After years of tanking and playing the lottery game, the Oklahoma City Thunder got oh-so-close but so far from landing the No. 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Of course, there are still plenty of choices available with the second selection in the draft, but the Thunder do run the risk of having their top target snatched from their grasp by the Orlando Magic, who hold the first pick in the draft for the first time since 2004 when they acquired Dwight Howard.

Now that the draft order has been established, analysts, reporters, and pundits can dream up a whole new batch of trade scenarios.

Whether it be moving off of their pick for an established veteran, trading down in the draft for various assets in return, or putting together a package to move up, the prospect of draft-day trades is too juicy and entertaining not to generate an enormous amount of content.

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If the Thunder want to move into the No. 1 spot in the draft order, there is no shortage of potential options at their disposal to make it happen.

Let’s look at a potential NBA trade scenario that would feature the teams with the top two picks in the draft swapping selections.