Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:gambitx777 wrote:I don't know why OKC did this? I mean I really thought that going after Brandon Bass / Brandon Wright would have been clutch for them. I don't see what waiters does for them. . . ?
gambit, here's what the Thunder were thinking:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12125 ... ty-thunderThe Thunder, who used a trade exception to execute the deal, gain the offensively talented Waiters, who had struggled to fit at times over the past two-plus seasons. With Waiters, the Thunder are adding some scoring off the bench and providing insurance for Reggie Jackson, their standout guard who is in the final year of his contract.
"I'm excited about bringing Dion aboard," reigning league MVP Kevin Durant told reporters Monday night. "A guy that has a lot of toughness. Being from the East Coast, I know a lot about Philadelphia, South Philly, where he comes from. Those guys are tough, and they play with an edge. And that's what we need here.
"Just knowing him from playing against him. We're gonna make him feel wanted. I don't think he felt that the last couple years. He's gonna fit in well. He's gonna get comfortable real quick. It's on the leaders -- Russell [Westbrook], myself, Nick [Collison] -- to make him feel at home and feel special and let him play his game."
KD wanted the guy. Likes South Philly tough ballers. The Thunder already know they can't resign Reggie Jackson.
See I get that, I do but that's not what they need. They need a big or two, they don't need Waiters, hes a luxury not a necessity.
