OKC-LAC draft day rumor?

freeman · Post #1 » by **freeman** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:20 am

I've posted this on the OKC board as well.

I've been searching all over the net for the OKC-LAC draft day trade proposal, but i can't find anything.
I just heard it from one of my basketball buddies, he's a contributing editor to a local basketball magazine, i forgot to ask the link, i must've been too drunk to understand it all completely. But here's some bits about it:

LAC trades:
2009 #1 pick - Blake Griffin
Future 2nd rd pick/s
Marcus Camby / Chris Kaman

OKC trades:
2009#3 pick - Hasheem Thabeet/James Harden/Ricky Rubio
2009#25 pick - potentially Sam Young
Russell Westbrook
Nick Collison

At first i thought it's silly but it works on the trade checker.
Anyone heard or seen this before? Got a link?
I didn't really understood his reasoning but it has something to do with OKC's strategy to strengthen their financial stability.

PlinkingPanda · Post #2 » by **PlinkingPanda** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 9:17 am

I think that's horrible actually.

Post #3 » by **mkwest** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 9:55 am

The only player on OKC I would trade Griffin for is Durant, and we know that's not going to happen.

xxSnEaKyPxx · Post #4 » by **xxSnEaKyPxx** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 10:43 am

I disagree with ya'll there. I would trade Blake Griffin for Westbrook and #3 anyday of the week. Then again, I've very high on Westbrook.

LifeLongFan · Post #5 » by **LifeLongFan** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 1:26 pm

Westbrook is not worth the prospect of the #1 pick in the draft, Griffin. Plus, this leaves us with Davis and Westbrook in the backcourt (logjam) and what? Thabeet is unproven, Harden and EG (SG logjam) and Rubio (3 starting PG's logjam)? Doesn't make any sense, your friend was probably drunk too.

Post #6 » by **thanumba2clippersfan** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 2:08 pm

I don't like the idea of giving up Camby, I just don't like how this trade looks.

mattfish · Post #7 » by **mattfish** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 5:12 pm

terrible.

Post #8 » by **mkwest** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 5:15 pm

DGrangeRx33 wrote:I disagree with ya'll there. I would trade Blake Griffin for Westbrook and #3 anyday of the week. Then again, I've very high on Westbrook.

I really like Westbrook also, but we would have a cluttered backcourt if we add him and possibly Rubio or Harden. Prior to the lottery, I personally would have hated to see us draft Thabeet in the top 3 (that hasn't changed). We'll have nice young pieces at every position if we stick with what we have.

Hooch20 · Post #9 » by **Hooch20** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 6:37 pm

The only way I deal the pick to OKC involves Durant. There's nothing else on that roster to want. Westbrook is nice, I like Gordon better. I like Green better than Thornton, but there's no need to have them both.

The only team I would think about dealing with would be the Grizz and that deal would have to be Mayo and the 2nd. I'd love to see a Mayo and Gordon back court. I would then shop the 2nd pick to the highest bidder.

JJ LoDuca · Post #10 » by **JJ LoDuca** » Fri Jun 5, 2009 8:45 pm

The line "I must've been too drunk to understand it all completely" explains it for me.

mj_shoefanatic · Post #11 » by **mj_shoefanatic** » Sat Jun 6, 2009 4:27 am

@ this trade scenario

ClipperDomination · Post #12 » by **ClipperDomination** » Sat Jun 6, 2009 6:10 am

JJ LoDuca wrote:The line "I must've been too drunk to understand it all completely" explains it for me.

playaloc916 · Post #13 » by **playaloc916** » Sat Jun 6, 2009 6:28 am

What a foolish trade.

SportsFan215 · Post #14 » by **SportsFan215** » Sat Jun 6, 2009 5:49 pm

The funny thing is that all of the OKC fans hate this trade too.

freeman · Post #15 » by **freeman** » Mon Jun 8, 2009 10:27 am

JJ LoDuca wrote:The line "I must've been too drunk to understand it all completely" explains it for me.

Yah, probably, but i believe i got the players right, except for the rationale.
I never said i like this trade proposal, I was just trying to find anybody who knows the link about this rumor.
At first, i kinda laughed at it but since there was a rumor about Baron Davis' potential return to GS, the Clips' needing a pg, Westbrook born and raised in Long Beach, and Griffin being an Oklahoma native, i just thought it could be possible. i then checked it on the trade checker and it works.

playaloc916 wrote:What a foolish trade.