh. Maynor has the potential to take over for Westbrook as the starter if he gets injured at some point in the future. 21-year old center B.J. Mullens looks like a developmental project for the Thunder. He played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Thunder last season in which he averaged 4.2 minutes, 1.1 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.