02-01-2022, 07:15 AM
(01-31-2022, 05:30 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: He´s tried that the last two years, but I think teams are not that interested to get screwed by him twice on the same deals. Teams are like: yeah here have all our 16-30 picks and see what you can do with them,but we are not giving you our lottery picks on a 3 for 1 swap. It´s cute to have 37 picks, but you only have 15 roster spots.
It´s also kind of funny that everybody was giving Philly shit for The Process, because Hinkie publically exposed the concept. The whole Process lasted four years.
Presti is doing exactly the same thing to an even more ridiculous extent. It´s been almost three years since the PG13/Westbrook trades. NBA Code of Omerta. Just don´t talk about it and everything is cool. The league and the other owners have seemingly accepted that OKC is the recycling bin of the NBA.
Yeah, it will be interesting to see what they do. They have too many picks to use. It can happen, but very unlikely that a team with a top pick who they consider a difference maker is not going to move that pick for a boatload of picks. It just very rarely happens. I think they can use some picks if they are at 11 and targeting a player at 6. Those picks could come in handy.
IMO a guy like Bagley is who they use a pick or two for. He is a buy low asset. Sacramento gets a pick for him which is probably desirable for them and OKC sees if a change in scenery is better for Bagley. I think a lot of the bottom feeders sniffing around Bagley. OKC just has picks to spare. I would be interested in him in Dallas. I just don't see we have the trade piece.
OKC beat Portland last night. Ouch. When I went to bed Portland had a comfortable lead. I think Portland and the Kings are teams most likely to make some kind of move at the trade deadline.