Er wird Westbrook traden müssen, wenn er nicht den selben Gamble wie bei Durant eingehen will.
Es gibt sicherlich guten gegenwert wie hier von Pina bei realgm schon geschrieben:
Celtics: Avery Bradley, Isaiah Thomas, Jaylen Brown and Brooklyn’s 2017 first-round pick. (Assuming Durant signs with Boston.)
Oklahoma City grabs an All-Star on a great contract, the number three pick in the draft, one of the best defenders at his position and—above all else—their Get Out of Jail card via Brooklyn. The Celtics aren’t willing to give all this up for one year of Westbrook if they didn’t already have Durant on a one-year deal, and even then they’d probably check with him first before pulling the trigger.
With him on board, they’re the best team in the Eastern Conference, and still have Marcus Smart, Jae Crowder and the 2018 Nets pick to offer in a trade—should the Bulls want that package for Jimmy Butler.
Timberwolves: Kris Dunn and Andrew Wiggins
The Thunder do this for obvious reasons: Dunn will be their franchise point guard and Wiggins will be their franchise player. It is unlikely these two will ever meet the heights reached by Westbrook and Durant, but it increases Oklahoma City’s flexibility—particularly on the trade market—and allows it to sustain relevance while rehabilitating the roster. Wiggins is the best consolation prize on the table, across the league.
The Timberwolves risk their lightning-bright future by accelerating their timeline, exchanging two budding blue-chip prospects for one 27-year-old who may detest Minnesota winters, and going for it all right away. But Karl-Anthony Towns will be the best player in the world sooner than later, and Tom Thibodeau may feel like he can convince Westbrook to stay on for the long haul.
Lakers: D’Angelo Russell, Brandon Ingram and L.A.’s unprotected first-round pick in 2021.
The idea of Oklahoma City turning into the Lakers isn’t particularly attractive, but Russell and Ingram both have All-Star potential. Compared to the other offers that would be on the table, though, Los Angeles may not have enough to get their hometown star. Who knows what they look like in 2021?
Bulls: Doug McDermott, Denzel Valentine, Bobby Portis, Chicago’s unprotected first-round pick in 2017 and a top-five protected first-round pick in 2019.
The Bulls make this trade because they don’t want to waste Butler’s prime, and know they can’t compete for a championship without adding another top-15 player to the roster. They’re giving up a ton to bring Westbrook aboard, but are confident their market and franchise pedigree will be enough to keep him around beyond one season.
The Thunder mostly get a Pu-Pu platter for their trouble, but those two draft picks could be useful in the event Westbrook skips town.
Hornets: Kemba Walker, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Charlotte’s unprotected first-round pick in 2017 and unprotected first-round pick in 2019.
More draft picks! Oklahoma City also gets an All-Star caliber point guard who’s still improving and one of the best contracts in the entire league. If the Thunder intend to stay competitive and boost their future, few deals are better than this one.
Why does Charlotte do this trade? Five words: Michael Jordan loves to gamble.
Heat: Justise Winslow, Josh Richardson and Goran Dragic.
Miami doesn’t have any relevant draft picks to deal, but they do have a pair of interesting two-way prospects who performed reasonably well in the postseason. Dragic’s contract is a steal.
If anyone isn’t scared of making this trade knowing Westbrook can bounce after one year, it’s Pat Riley.
Pelicans: Jrue Holiday, Buddy Hield and New Orleans’ unprotected first-round pick in 2017 and 2019.
New Orleans reeks of desperation, and the only way it can ever compete for a title (which, sadly, may not be the goal) is by pairing Anthony Davis with another superstar. This may be the closest they ever come to getting one.
Oklahoma City gets a year to look at the talented albeit injury-prone Holiday, plus Hield and two unprotected first-round picks. As is the case with all these offers, those draft picks are huge.
Da sind einige nette Ansätze dabei und da würde ich schon eher zugreifen, als das ich mich nächstes Offsaison nochmal in den Arsch treten lasse.