Every NBA team is tasked with deciding whether they’re focused on the present or the future. The decisions could not be more obvious for the Brooklyn Nets and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Nets are squarely centered in the now. Unfortunately for them, their present situation is starting to look somewhat bleak.
This team may have to choose between extending the notoriously unreliable Kyrie Irving or letting Kevin Durant walk along with him. Rumors suggest that if Irving goes, Duran will follow suit.
Meanwhile, the Thunder have their sights set on the distant future. That’s what happens when you’ve amassed the biggest stockpile of draft capital in NBA history.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder have an abundance of future-focused assets. They also have Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Rumors have suggested that he’s grown tired of their long-term vision. If Gilgeous-Alexander is desperate to win now, could the Thunder look to trade him?
If they did, the Brooklyn Nets would certainly be interested. Here are two deals that send SGA to Brooklyn.