Alekseyenko was dominant in the semifinals for Rivers, as he was in the quarterfinals. I called him “baby Jokic” a while back and he had a Jokic-esque game against Millbrook; he was finding backdoor cutters for beautiful feeds and used his power to move around players in the paint for easy post finishes. He also showcased a couple really nice turnaround/fadeaway shots in the post that I haven’t seen him take before. As always, he was fun to watch creating out of the dribble and using his solid handle to get by bigger players. He plays at his own pace – and it’s a slow pace – but you can’t speed him up and he still manages to get the job done.

Alekseyenko was dominant in the semifinals for Rivers, as he was in the quarterfinals. I called him “baby Jokic” a while back and he had a Jokic-esque game against Millbrook; he was finding backdoor cutters for beautiful feeds and used his power to move around players in the paint for easy post finishes. He also showcased a couple really nice turnaround/fadeaway shots in the post that I haven’t seen him take before. As always, he was fun to watch creating out of the dribble and using his solid handle to get by bigger players. He plays at his own pace – and it’s a slow pace – but you can’t speed him up and he still manages to get the job done.