@WRNG Some MVP winners, an awesome franchise to follow, respect from all the other GM's and thunder fans and millions upon millions of dollars. No ring though, oh dear, the end of the world.
@@ctoaun23for a gm yes it is the end of the world... by definition isn't your job to win a championship. Now if he was a player we could have the conversation about greatness in spite of rings I agree but not a gm he has done nothing but gambled billions and lost billions
I loveeee all sam presti content bc he’s really good at his job and i’ve always noticed it. Thunder fans love and trust him. He needs more acknowledgment when we get that ring
So if I followed correctly, Presti sent Rashard Lewis (who was going to walk anyways), Reggie Jackson, 2 2nd’s and some role players. For: SGA, Gallanari, 1 2nd, 2 pick swaps and 11 1sts. SGA alone holds more value right now than everything the thunder gave up let alone all the picks they gathered up. Crazy.
@@eriksports Because PG was an intermediate part. They traded for him and then they traded him away. What matters is how much more they had at the end than at the beginning, not that he was there in between.
Amazing video, really enjoyed. The picks acquired from Boston became 2/3 of the Dieng trade. Mann was one of the two Miami picks acquired in the Paul George deal.
i think he was probably inspired by secret base's downfall videos, where they have those timelines going up and done showing the highs and lows of the organization.
Such a quality job on editing, script AND voiceover for such a small channel! Love your calm way of speaking. Alot of these NBA commentary channels so obnoxious with how fast/hyped they talk. The way you deliver your script is a really nice change of pace ❤️
I agree. The style is reminiscent of Secret Base, which is a very good template to work from (it's different enough, but the graphing and tempo just remind me of them).
@@pyrotechnic96 to be fair if that was the case we would've had to deal w the Malcolm butler interception and a blown 3-1 lead to the warriors within a span of like 2 years😂
@@samcardenas1991 they will soon. We just gotta be patient. We got the arena now, we still have a loyal fanbase eagerly waiting. Seattle will roar like winning a championship whenever the announcement happens.
This trade tree is also connected to the James Harden trade tree with a 2nd round pick they acquired from the Pelicans for trading Steven Adams. It is a conditional pick so it might not end up being connected.
Presti has to be the best talent evaluater as a gm in the league,Bob Meyers is the best at patience and building from ground up,Ainge is the best at hustling teams
As a Sonics/OKC fan I worship Presti and I’ve watched all these players in an OKC jersey and followed all our trades but I never thought about how these were all connected. Amazing video and I’m glad I found this channel
@@ShruteFarms001 I can because I wouldn’t feel comfortable rooting for another team and feel like a bandwagon. I hate the owner Clay Bennett but I been a fan since the Ray Allen days, I was kid and I’m not from Seattle so I didn’t care about the move as much as they would
Presti is a genius and the reason I’ll never give up on the team when KD left a lot of fans left with him and flipped teams Westbrook goes to the rockets a lot of fans declared the love for Westbrook over the team… but I’m loyal to the soil and know as long as we got Presti .. we are in good hands … in Presti we Trust
This is an excellent video with high production value. I looked at your account subscribers, thinking this would be a huge account and was blown away, that you only have 2.8k. YOU HAVE A TON OF TALENT
I was thinking why the voice looks so familiar and turn out its Mr. Royce Young😂 Always been a fan of your stuff. Hope still can read ur articles later on! They give up many to get Poku… and it definitely worth it… time will tell.
Absolutely amazing!!!! Always respected Presti for keeping a great roster and competitive teams, yet his moves were “ Einstein-ish”! Brilliant! Brilliant. Brilliant!
Wow, I've NEVER and I mean NEVER seen content on UA-cam this good before. People watch Jxmmyhighroller, A.M. hoops, Flemlo raps sports, baseball doesn't exist, total running productions or TRP, Mikerphone, Flight Mike, and they love ALL that TRASH. It is all 100% repackaged trash. Most of what they do is retell a story with some click bait titles and thumbnails, then they don't even add value. They actually subtract value because they're literally just saying things that mostly make no sense. I can't tell you how furious I get when watching one of these trash videos and in the comments there are 1000s of people blow banging it to death when it's literally TRASH.......BUT THIS, BUT THIS.... is literal pure GOLD. This was short but the detail was immaculate and it was something that most people have never covered. This was so great, I hope it gets the play. Americans in 2023 are too dumb for content like this.. OKC has to play the game like this or they'll never have a team. They draft so well too. I've loved watching OKC. Except when Melo was hear showing how overrated his whole career has been.
You know what's wild? That highlight of Sabonis and McDermott (who barely played together in OKC) was the blueprint for Indiana's offense with both of them on the floor in 2020 and 2021
Bill Simmons needs to watch this so he can get a grasp on how invested Sam is in this franchise and he stops with the nonsense "wb presti to Boston/la/phx etc"
So this video was specifically about the branching tree from the Ibaka trade (and connected to that, the Rashard Lewis one). Giddey, Dort and the CP3 trade aren't really directed connected to that trade. But they are part of the overall rebuild timeline, which is a good idea for a video in the near future!
I am a former Thunder fan. I would like to see a video on some of Presti's terrible moves and non-moves. Like, the impact of trading away a young 6th man Harden instead of amnestying a washed up Perkins (huge contract). While it is true that Steven Adams showed up as result of a pick gained in the Harden trade, that actually backfired because they basically were forced to give up Ibaka in his prime. Also, can you imagine prime Harden starting at SG instead of Kevin Martin? And they lost Kevin Martin one year later and only got prospect Szymon Szewcyzk in return. As for Steven Adams, all they currently have to show for the trade that sent him to New Orleans is Denver's 1st round pick this year.
Have to agree this is one of the greatest trades of all time… OKC may be the penultimate benefactor however the ultimate winner of this trade, as it sits today, has to be the Pacers. Haliburton, Hield, Nembhard, Nesmith (via no longer needing Brogdon) & the Cavs 2023 1st… All for one guy who publicly announced he wasn’t returning. Maybe in the future OKC will be the ultimate winners but as it sits today Indiana seems to made the most of the repercussions of the Ibaka trade. It’s not just the haul. The team records speak for themselves.
I get what you are saying and I agree about your assessment right now but let's not act like Indiana, right now, is so much better than OKC. It's not like we are talking about what will be a 50 win team vs a 30 win team this year, time will tell, actually, let me qualify that, it may be a case of a 44 win team vs. a 32 win team if SGA gets shut down down the stretch for OKC to get a higher lottery pick.....I hear that that may be a thing out in OKC. I like what Indiana did though, they have proven most people wrong, love Haliburton as well!
Great watch..p.s you changed my mind too. I used the see Sam as great gm when it came to drafting n contracts..but bad trader. He seem to lose some big ones ..but this swayed my me.
This is why I love hearing the talking heads on TV or random people talking about all the trades the Thunder SHOULD make. Pretty sure none of them would have had the success in a small market that Presti has had.
Nothing will ever sting as much to me as an NBA fan as the sonics getting moved. This story arc defines the second half of OKC's beginning, but it also wouldve been awesome had it still been the sonics. One day🤞
Having all those extra first and second round choices during the next 4 years is great and all, like if your team had fifteen guys on the court at all times. But it's only five at a time. Keep SGA, Giddey and the DORTure chamber, then bundle some picks and some players and trade for two not-too-old established stars.
All these great moves that we have to respect one thing remains, they are not a title contender they aren't making the playoffs and at some point no matter how crafty you are in the front office you have to get to the playoffs you have to contend for a title and to be actually successful you have to win a title! Drafter 3 MVPs but no ring. All those picks but when will they have that guy that everybody in the locker room follows and leads them to the next level will it come in the draft pick or will it come from Trading those draft picks? Because it doesn't matter how amazing you are at working out contracts making good trades picking good draft picks if you can't pull it all together and win a championship.
Are u only gonna make videos about the Thunder? I love your style, and would love to see you make content about teams all around the NBA. Either way, keep up the great work
I love what Sam Presti has done as much as I wanted okc to win with Westbrook I understand why okc couldn't keep harden bc okc had am owner that was facing over 10 years of fed time for shady business presti had to do his best.
You know, rather than sitting on it, maybe they could've been aggressive in adding talent to their Westbrook/KD/Harden teams to get them over the hump.
that’s a /ibaka, not a / harden. everyone thinks that he was a top 10 guard at the time but he was literally an average 6th man. they had the talent and almost won in 2016 there’s nothing more to it
In one of the biggest what if’s of all time. Imagine if Kd requested a trade to Golden State instead of sneaking off to join them! It’s no telling how many players that Presti could have gotten from Golden State?!!!!
Presti definitely a HOF Executive. What he has done is insane. Developing and always competitive even when blowing it up
No rings to show for it
@@shardstraws1 soon he will
What he does is continuously lose... all those moves gave equated to what
@WRNG Some MVP winners, an awesome franchise to follow, respect from all the other GM's and thunder fans and millions upon millions of dollars. No ring though, oh dear, the end of the world.
@@ctoaun23for a gm yes it is the end of the world... by definition isn't your job to win a championship. Now if he was a player we could have the conversation about greatness in spite of rings I agree but not a gm he has done nothing but gambled billions and lost billions
I loveeee all sam presti content bc he’s really good at his job and i’ve always noticed it. Thunder fans love and trust him. He needs more acknowledgment when we get that ring
Best GM the league has ever seen.
@@Jackeenan123 with 0 rings lol
Except James harden lol
@@colt1674 i wont let one blunder represent him. No matter how big of a mistake it was. Since then he has made moves i am proud of
If he couldn't get a ring with a young KD, Westbrook, and Harden. He will never win a ring in a small market like OKC
So if I followed correctly, Presti sent Rashard Lewis (who was going to walk anyways), Reggie Jackson, 2 2nd’s and some role players. For: SGA, Gallanari, 1 2nd, 2 pick swaps and 11 1sts. SGA alone holds more value right now than everything the thunder gave up let alone all the picks they gathered up. Crazy.
Their future is easily the brightest in the nba. This some 2k type shit getting all these first round picks 😂😂
@@Yobichn wont happen bad juju on that team
How can you type this up without naming Paul George lol
@@eriksports
Because PG was an intermediate part. They traded for him and then they traded him away. What matters is how much more they had at the end than at the beginning, not that he was there in between.
@@timthielke3541 but he was a major asset that was key in the end result which you listed. You can’t list SGA and not mention PG.
no one ever makes high quality okc content like you. please never stop uploading
It's royce young
Amazing video, really enjoyed. The picks acquired from Boston became 2/3 of the Dieng trade. Mann was one of the two Miami picks acquired in the Paul George deal.
This might be one of the craziest NBA videos I’ve ever seen. So so good
Hey man this was an idea I've had for a while but you put it together like art. Well done. Keep making videos you'll be successful
i think he was probably inspired by secret base's downfall videos, where they have those timelines going up and done showing the highs and lows of the organization.
You could outsource the editing using Fiverr and make videos like these too
Such a quality job on editing, script AND voiceover for such a small channel! Love your calm way of speaking. Alot of these NBA commentary channels so obnoxious with how fast/hyped they talk. The way you deliver your script is a really nice change of pace ❤️
Hey, thanks! Appreciate it!
I agree. The style is reminiscent of Secret Base, which is a very good template to work from (it's different enough, but the graphing and tempo just remind me of them).
That was a actual pleasure to watch , well done! Love it!
Being from Seattle (born and raised) it still makes me sad seeing stuff about the sonics 😔 I went to their last game in 2008.
To think this entire story could've been about the sonics instead😔😔one day they'll come home brother
It would've been so awesome if the Sonics and Seahawks were popping off at the same time.
@@pyrotechnic96 to be fair if that was the case we would've had to deal w the Malcolm butler interception and a blown 3-1 lead to the warriors within a span of like 2 years😂
@@samcardenas1991 lol true. I'd still take it though
@@samcardenas1991 they will soon. We just gotta be patient. We got the arena now, we still have a loyal fanbase eagerly waiting. Seattle will roar like winning a championship whenever the announcement happens.
What’s more amazing is that he was 29 when he became GM
What kills me is that he's 45 now, but still younger than most nba gms... and he's one of the longest tenured gms in the nba.
That's absurd.
You've earned yourself a sub, my friend. Loved this
Thanks!
yupp
I’m glad this came up on my feed.
This trade tree is also connected to the James Harden trade tree with a 2nd round pick they acquired from the Pelicans for trading Steven Adams. It is a conditional pick so it might not end up being connected.
Presti has to be the best talent evaluater as a gm in the league,Bob Meyers is the best at patience and building from ground up,Ainge is the best at hustling teams
Great video, very informative for thunder fans.
Thunder up!
SGA was a hidden gem. He’s a star in the making. He can score at will! I think the thunder will be a great team in 1-2 years!
If Chet works out man they could really be something. I think they hit on that Williams kid too.
I love the Jon Bois level content without all the smug, preachy, annoying bullshit that comes with Jon Bois content. You got a new sub here.
First guy to call that out.
i love the sb type edit but with your own twist, excited to see more videos about the thunder from you!!!
Really nice breakdown
As a Sonics/OKC fan I worship Presti and I’ve watched all these players in an OKC jersey and followed all our trades but I never thought about how these were all connected. Amazing video and I’m glad I found this channel
You can't be both a sonics and okc fan. If you were a real sonics fan you would want no success for okc
@@ShruteFarms001 I can because I wouldn’t feel comfortable rooting for another team and feel like a bandwagon. I hate the owner Clay Bennett but I been a fan since the Ray Allen days, I was kid and I’m not from Seattle so I didn’t care about the move as much as they would
Okc we better not ever let this man go! What an Awesome way to put it all into perspective for us though man.
Awesome video man, put together very nicely!
everything ab this video is 10/10. u got a real talent bro keep grinding!!just subbed💯💯💯
Incredible video!
as a thunder fan, i knew exactly where these transactions were going. feels nice to see a prezzi on presti
Fire video and concept. Especially with my OKC squad. Good work!
this is so so well done
One of the greatest videos I’ve ever watched well done
Presti is a genius and the reason I’ll never give up on the team when KD left a lot of fans left with him and flipped teams Westbrook goes to the rockets a lot of fans declared the love for Westbrook over the team… but I’m loyal to the soil and know as long as we got Presti .. we are in good hands … in Presti we Trust
Bro amazing job I just subscribed keep the good work going
Thank you! Definitely more to come!
What a phenomenal breakdown man. I follow the NBA in passing but love playing playing pick up. This was very interesting . Thank you
one of the best videos ive seen
Super good vid. Not even a thunder fan but glad I clicked.
Fantastic video
- a Thunder fan
this was really well made
Thanks!
Incredible video
this video was awesome. Just stumbled across this channel & Im lovin it!
this video was incredible, keep it up!
Great job on this
This is an excellent video with high production value. I looked at your account subscribers, thinking this would be a huge account and was blown away, that you only have 2.8k.
YOU HAVE A TON OF TALENT
This was an incredible video!
I was thinking why the voice looks so familiar and turn out its Mr. Royce Young😂
Always been a fan of your stuff. Hope still can read ur articles later on!
They give up many to get Poku… and it definitely worth it… time will tell.
Thanks! Just trying out something for fun to see how it goes.
Absolutely amazing!!!! Always respected Presti for keeping a great roster and competitive teams, yet his moves were “ Einstein-ish”! Brilliant! Brilliant. Brilliant!
Wow, I've NEVER and I mean NEVER seen content on UA-cam this good before. People watch Jxmmyhighroller, A.M. hoops, Flemlo raps sports, baseball doesn't exist, total running productions or TRP, Mikerphone, Flight Mike, and they love ALL that TRASH. It is all 100% repackaged trash. Most of what they do is retell a story with some click bait titles and thumbnails, then they don't even add value. They actually subtract value because they're literally just saying things that mostly make no sense. I can't tell you how furious I get when watching one of these trash videos and in the comments there are 1000s of people blow banging it to death when it's literally TRASH.......BUT THIS, BUT THIS.... is literal pure GOLD. This was short but the detail was immaculate and it was something that most people have never covered. This was so great, I hope it gets the play. Americans in 2023 are too dumb for content like this.. OKC has to play the game like this or they'll never have a team. They draft so well too. I've loved watching OKC. Except when Melo was hear showing how overrated his whole career has been.
Yea I’ve noticed Sam style an it’s impressive.I hope the okc owner gives GM Sam prestie anything an everything he needs to keep him there !
Good job. Keep uploading and I may subscribe
Thanks! Certainly planning on it!
This was such a good video omg
great video
You know what's wild?
That highlight of Sabonis and McDermott (who barely played together in OKC) was the blueprint for Indiana's offense with both of them on the floor in 2020 and 2021
This is me on MyGM in 2k.. but honestly none of this matters beyond serge if they don’t have any success
Getting a Secret Base vibes here, good job!
Great video. Great channel. Subscribed.
Thanks!
Good video.
Great video bro. Thunder up forever and always
This is a great video
Bill Simmons needs to watch this so he can get a grasp on how invested Sam is in this franchise and he stops with the nonsense "wb presti to Boston/la/phx etc"
Beautiful video
Great video..I hope u covered other teams as well
Wow this video was incredible
Where's the CP3 trades? Also why isn't Giddey & Dort part this timeline also
So this video was specifically about the branching tree from the Ibaka trade (and connected to that, the Rashard Lewis one). Giddey, Dort and the CP3 trade aren't really directed connected to that trade. But they are part of the overall rebuild timeline, which is a good idea for a video in the near future!
I am a former Thunder fan. I would like to see a video on some of Presti's terrible moves and non-moves. Like, the impact of trading away a young 6th man Harden instead of amnestying a washed up Perkins (huge contract). While it is true that Steven Adams showed up as result of a pick gained in the Harden trade, that actually backfired because they basically were forced to give up Ibaka in his prime. Also, can you imagine prime Harden starting at SG instead of Kevin Martin? And they lost Kevin Martin one year later and only got prospect Szymon Szewcyzk in return. As for Steven Adams, all they currently have to show for the trade that sent him to New Orleans is Denver's 1st round pick this year.
Lol wait and see what that pick turns into. If you haven't learned by now. You will
@@GHSTBY_S That isn't very helpful. lol
excellent video
Great Video.
fantastic video tbh
this was dope!
Loved this video
I want to see a documentary on Sam Presti and all of the moves he's made.
Awesome video
…And it’s all resulted in unparalleled success. The dynasty of the OKC Thunder.
Love seeing a OKC channel here on youtube.
incredible vid
I liked this video a lot!
Great video
Have to agree this is one of the greatest trades of all time… OKC may be the penultimate benefactor however the ultimate winner of this trade, as it sits today, has to be the Pacers. Haliburton, Hield, Nembhard, Nesmith (via no longer needing Brogdon) & the Cavs 2023 1st… All for one guy who publicly announced he wasn’t returning. Maybe in the future OKC will be the ultimate winners but as it sits today Indiana seems to made the most of the repercussions of the Ibaka trade. It’s not just the haul. The team records speak for themselves.
I get what you are saying and I agree about your assessment right now but let's not act like Indiana, right now, is so much better than OKC. It's not like we are talking about what will be a 50 win team vs a 30 win team this year, time will tell, actually, let me qualify that, it may be a case of a 44 win team vs. a 32 win team if SGA gets shut down down the stretch for OKC to get a higher lottery pick.....I hear that that may be a thing out in OKC. I like what Indiana did though, they have proven most people wrong, love Haliburton as well!
You need to talk about how the Pacers made the Paul George trade to Halliburton and Mathurin.
Ppl called us crazy but when your pres is Larry bird he’s not kissing ass
Haliburton. Not Mathurin. That was our own pick.
@@TheKingbigb22 He's no longer part of the franchise in any capacity.
Great watch..p.s you changed my mind too. I used the see Sam as great gm when it came to drafting n contracts..but bad trader. He seem to lose some big ones ..but this swayed my me.
Quite literally didn’t know what Sam Presti looked liked til now !! 😂
This is why I love hearing the talking heads on TV or random people talking about all the trades the Thunder SHOULD make. Pretty sure none of them would have had the success in a small market that Presti has had.
Nothing will ever sting as much to me as an NBA fan as the sonics getting moved. This story arc defines the second half of OKC's beginning, but it also wouldve been awesome had it still been the sonics. One day🤞
You can actually track this trade tree back to Chris Webber's draft night. Been working on a project documenting it for the last year now. It's huge.
How so? Todd Fuller / Vince Carter / Mike Miller with the draft picks but then it’s getting hard to find the link to Rashard Lewis 😭
👏🏽 well done
Royce Young
great vid
Sam presti knows how to draft I wish lakers had him. Thunder has a lot of draft picks
Checkout the tradeline for George Hill, starting in 2008.
The best trade the okc have done has been sga he's a big steal
Having all those extra first and second round choices during the next 4 years is great and all, like if your team had fifteen guys on the court at all times. But it's only five at a time. Keep SGA, Giddey and the DORTure chamber, then bundle some picks and some players and trade for two not-too-old established stars.
winning > value extraction
Nahhhh🤣I just got that Ibaka trade outta my head now you reminding me again
All these great moves that we have to respect one thing remains, they are not a title contender they aren't making the playoffs and at some point no matter how crafty you are in the front office you have to get to the playoffs you have to contend for a title and to be actually successful you have to win a title! Drafter 3 MVPs but no ring. All those picks but when will they have that guy that everybody in the locker room follows and leads them to the next level will it come in the draft pick or will it come from Trading those draft picks? Because it doesn't matter how amazing you are at working out contracts making good trades picking good draft picks if you can't pull it all together and win a championship.
Sam Presti is a smart guy
Are u only gonna make videos about the Thunder? I love your style, and would love to see you make content about teams all around the NBA. Either way, keep up the great work
well its his channel name.
I need to see this for Masia In toronto, his trade tree from primo pasta is incredible.
I love what Sam Presti has done as much as I wanted okc to win with Westbrook I understand why okc couldn't keep harden bc okc had am owner that was facing over 10 years of fed time for shady business presti had to do his best.
You know, rather than sitting on it, maybe they could've been aggressive in adding talent to their Westbrook/KD/Harden teams to get them over the hump.
that’s a /ibaka, not a / harden. everyone thinks that he was a top 10 guard at the time but he was literally an average 6th man. they had the talent and almost won in 2016 there’s nothing more to it
Sam is a genius
Love the grafic
In one of the biggest what if’s of all time. Imagine if Kd requested a trade to Golden State instead of sneaking off to join them! It’s no telling how many players that Presti could have gotten from Golden State?!!!!
thunders had 3 mvps in their roster at some point, that alone is insane