"Who is Kyle Singler?

Is he the perfect player for the Thunder to select with the 24th overall pick in Thursday night's NBA Draft?

Or is he just another smoke screen, the latest in a long line of prospects that prognosticators have fallen for before general manager Sam Presti suckered them with a pump fake and went in another direction?

We're finally just a few hours from finding out.

But of all the players over the past four drafts who have widely been pegged to get plucked by the Thunder franchise, Singler, the 6-9 forward from Duke, might just be the most accurate projection since Kevin Durant was the no-brainer second overall choice in 2007.

If we've learned anything over the years when it comes to the Thunder during the draft, it's that we know nothing about what the front office is liable to do.

In 2007, Presti opted to take Jeff Green fifth overall when some considered Chinese forward Yi Jianlian a can't-miss prospect. In 2008, Presti chose Russell Westbrook fourth overall when players like Kevin Love, Brook Lopez, Eric Gordon and Jerryd Bayless were widely believed to be the best options. And in 2009, Presti selected James Harden third overall ahead of more hyped players like Tyreke Evans, Ricky Rubio and Stephen Curry.

But a close examination of Singler reveals a player who has traces of the Thunder's DNA running through his blood. And when you add up all the pieces, it becomes clear why so many have penciled in Singler to be this year's selection."