Brooklyn Nets Receive: G/F Luguentz Dort, F/C Derrick Favors, G/F Josh Giddey, G/F Ousmane Dieng, G Tre Mann, 2023 First-Round Pick (OKC), 2024 First-Round Pick (HOU via OKC), 2024 First-Round Pick (UTA via OKC), 2025 First-Round Pick (OKC), 2026 First-Round Pick (LAC via OKC), 2027 First-Round Pick (DEN via OKC)
Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: F Kevin Durant
In today’s NBA, draft capital is the currency of the day. The Oklahoma City Thunder have been hoarding them like money in Scrooge McDuck’s pool.
Here’s the crazy part – they could make this deal, and still have enough left over to dive into.
That’s how many first-round picks Thunder General Manager Sam Presti has amassed in recent years. Ordinarily, arranging a trade that involves this many first-round picks requires a number of swaps.
The Stepien rule disallows teams from going consecutive years without first-round picks. It won’t be applicable here.
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The Thunder have another selection in every season where they’re giving up a pick in this package. If OKC wanted to cash in on a superstar like Durant, it wouldn’t be difficult to do so.
Is that the right move for this organization?
