Oklahoma City Thunder transactions
Front office
none.
Draft
Drafted Josh Giddey at pick #6.
Drafted Tre Mann at pick #18.
Drafted Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at pick #32 (acquired from NYK).
Trades
Traded Al Horford, Moses Brown and future 2nd to Boston for Kemba Walker, pick #16, and future 2nd.
Traded pick #16 to Houston for protected 2022 1st rounder (DET) and protected 2023 1st rounder (WAS).
Traded picks #34 and #36 to New York for pick #32.
Traded future 2nd, cash and capspace to Utah for Derrick Favors and protected 2024 1st rounder.
Free agency
Extended Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, 5/max.
Waived Kemba Walker (gave back $20M, $53M "dead money" remaining).
Re-signed Mike Muscala, 2/$7M.
Offseason Thoughts
Don't really like any of their picks all that much. Luckily, I don't weigh the draft in a ton, but think Giddey was a reach, struggle to see much upside with Mann or JRE and with where okc is in the process, think they need to swing for upside. Did well to just take more bad money to get #16, generally prefer not to buy guys out with multiple years, but they got back a lot of money so that's fine here. Shai is worthy of that contract, so good on them there (tho not like he'd say no). Think they got pretty good, kind of high variance, value for #16, but don't love the process there from a team thats soon going to have too many picks and not enough roster spots, should be moving up or grabbing guys who fall, not stocking up on more protected picks. 34 and 36 for 32 is just kinda weird. Taking on favors for a future first is great.
Grade
B-? Like the value they got for 16, Horford, taking on Favors, and keeping Shai is good, but just didn't really like anything they did with picks once they got them
2022 Prediction
Around where they were last year, bottom of the west
Offseason in gif form

Mamba4goat's offseason grade:
Oklahoma City Thunder transactions
Front office
none.
Draft
Drafted Josh Giddey at pick #6.
Drafted Tre Mann at pick #18.
Drafted Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at pick #32 (acquired from NYK).
Trades
Traded Al Horford, Moses Brown and future 2nd to Boston for Kemba Walker, pick #16, and future 2nd.
Traded pick #16 to Houston for protected 2022 1st rounder (DET) and protected 2023 1st rounder (WAS).
Traded picks #34 and #36 to New York for pick #32.
Traded future 2nd, cash and cap space to Utah for Derrick Favors and protected 2024 1st rounder.
Free agency
Extended Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, 5/max.
Waived Kemba Walker (gave back $20M, $53M "dead money" remaining).
Re-signed Mike Muscala, 2/$7M.
Offseason Thoughts
Waiving Kemba is a move I disagreed with--I think there was still a chance to flip him down the road. Locking up SGA was a no brainer too. That being said, every other move is a chess, not checkers type move where Presti is galaxy braining the entire NBA while we excitedly wait for him to trade the expiring contracts of John Wall, Kevin Love, and Al Horford (all of whom they acquired with picks attached) along with a ton of picks for 3 stars like we've all dreamt of.
On a serious note, they may have been a tad giddy on Giddey, but I really liked everything else.
Grade
B+? I haven't figured out how to grade the Thunder.
2022 Prediction
Last in the West
Offseason in gif form

bondom34's offseason grade:
Oklahoma City Thunder transactions
Front office
none.
Draft
Drafted Josh Giddey at pick #6.
Drafted Tre Mann at pick #18.
Drafted Jeremiah Robinson-Earl at pick #32 (acquired from NYK).
Trades
Traded Al Horford, Moses Brown and future 2nd to Boston for Kemba Walker, pick #16, and future 2nd.
Traded pick #16 to Houston for protected 2022 1st rounder (DET) and protected 2023 1st rounder (WAS).
Traded picks #34 and #36 to New York for pick #32.
Traded future 2nd, cash and capspace to Utah for Derrick Favors and protected 2024 1st rounder.
Free agency
Extended Shai-Gilgeous Alexander, 5/max.
Waived Kemba Walker (gave back $20M, $53M "dead money" remaining).
Re-signed Mike Muscala, 2/$7M.
Offseason Thoughts
Well, as a fan the lottery made this feel worse but looking at it now it really wasn't bad I don't think? The Horford trade was fine and post-buyout spending ~$15M for a mid first is fine if not better value. Walker giving back that much in the buyout was surprising to say the least and marks the end of the cycle of trading for vets and trying to rehab value. Think many expected more action, but as the big non-draft day trade this felt solid. Taking on Favors for another first also felt pretty solid.
Draft day threw people off (including me until I really had time to digest/think) I think, Giddey seems to fit more with what OKC has been doing the last few years in terms of prospects who are more capable passers/playmakers who are multipositional and even if he wasn't who I expected I'm kind of interested in putting a playmaker next to SGA. The Mann and JRE picks I was fine with, and though I would have also been fine taking a player at 16 (I was higher on Garuba), the value in the trade was solid. That said trading 34 and 36 for 32 was rough value wise, though as stated for other teams' draft deals if you get the guy you wanted sure.
A final note with regards to trading 16 (since I'm assuming early this will be discussed), but the strategy seems to be hoping to get the best ultimate return. If we're assuming this, and assuming that nobody available at 16 was ultimately a player who could be the 1/1a on a contender in the future (I don't think that's unreasonable), looking in 2-3 years there are decent odds that the picks received are worth more via trade than whoever was taken here, due in part to the idea that in general draft picks lose value after they're used.
Free agency wise the only one of real consequence was SGA and from reporting this is the only max rookie extension that didn't get a player option on the 5th year which feels like a win.
Offseason Grade
Not sure if I'm being a homer and started thinking this would be like a B- but thinking B/B-. Everything non-draft felt pretty good. The draft felt weird real time, but felt like they pretty much hit on everything non-draft and I was OK with trading 16.
This was the inverse of Detroit where they got Cunningham and everything else felt kinda mediocre/bad. And again an offseason where I can't grade moves not made, though this one lacked the same urgency as some others. It felt "fine" overall. The lottery stunk, but I'm more tempted toward B than B- I think.
2022 Prediction
Bottom 2 in the West
Offseason in gif form
