Terrance Ferguson, who made 12 starts and averaged 12.5 minutes per game as a rookie for the Thunder last season, will look to continue his progression at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. [Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman]

The ping-pong table was on the top floor of Terrance Ferguson's three-story apartment, and most days he'd climb the stairs, put on some music and pick up a paddle.

More often than not, the weather outside in Adelaide, Australia, was “super perfect,” Ferguson said, and he soaked up his share of sun. But frequently you'd find him in his game room, tunes turned up loud, serving and returning alone to a wall.

“It was pretty boring,” Ferguson told The Oklahoman this week. “I actually had a fun time doing it, but I'd think about it and I'm by myself, hitting a ping-pong ball all alone and I'm thinking, ‘This is, like, an all-time low for me.'”

But he got pretty good at ping pong.