Oso planning to go pro
Taught Kennard woulda bin a purfect pik four da Bucks, hey?
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
I was hoping for Justin Jackson. Just missed him.
http://www.totalprosports.com/2017/06/25/the-jimmy-butler-trade-was-so-bad-for-the-chicago-bulls-that-nba-2k-rejects-it/Lol.
If you have ever tried to trade anyone in 2k, you would know how impossible it is.
You just traded away 2 young pieces for a guy who has said multiple times he's going to be playing for the Lakers in a year and has already started recruiting other players to join him there in a year in which your absolute best case scenario with him is losing in the 2nd round as a 4 seed.
That is a horrible move for OKC. Quite a haul for a 1 year rental.If the rumors are correct that Boston offered 3 firsts, Jae, and another starter I have to assume the 3 firsts were Boston's firsts for the next 3 years.
Zach Lowe pretty much agrees that this was a good deal for OKC:"This is almost a risk-free gamble for the Thunder. Oladipo is a nice player, but he's 25, and still hasn't developed into the two-way wing monster some projected. He's an average 3-point shooter opponents leave open, an erratic drive-and-kick guy, and a so-so defender with inconsistent habits. He's coming off the worst season of his career by most measures, though playing alongside Westbrook in the highest-usage season in recorded NBA history deflated everyone's numbers. Still: The fit was awkward.Oladipo is fine. He's also making $21 million per year, a price point at which you hope to get better than fine. Domantas Sabonis, also headed to Indiana, is a mildly intriguing prospect who might turn into a playmaking power forward with some 3-point range. He flamed out after a promising start -- not unusual for rookies -- and attempted 67 free throws all season. You give up that stuff in a second for Paul freaking George. Paul George is a boss. In the worst case, he and Westbrook leave, and you start a new tanking scheme. (Whether Presti would stick around to guide it is an interesting hypothetical.)"
You are literally the first person I've seen who's called this anything but a steal for OKC. A salary dump and Sabonis for an All Star who pairs very well with Russ. If it doesn't work, or if it's not looking good midseason, you can swap him for assets probably as good as what they gave up.If it does work, maybe Russ convinces him they can both make it work there long term.
You just traded a 25 year old who averaged 16 and 4 next to a point guard who shot the ball 24 times per game and a promising rookie to move yourself from the 6 seed in the West to the 4 seed in the West, and 1 year later you'll be right back to the 6 seed.Oladipo and Sabonis will do much more for the Pacers in their careers than Paul George will do for the Thunder.But I do hope the Thunder enjoy beating the Grizzlies in the first round and getting swept by the Thunder in the 2nd round next year.
Oladipo and Sabonis "doing more" for the Pacers over the next couple of years wouldn't be a good reason for the Thunder to not make this trade.That production isn't in a vacuum and needs to be seen as part of a greater franchise direction. If Westbrook leaves, they're in a full on rebuild with or without George. Sure, Sabonis could have been a part of that. But with his contract, Oladipo was never going to bring a useful return (or at least not for 2-3 years, until his expiring contract IS the value).The part of your post that I underlined above is ultimately the real context for your evaluation of this trade, but we've definitely been down that road earlier in this thread.