If expectations weigh into your assessment of an NBA team’s season, neither the Memphis Grizzlies nor Oklahoma City Thunder ought to have been disappointed in 2021-22.

The Grizzlies far exceeded theirs. Nobody had this team winning 56 games heading into the year. While they were eliminated in the second round of the playoffs, the future looks bright for this young squad.

In the eyes of many fans, the same could be said of the Thunder. While they don’t have the same demonstrable win/loss evidence that the Grizzlies do, they’ve got the best future-focused asset base in the entire league.

With such a focus on the draft, the 24 wins they finished 2021-22 with weren’t disappointing either.

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They may have been for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. He’s already producing at a star level. Is it possible that he’s grown tired of the Thunder’s tanking ways?

If so, here are three trades that send him to the Memphis Grizzlies.