OKC Thunder Trades and Transaction Thread

[Dadouv47]

Am I missing someone or is Shai gonna sign the biggest contract in NBA history if I'm not mistaken?

[Devilanche]

Given nba revenue and the salary cap keep increasing , each and every supermax should be bigger than the previous .

[Kizz Fastfists]

Am I missing someone or is Shai gonna sign the biggest contract in NBA history if I'm not mistaken?

Possibly at some point, but not his next contract.

[Dadouv47]

A KD trade to GSW/Houston/Mavs or whoever in the West is the last thing I want to see for OKC.

[Bremzi]

Would Presti swing for the fences on a KD deal?

Dort + Joe + Kenrich + Dieng + Topic make 46 mil. Add a combination of picks to make it tradeable, but it is doable cap wise. Dort is a young stud and Topic was projected to be a top3 pick before his ACL injury.

That means that the only players that currently play for OKC any substantial minutes are Dort and Joe, whereas you swap them for KD.

I think SGA, JDub, KD, Chet and IH are the best lineup and would be title favorites.
You still have Wallace, Caruso, Wiggins, Ajay, Jaylin on the bench and OKC can add some firstrounders this or next year (depending on the picks included in the trade).

KD's contract also ends in 26' when JDub and Chets extension comes. OKC could extend it for a year without much problems before SGA's deal kicks in and before IH's deal is over (if team option is picked). Would having KD 2-3 years and being title favorites with very good odds of winning a chip be worth those players and picks? I'd give it serious consideration.

[Dadouv47]

Would Presti swing for the fences on a KD deal?

Dort + Joe + Kenrich + Dieng + Topic make 46 mil. Add a combination of picks to make it tradeable, but it is doable cap wise. Dort is a young stud and Topic was projected to be a top3 pick before his ACL injury.

That means that the only players that currently play for OKC any substantial minutes are Dort and Joe, whereas you swap them for KD.

I think SGA, JDub, KD, Chet and IH are the best lineup and would be title favorites.
You still have Wallace, Caruso, Wiggins, Ajay, Jaylin on the bench and OKC can add some firstrounders this or next year (depending on the picks included in the trade).

KD's contract also ends in 26' when JDub and Chets extension comes. OKC could extend it for a year without much problems before SGA's deal kicks in and before IH's deal is over (if team option is picked). Would having KD 2-3 years and being title favorites with very good odds of winning a chip be worth those players and picks? I'd give it serious consideration.

I hope not. KD to OKC would be a tremendous fit but I want to win without him and I don't know how many years he has left in the tank. It's obviously an emotional reaction because I just don't want to trade a ton of assets for a guy that walked for nothing to our biggest rival and treated our franchise like **** after that but also our current roster is fully engaged to win and they like each other and I want no part of KD drama anymore.

[Kizz Fastfists]

Would Presti swing for the fences on a KD deal?

Dort + Joe + Kenrich + Dieng + Topic make 46 mil. Add a combination of picks to make it tradeable, but it is doable cap wise. Dort is a young stud and Topic was projected to be a top3 pick before his ACL injury.

That means that the only players that currently play for OKC any substantial minutes are Dort and Joe, whereas you swap them for KD.

I think SGA, JDub, KD, Chet and IH are the best lineup and would be title favorites.
You still have Wallace, Caruso, Wiggins, Ajay, Jaylin on the bench and OKC can add some firstrounders this or next year (depending on the picks included in the trade).

I don't think Presti would consider bringing back KD out of fear of fan backlash. The PR needed for the move would be insane. I'm one of the few people who think KD did nothing wrong, but I might have been the only person in OKC with that opinion and when I moved about 16 months ago it might have left no one in OKC that doesn't hate KD for not wanting to be stuck depending on the bum known as Russ. As for that lineup making OKC title favorites, where exactly do you rank them now, when healthy, as title favorites? Second? Is there anyone that is favored to come out of the West over OKC? Then it's down to the East. Boston is a slight betting favorite over OKC and even if we agreed that Boston was slightly better that doesn't need a KD level player to make up that difference. I'm not sure they need to add to be capable of beating Boston in a series.

Boston doesn't really present matchup problems against OKC like Dallas. Trading for KD would mean OKC is still the favorite to come out of the West without a healthy Chet. It keeps them pretty much even against Boston without a healthy Chet. If you don't think Chet is going to get healthy and stay healthy then you move him for a star player. You don't package the players that could contribute for a championship. If you believe Chet will be fine and his injury plagued start to his career will be behind him soon then there is no reason to risk the disruption of KD. You could rent yourself a Jimmy Butler if you wanted a superstar for this year's push.

[Dadouv47]

Kizz, are you saying that as current stands OKC is heavy favorite to win the West? Just want to be sure before u say that u knew it was gonna happen if we lose before the Finals.

[Dadouv47]

feels like there are a lot of sellers at this deadline but we don't have many salaries to throw and make a deal work. I would trade Kenrich but Presti probably likes him too much.

[Kizz Fastfists]

Kizz, are you saying that as current stands OKC is heavy favorite to win the West? Just want to be sure before u say that u knew it was gonna happen if we lose before the Finals.

Heavy betting favorites so the perception is they are heavy favorites. I'm still trying to figure out how Dallas is going to look with AD instead of Luka and other things. If OKC is healthy they will be considered the heavy favorites to win the conference. They were also considered that last year despite the huge flaws and matchup problems they were going to face that made it unlikely they could get past the 2nd round.

We have yet to see OKC play as the team was constructed this season. A lot of incomplete data right now. If the playoffs were to start to day I'd consider OKC 50/50 to make the Finals, but Chet isn't healthy and Dallas is currently on the outside looking in. Denver would be the biggest concern to me right now despite Houston and Memphis having better records. We have no data on how LAL is going to play with Luka and LeBron or if they are going to make other moves making them a complete unknown at the moment. They might manage to add someone to make them the biggest competition for OKC.

[Bremzi]

I think Denver and Lakers are more of a problem than Dallas after the trades. I think we have no reliable knockdown shooters apart from SGA that are proven or can create for themselves (JDub is not there yet). KD has the experience and is a career top3 scorer in the NBA . He also has additional year over Jimmy on the contract. But I get the point.

I feel like this might not yet be the year that OKC goes all the way, although Jimmy and Durant would in my view make OKC a clear favorite.

[Dadouv47]

Is Theis an upgrade over Jwill at this point of his career?

[Kizz Fastfists]

Is Theis an upgrade over Jwill at this point of his career?

I don't think so. If that is Presti's big move at the deadline I'll just hope that he's buried on the bench as depth and not given significant playing time like Hayward was last season.

[Kizz Fastfists]

NOLA trying to shed enough salary to get out of the tax. Presti got another 2nd round pick by absorbing Theis into the room exception. I guess if you look at it as OKC needed big man depth and they think Theis can be their emergency depth there it makes some level of sense. I just find it hard to believe they couldn't have gotten someone better. I guess we'll see if anything is next. Theis is an expiring so it doesn't add salary for next year. I can give myself reasons why Presti would do it, he loves collecting 2nd round picks and it doesn't change anything for the off-season, but improving the team isn't one of them.

[Devilanche]

feels like there are a lot of sellers at this deadline but we don't have many salaries to throw and make a deal work. I would trade Kenrich but Presti probably likes him too much.

It’s why Kizz has been saying we should have signed someone earlier in the season . Just for salary matching purposes.

[Devilanche]

Is Theis an upgrade over Jwill at this point of his career?

Just another body , might not be better or more available.

Still enough time for us to turn around and trade theis for someone better I guess .

[Dadouv47]

I don't think we will make another move (maybe another stupid pick stuff)

[Dadouv47]

Lakers improved big time, GSW likely improved. Not great for us. Don't think the Nuggets have assets/money to make something at least

Who's available other than Cam Johnson?

A name never mentioned because he's a fan favorite in Utah but doesn't fit their time line...is Clarkson a guy that would help us? Need a scorer.

[Devilanche]

On paper both improved and talents usually figure out a way to play together but not sure if playoff come fast enough.

I don’t believe both will be at 100% availability until playoff to get familiar.

[Devilanche]

Schroeder if he’s bought out ?