Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: G/F Eric Gordon, F David Nwaba, C Boban Marjanovic, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIL via HOU), 2024 First-Round Pick (BKN via HOU), 2026 First-Round Pick (BKN via HOU), 2027 First-Round Pick (Swap – BKN via HOU), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – HOU), 2029 First-Round Pick (HOU)
Houston Rockets Receive: G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The subject of Harden got us thinking about the history between these two organizations. In fact, they may have one of the strangest rivalries in NBA history.
Normally, a rivalry between two teams is built in the playoffs. That isn’t the case between the Thunder and the Rockets. Yes, the Rockets eliminated the Thunder in the 2019-20 playoffs, but these squads haven’t met an inordinate number of times in the postseason.
Instead, this is a rivalry built on transactions.
James Harden originally found his way to the Rockets via the Thunder. They traded him for a package that, in hindsight, was laughable. By all accounts, it was one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history.
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Still, the Thunder would get their revenge. They traded Russell Westbrook to the Rockets in exchange for Chris Paul and two protected first-round picks.
To make a long story short, the Thunder won the deal by a long shot. Could they trade for Houston’s draft capital again?
