tontoz wrote:Heard some interesting trade speculation on the Hoops Tonight podcast. If the Bucks implode and Giannis wants out, there is one team that has the assets to trade for him, is a contender and badly needs size/defense/rebounding at the 4. That is OKC.
They could trade the following package for him:
Giddey
Dieng
Dort
2024 HOU FRP - top 4 prot
2024 UTA FRP - top 10, top 10, top 8 prot in '24, '25 and '26 respectively
2025 best of HOU/LAC pick - top 10 prot on HOU side
2025 MIA FRP - top 14 prot in 2025, unprotected in 2026
2025 PHI FRP - top 6 prot in '25, top 4 in '26 and '27
2026 LAC FRP
2026 HOU FRP - top 4 prot
2027 DEN FRP
2028 OKC FRP
2029 DEN FRP
2030 OKC FRP
That's 11 first round picks! The two in 2024 might be late lotto, the 2025 is likely in the teens, and the far out ones are anybody's guess.
They would field the following lineup:
PG Wallace
SG SGA
SF Williams
PF Giannis
C Chet
It would break the league. That's two MVP tier guys plus Williams and Chet, who are likely All-Stars who might sneak onto some All-NBA teams as well. It would rival the Curry/Durant era Warriors as the best team ever assembled.