Your analysis of Josh Giddey’s rookie season almost sounds like revisionist history. You make it sound like he had a bad rookie year when in reality among rookies he was 7th in points scored, 3rd in rebounds, 1st in assists, and made the all rookie 2nd team. Obviously we know now it didn’t work out in OKC, and who knows if it will in Chicago, but he definitely didn’t have a bad rookie year. If you said “he got off to a promising start, but then didn’t really develop into anything greater than that” then I would agree with you.
As an okc fan i remember like it was yesterday it was the end of the season press conference right before we drafted chet he looked in the camera and said yall are going to be surprised we're done losing and man was he right
Rashard Lewis was traded to the Magic for a trade exception. Sonics sent the trade exception to Phoenix for Kurt Thomas and a first round pick in 2008 and 2010. The 2008 pick turned out to be Serge Ibaka. In 2016, Thunder traded Ibaka for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo which then was traded for Paul George to Indiana. Finally, George was traded to the Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, L.A.'s first round picks in 2022, 2024, and 2026, along with 2021 and 2023 picks via Miami, and pick swaps in 2023 and 2025. L.A.'s 2022 first round pick turned out to be Jalen Williams and Miami's 2021 pick turned out to be Tre Mann who was a part of the deal in 2024 that was sent to Charlotte for Gordon Hayward who has an expiring contract and it helped clearing cap space the next season which got them their biggest free agent signing in the franchise history in Isaiah Hartenstein. Presti is a genius.
@@sarahstockton5780 You are very welcome! Finding out about stuff I never knew about is a fun and I’m very glad to be able to make these videos so others know themselves 🫡. Hope the Thunder can make it happen eventually
This Oklahoma City thunder rebuild was brought to you courtesy of kawhi Leonard😂 This was an amazing rebuild not just with the team but with the coaching staff as well the Oklahoma City thunder head coach had never been a coach in the NBA he was the coach of the Oklahoma City Blue their g league team and now he is the head coach of the thunder and he is one of the best coaches in the NBA and I think he will be with the thunder for a very long time I don't think he's going anywhere and his wife is an assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Oklahoma
as a thunder fan who has been here before, during, and after the rebuid, this is THE BEST okc video on youtube, your research is incredible!! thunder up!!
Been waiting on this video this rebuild has been amazing to see with my own eyes and I’m so glad my favorite team had turned things around. Thanks for the upload and can’t wait for more videos in the future 🙏🏾
I never thought the CP3 Thunder would be bottom feeders, Adams, Schroder, Galinari was solid with CP3 at the point. I didn’t expect SGA to be as good that year but I knew he wasn’t a slouch.
@Alvini_Linguine haha nah it was a great video bro, im just OCD But the Gilgeous part is like gorgeous. "Gil-jus" if that helps at all. Regardless, keep up the amazing work and cant wait for more
The Thunder are the next coming of the 60’s Celtics. Amazing team building top to bottom, a system that players and coaches both buy into and most of all, their willingness to make the defensive play. Chet and Wemby coming in the way they did really is reminiscent of Bill and Wilt. Bill Russell was drafted into a situation where they were already a championship team. His defense just took them to a level that led to the dominance of that team. I see similar things with Chet. Wemby reminds me of Wilt, big stats, fun to watch, but just doesn’t have the team around him to win consistently. While the Spurs can obviously still recover, they are going to have way less chances Draft wise meanwhile the Thunder will still be stacking. It’s insane tbh
@ Where’s the disrespect? I’m comparing them to one of the brightest up and coming teams. Defensively they’re accomplishing feats only the 60s Cs did. Stay mad? ig 😂
@@JayElDiplee and what is it exactly? A team that hasn’t even made the conference finals is supposed to make me think they’re a dynasty? I can tell yall either don’t like basketball or just started watching because this was literally everyone’s thoughts on KDs Thunder. We need to see results before just giving all the high expectations for a team that hasn’t done anything but be social media stars
@@ndiddy8536 When it first happened I was cool, the duo was primed for something amazing. But the injuries tore down everything that could’ve been great and justified the trade. But that’s life. I’m glad he’s balling, just hate they got JDub off the pick 😂. That right there was a true gut punch.
Let's be honest, if Shai was still on the Clippers his leg would have probably snapped in half or something. The Sterling curse is going to outlive us all.
@@WestCoastCheeseHead No matter how much I wanted to avoid the topic. I had to talk about it eventually. Just like how the eventual Clippers Doc will have me crying like a bitch
I still can’t believe he got Giddey but I can understand it to an extent. I guess he saw Shai as a SG at the time but as soon as he got him Shai turned into a playmaker also making Giddey almost obsolete from day 1. But him putting so much stock from him playing in Aussie land was pretty funny.
Can’t discount the reality of this trade being that the Clippers weren’t really trading for Paul George, they were basically trading for Kawhi Leonard. So if Kawhi gets it done in the end, then the Clippers can still win the trade………if he’s healthy.
Yeah fair lol, still hate how everything turned out at the end. Some of the worst luck I have ever seen when it came to health and HOW they got injured.
@@Poaf-1 show me anyone who thought SGA would be a top 5 player coming out the draft. Y’all act like SGA was this Luka type player coming out the draft when he was a throw in essentially
@@Alvini_Linguine it's telling how many drafted players that would have helped them were traded. McBride, McDaniels, Şengün, Lively. All would have helped them. If they didn't nail it with drafting Cher and Williams one would have to talk about how despite hoarding that many picks the overall drafting hasn't been very good.
@@bnb6868the drafting has been great lively isn’t able to guard switch outs or stretch the floor or self create hence why OKC didn’t keep him, Şengün is a poor floor spacer and a below average defender hence why they traded him and don’t forget we also hit on AJ Mitchell, Cason Wallace and J Will so your statement is completely wrong
Nah sengun wouldn’t work in okc due to how okc likes to play plus sengun is best with the ball in his hands that doesn’t work with a guy like shai who mainly plays in isolation plus if okc gir sengun we wouldn’t have gotten Chet For the derick lively comment okc was never drafting lively they drafted him for the mavs the mavs agree to the trade because they wanted to get off of bertans contract either way okc wasn’t drafting lively he doesn’t fit okc at all I’m what they look when drafting
Had to look this up. What the fuck 😭. I never knew that was a thing nor remember it being one. Nice one, that’s wild. I love Cade but they made the right choice to reject that. They were that sad about being kicked out the top 3 they were willing to trade Shai. Wow
Meh, just rename the Clippers at this point. Los Angeles Disappointments, LA Shitters, South California Ambulatory Athletics, Western Conference Wizards, whatever. Overachievers right now, sure, but they’ll wind up tanking and giving other teams better draft picks by the end of the season.
@ Right right but he was utilized as a Center while Myles played as a stretch big instead. PF TECHNICALLY but he played more like a Center offensively. It was a great duo. Unlike when he has to play PF with Steven Adam and Nerlens Noel who can’t space 😂
@@mykaelmarshall8204 Hell nah, dude injured PG like a mf a few years ago 😭. Dude is a wild pitbull that needs to be put down at times i swear 😭. That shit made me so mad
@@Alvini_LinguineHe was doin too much against Luka last playoffs. Even as an Okc fan I was like yo someone call a foul on this man. I feel he’s cleaned it up a bit this season.
I haven’t watched the video all the way through and I trust it’s good but the way you say “Gilgeous” got my nerves a little (I’m pretty sure it’s Gill Juhss)
Why is this trade so loved when the Celtic’s trade actually got them a ring? I love the Thunder’s roster but they have two years max before the big contracts come and all this depth is gone. And why are people acting as if SGA was this high top tier prospect and making it seem like the Clippers traded a Luka type player? Yes the Thunder won the trade and have a great team from it but we need to relax with the hyperbole about the situation when at the time it made sense.
Give it a few more years. The Celtics took almost a decade to get their first chip with the duo. Let’s see if the Thunder take long to get theirs or how many they can get 👀😏
@@Alvini_Linguine I feel you but the Celtics were at least constantly getting to the conference finals and made a finals 6 years after drafting Tatum. I don’t see the Thunder doing that this year
Okc may never win a championship ever. Until then don’t wanna hear greatest trade of all time. Blah blah. How about nets getting 15 picks from KD trade
The differences that made OKC’s tank and rebuild successful where other’s failed is he made a plan and stuck to it. Anybody can trade away assets for picks and tank for draft position, but most get impatient and make mistakes and deviate from the plan. Usually for job security purposes, but the OKC owners had seen Presti do it before with the first rebuild he had a lot of rope. Clearly Presti’s plan wasn’t to just take the best player available or package a bunch of picks to move up in the draft. He had 15 1st round picks in 5 years or whatever that stupid number was and said instead of trying to package the picks to move up in the draft or trade for star players, Presti was going to take 4 or 5 shots every draft on high risk and high reward guys hoping 2 or 3 would pan out instead of drafting a guy that was ready to play right away. The first time around KD was a no brainer at 2, but Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka were drafted higher than most people thought they would. Presti might start trying to package picks to move up or for a star now that he’s got his core, but that wasn’t the plan the first few years.
The differences that made OKC’s tank and rebuild successful where other’s failed is he made a plan and stuck to it. Anybody can trade away assets for picks and tank for draft position, but most get impatient and make mistakes and deviate from the plan. Usually for job security purposes, but the OKC owners had seen Presti do it before with the first rebuild he had a lot of rope. Clearly Presti’s plan wasn’t to just take the best player available or package a bunch of picks to move up in the draft. He had 15 1st round picks in 5 years or whatever that stupid number was and said instead of trying to package the picks to move up in the draft or trade for star players, Presti was going to take 4 or 5 shots every draft on high risk and high reward guys hoping 2 or 3 would pan out instead of drafting a guy that was ready to play right away. The first time around KD was a no brainer at 2, but Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka were drafted higher than most people thought they would. Presti might start trying to package picks to move up or for a star now that he’s got his core, but that wasn’t the plan the first few years.
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Can't mention rebuild without mentioning me rebuilding my life after she left me
Don’t worry, that video will be made once you get married. Then the rebuild will be complete 😈
She's over here; please, somebody come get 'er.
Your one of the lucky ones
It will get better it hurts a lot but just keep ur self busy and improve ur self everyday and talk to friends/family about how u feel
I read “she” as “Shai”…
Anyways, you’re gonna bounce back bro. 💪
Your analysis of Josh Giddey’s rookie season almost sounds like revisionist history. You make it sound like he had a bad rookie year when in reality among rookies he was 7th in points scored, 3rd in rebounds, 1st in assists, and made the all rookie 2nd team. Obviously we know now it didn’t work out in OKC, and who knows if it will in Chicago, but he definitely didn’t have a bad rookie year. If you said “he got off to a promising start, but then didn’t really develop into anything greater than that” then I would agree with you.
As an okc fan i remember like it was yesterday it was the end of the season press conference right before we drafted chet he looked in the camera and said yall are going to be surprised we're done losing and man was he right
Rashard Lewis was traded to the Magic for a trade exception. Sonics sent the trade exception to Phoenix for Kurt Thomas and a first round pick in 2008 and 2010. The 2008 pick turned out to be Serge Ibaka. In 2016, Thunder traded Ibaka for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo which then was traded for Paul George to Indiana. Finally, George was traded to the Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, L.A.'s first round picks in 2022, 2024, and 2026, along with 2021 and 2023 picks via Miami, and pick swaps in 2023 and 2025. L.A.'s 2022 first round pick turned out to be Jalen Williams and Miami's 2021 pick turned out to be Tre Mann who was a part of the deal in 2024 that was sent to Charlotte for Gordon Hayward who has an expiring contract and it helped clearing cap space the next season which got them their biggest free agent signing in the franchise history in Isaiah Hartenstein.
Presti is a genius.
Presti got it man 😭. That’s some crazy stuff
nah the Gordon Hayward trade wasnt good, Presti himself said it, if they kept Tre Mann they would still be able to sign Hartestein
@@krozz999 Tre Mann got no place in the squad to be honest.
@@y3ager656 yeah, but still not a genius move by presti
Amazing… maybe in another 45 years of moves he’ll be able to win 1 championship
Thank you for your well researched Thunder history. It brought back a lot of good memories.
@@sarahstockton5780 You are very welcome! Finding out about stuff I never knew about is a fun and I’m very glad to be able to make these videos so others know themselves 🫡. Hope the Thunder can make it happen eventually
New Alvini? Hell yeah
Been binge watching your channel. Keep it up my guy!
This Oklahoma City thunder rebuild was brought to you courtesy of kawhi Leonard😂
This was an amazing rebuild not just with the team but with the coaching staff as well the Oklahoma City thunder head coach had never been a coach in the NBA he was the coach of the Oklahoma City Blue their g league team and now he is the head coach of the thunder and he is one of the best coaches in the NBA and I think he will be with the thunder for a very long time I don't think he's going anywhere and his wife is an assistant gymnastics coach at the University of Oklahoma
as a thunder fan who has been here before, during, and after the rebuid, this is THE BEST okc video on youtube, your research is incredible!! thunder up!!
Been waiting on this video this rebuild has been amazing to see with my own eyes and I’m so glad my favorite team had turned things around. Thanks for the upload and can’t wait for more videos in the future 🙏🏾
I never thought the CP3 Thunder would be bottom feeders, Adams, Schroder, Galinari was solid with CP3 at the point. I didn’t expect SGA to be as good that year but I knew he wasn’t a slouch.
greatly made video, good transitions and effects and i like how you show the relevant stats when you mention them
Very well done! I enjoyed reliving the journey.
Congrats on getting sponsorships to your videos now! Was supporting you when you had only 1k+ subs.
Thank you 🙏. Really helps me be able to take my time to make these videos. Came a long way havent we 😂
You not saying Shais name properly is driving me nuts bro
But also, another amazing vid. Keep up the great work
Thanks, horrible at saying certain names in stride when I read off my scripts. It was either say it wrong or say “SGA” the entire time. 😭😂
@Alvini_Linguine haha nah it was a great video bro, im just OCD
But the Gilgeous part is like gorgeous. "Gil-jus" if that helps at all.
Regardless, keep up the amazing work and cant wait for more
The Thunder are the next coming of the 60’s Celtics. Amazing team building top to bottom, a system that players and coaches both buy into and most of all, their willingness to make the defensive play. Chet and Wemby coming in the way they did really is reminiscent of Bill and Wilt. Bill Russell was drafted into a situation where they were already a championship team. His defense just took them to a level that led to the dominance of that team. I see similar things with Chet. Wemby reminds me of Wilt, big stats, fun to watch, but just doesn’t have the team around him to win consistently. While the Spurs can obviously still recover, they are going to have way less chances Draft wise meanwhile the Thunder will still be stacking. It’s insane tbh
y’all’s Celtics disrespect gets wild on here
@ Where’s the disrespect? I’m comparing them to one of the brightest up and coming teams. Defensively they’re accomplishing feats only the 60s Cs did. Stay mad? ig 😂
@@Nobody1mportant999 Shai is older than Luka and hasn’t gotten to the finals relax on the 60’s all time dynasty talks
@@superiorvibes4639 some people can see the writing on the wall, he doesn’t need to relax at all.
@@JayElDiplee and what is it exactly? A team that hasn’t even made the conference finals is supposed to make me think they’re a dynasty? I can tell yall either don’t like basketball or just started watching because this was literally everyone’s thoughts on KDs Thunder. We need to see results before just giving all the high expectations for a team that hasn’t done anything but be social media stars
It’s been a very fun franchise to follow all these years. All things considered, Thunder fans are pretty blessed.
Phenomenal video, the effort and hard work was evident. Thanks!
You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 🤙🫡
This makes me a little less salty about us giving away Big Zu because at least he wasn't generational talent.
Oh, bring it, baby, it's a bedtime story that I just can't get tired of hearing
Damn this was a great video you covered everything ngl
Thank you 🫡. ALOT of time goes into this research 😭
great job Alvani
Before Shai’s injury, Shai was actually ruining our plans to tank because of how good he played😅
The fact that if Giannis asks out this is the most likely place he lands at terrifies me
Men thank you for taking us down memory lane love it love my team ❤❤❤❤❤ you are truly a gifted storyteller new fan 👌👌👌👌👌
Presti= best GM in the NBA. THUNDER UP!!
As a thunder fan I have to ask how did you feel after sga got traded
@@ndiddy8536 When it first happened I was cool, the duo was primed for something amazing. But the injuries tore down everything that could’ve been great and justified the trade. But that’s life. I’m glad he’s balling, just hate they got JDub off the pick 😂. That right there was a true gut punch.
Let's be honest, if Shai was still on the Clippers his leg would have probably snapped in half or something.
The Sterling curse is going to outlive us all.
Something I’m suprised you didn’t mentioned is that Jeff Green also played for the thunder with Russ and Harden
Because He’s not that important
Great video. Maybe a little tough on Josh, but otherwise nailed it.
if they will be champ this season..you are right.
From a OKC fan,
JDub is Jalen Williams from Santa Clara
Jwill is Jaylin Williams from Arkansas. Little help when talking about the two in the future
Kawhi actually wanted PG and Russ to get traded to Toronto. The Thunder wanted a package of a young FVV + Siakam + every pick
I knew it hurt you to post this😂
@@WestCoastCheeseHead No matter how much I wanted to avoid the topic. I had to talk about it eventually. Just like how the eventual Clippers Doc will have me crying like a bitch
I’m glad giddey has been doing well in Chicago but j Dub rising up from the beginning showed he was the true backcourt guard for the thunder
I still can’t believe he got Giddey but I can understand it to an extent. I guess he saw Shai as a SG at the time but as soon as he got him Shai turned into a playmaker also making Giddey almost obsolete from day 1. But him putting so much stock from him playing in Aussie land was pretty funny.
@@Alvini_Linguinedang you folks are azz juice, straight waste.
Shai WHAT Alexander lmao
Can’t discount the reality of this trade being that the Clippers weren’t really trading for Paul George, they were basically trading for Kawhi Leonard. So if Kawhi gets it done in the end, then the Clippers can still win the trade………if he’s healthy.
Yeah fair lol, still hate how everything turned out at the end. Some of the worst luck I have ever seen when it came to health and HOW they got injured.
Clippers lost all the way around 😂😂😂😂😂😂 who in their right mind Trades SGA for pg😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Pg has always sucked
@@Poaf-1 show me anyone who thought SGA would be a top 5 player coming out the draft. Y’all act like SGA was this Luka type player coming out the draft when he was a throw in essentially
@@Poaf-1if they were healthy won a championship it would’ve been worth it. But even doc rivers knew Shai was a damn good player.
Even if Kawhi is healthy tomorrow the clippers get a few good years, thunder get a potential dynasty
The best is yet to come…😊Thunder Up!
Until OKC wins a championship, Danny Ainge's "heist" from Brooklyn that landed them JB and JT is the greatest in history.
Ok bud.
You don’t know what “leaves a lot to be desired” means you used it in its opposite connotation. 😂
Oh I guess I must've left out "doesn't". Minor mistake lel
That thunder center apocalypse was brutal
my mans cannot pronounce gilgeous
Yeahhhhhhh not at all. I'd be stuck recording forever if I had to say his name correctly, or ya'll would hear me say "SGA" the entire video lol.
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Seeing all the names still available - they blew their pick by choose Giddy
And frankly the draft by trading Şengün
Dude was a match made in heaven. I loved Sengun. I felt the same way when Derrick Lively was traded to Dallas 😭
@@Alvini_Linguine it's telling how many drafted players that would have helped them were traded. McBride, McDaniels, Şengün, Lively. All would have helped them. If they didn't nail it with drafting Cher and Williams one would have to talk about how despite hoarding that many picks the overall drafting hasn't been very good.
@@bnb6868the drafting has been great lively isn’t able to guard switch outs or stretch the floor or self create hence why OKC didn’t keep him, Şengün is a poor floor spacer and a below average defender hence why they traded him and don’t forget we also hit on AJ Mitchell, Cason Wallace and J Will so your statement is completely wrong
Nah sengun wouldn’t work in okc due to how okc likes to play plus sengun is best with the ball in his hands that doesn’t work with a guy like shai who mainly plays in isolation plus if okc gir sengun we wouldn’t have gotten Chet
For the derick lively comment okc was never drafting lively they drafted him for the mavs the mavs agree to the trade because they wanted to get off of bertans contract either way okc wasn’t drafting lively he doesn’t fit okc at all I’m what they look when drafting
If anyone thinks any other team is in a better place for the future…Uh. Yeah. The tooth fairy is real.
Drinking game:
Take a shot every time he says the one from arkansas
Should’ve called him Duke Dennis instead 😔
Warriors would be in a better place by not picking wiseman
I don’t want any rookie to be with the terrorist named “Steve Kerr”. I don’t think he and Melo would gel 😂
Lu Dort disrespect will not be tolerated 😤
26:48 George Hill Jumpscare
I see Alvini is a advanced ball knower,with the I see now instrumental‼️
Shoutout to Little Brother......THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER!
Thunder up baby ⚡️⚡️⚡️
Great great work!! I'd vote for a Boston Celtics rebuild story next
For sure! I wanted to do that in the Summer but I was on vacation during the finals. So if they repeat, it’s going to happen 😏
Billy was absolutely the worst coach the Thunder ever had. So lucky to be rid of him for the talented humble Mark!
The kanye tracks tho 🔥🔥🔥
Ill be so mad if this team makes it farther then westbrook
I feel like u should do a spurs rebuild video and how that turned out, js giving ideas yk
you didn't include that sga almost dealt to piston for cade cunningham during draft night
Had to look this up. What the fuck 😭. I never knew that was a thing nor remember it being one. Nice one, that’s wild. I love Cade but they made the right choice to reject that. They were that sad about being kicked out the top 3 they were willing to trade Shai. Wow
Couldn't imagine I finished the entire video hahaha thunder up
Meh, just rename the Clippers at this point. Los Angeles Disappointments, LA Shitters, South California Ambulatory Athletics, Western Conference Wizards, whatever. Overachievers right now, sure, but they’ll wind up tanking and giving other teams better draft picks by the end of the season.
3:19 Ibaka was traded on draft night before KD left
Ibaka was a helluva ball player. Wasn't he with Toronto when they won the title?
Sucks we didn't keep Jaden McDaniels
Sure, but he’s also booty cheeks rn. I’m not even sure whose minutes he’d take.
But Poku tho 😳😈
I don't understand why Domantas Sabonis couldn't play like he does now when he was with the Thunder.
Because rookies take time to develop and because the fit with Steven Adams was disgusting
Easy, Billy Donovan used him wrong. He was used as a stretch big and primary played him at PF for the sake of Russ.
@@Alvini_Linguine to be fair Domas played PF in Indiana as well, alongside Myles Turner, and was an all-star there
@ Right right but he was utilized as a Center while Myles played as a stretch big instead. PF TECHNICALLY but he played more like a Center offensively. It was a great duo. Unlike when he has to play PF with Steven Adam and Nerlens Noel who can’t space 😂
Even if Kawhi is healthy tomorrow the clippers get a few good years, thunder get a potential dynasty
It's not happening, but even if they (Clippers) get 1 RING! I'll take it LMAO!
Put some respect on dorts name
@@mykaelmarshall8204 Hell nah, dude injured PG like a mf a few years ago 😭. Dude is a wild pitbull that needs to be put down at times i swear 😭. That shit made me so mad
@@Alvini_LinguineHe was doin too much against Luka last playoffs. Even as an Okc fan I was like yo someone call a foul on this man. I feel he’s cleaned it up a bit this season.
Lu Dort is an incredible defensive player.
Thunder Up ⚡️ 🏀 ⚡️ 🏀
Thank you kawai😂
I haven’t watched the video all the way through and I trust it’s good but the way you say “Gilgeous” got my nerves a little (I’m pretty sure it’s Gill Juhss)
Ik. I just can’t say his name in stride. You’re hearing the deep southerner in me. That’s how we say stuff like that 😭
I forgot they had sabonis. Only fumble
Sabonis wasn’t going to develop on the Thunder with Russ
How is Russ shooting 39% horrible but pg shooting 40% is passable 😂🤦♂️ is efficiency only a talking point with Russel
I said he was the best and his worst games outweigh the best 😭
Do rockets next
Who is PJ?
How do you say Shai’s name wrong every single time in 2024 bro
Why is this trade so loved when the Celtic’s trade actually got them a ring? I love the Thunder’s roster but they have two years max before the big contracts come and all this depth is gone. And why are people acting as if SGA was this high top tier prospect and making it seem like the Clippers traded a Luka type player? Yes the Thunder won the trade and have a great team from it but we need to relax with the hyperbole about the situation when at the time it made sense.
Give it a few more years. The Celtics took almost a decade to get their first chip with the duo. Let’s see if the Thunder take long to get theirs or how many they can get 👀😏
They’ve got a gazillion picks for the next decade. They’ll figure the depth problem when it comes in a few years
@@Alvini_Linguine I feel you but the Celtics were at least constantly getting to the conference finals and made a finals 6 years after drafting Tatum. I don’t see the Thunder doing that this year
@@DHKer23 they’ve made picks like poku and traded sengun. People gotta stop acting as if they hit every draft pick or are the best talent evaluators
@ Well they did have Kyrie off the jump 😂. But I get you.
Has anyone seen Paul “bust l”George 😂😂😂😂😂😂 clippers traded SGA. For PG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 daymn their stupid 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Okc may never win a championship ever. Until then don’t wanna hear greatest trade of all time. Blah blah. How about nets getting 15 picks from KD trade
Nets are trash
A lot about nothing...
The differences that made OKC’s tank and rebuild successful where other’s failed is he made a plan and stuck to it. Anybody can trade away assets for picks and tank for draft position, but most get impatient and make mistakes and deviate from the plan. Usually for job security purposes, but the OKC owners had seen Presti do it before with the first rebuild he had a lot of rope. Clearly Presti’s plan wasn’t to just take the best player available or package a bunch of picks to move up in the draft. He had 15 1st round picks in 5 years or whatever that stupid number was and said instead of trying to package the picks to move up in the draft or trade for star players, Presti was going to take 4 or 5 shots every draft on high risk and high reward guys hoping 2 or 3 would pan out instead of drafting a guy that was ready to play right away. The first time around KD was a no brainer at 2, but Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka were drafted higher than most people thought they would. Presti might start trying to package picks to move up or for a star now that he’s got his core, but that wasn’t the plan the first few years.
The differences that made OKC’s tank and rebuild successful where other’s failed is he made a plan and stuck to it. Anybody can trade away assets for picks and tank for draft position, but most get impatient and make mistakes and deviate from the plan. Usually for job security purposes, but the OKC owners had seen Presti do it before with the first rebuild he had a lot of rope. Clearly Presti’s plan wasn’t to just take the best player available or package a bunch of picks to move up in the draft. He had 15 1st round picks in 5 years or whatever that stupid number was and said instead of trying to package the picks to move up in the draft or trade for star players, Presti was going to take 4 or 5 shots every draft on high risk and high reward guys hoping 2 or 3 would pan out instead of drafting a guy that was ready to play right away. The first time around KD was a no brainer at 2, but Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka were drafted higher than most people thought they would. Presti might start trying to package picks to move up or for a star now that he’s got his core, but that wasn’t the plan the first few years.