Answer these OKC related questions

[bksballer89]

I think if your OKC fans you have a right. I mean he did go to a rival team who beat them. That's like going from sox to the Yankees.

Don't you dare compare GSW/OKC to Yanks/Sox. Don't make that mistake again. Thanks

 

[LogicMan]

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[RegentDenali]

So Durant is gone but with Westbrook there, obviously they are still gonna be a playoff team.

 

[thunderc]

Not only will they still be a playoff team they will be a top 4 seed.

 

[GNG]

I love Westbrook and always thought he was the better player. He has the fire and drive that Durant lacks. Russ makes this team go. I hope he stays as this team is young and really good. Okc has the big men to compete with anyone. It's his team now.

He can step out of Durant's shadow now.

 

[RegentDenali]

Not only will they still be a playoff team they will be a top 4 seed.

 

[TurnUpTheHeat]

So Durant is gone but with Westbrook there, obviously they are still gonna be a playoff team. He's top 5 player with a decent cast around him. OKC is reportedly trying to lock Westbrook into an extension so...

If you're Westbrook, would you take the extension to stay? No

If you're Westbrook, would you leave when your contract is up? TBD

If you're another team, would you roll the dice and trade for Westbrook knowing he could still enter FA in 2017? Depends of circumstances.

If you're the Thunder and Westbrook doesn't sign an extension, do you just trade Westbrook and get assets in return instead of hoping he resigns?

depends on what the definition of assets it. But, that's the route that makes most sense.

 

[gohusk]

He's going to the Lakers one way or the other.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Is this serious commentary? Desperation on the Ibaka trade? He killed Orlando with that trade, absolutely killed them. Don't want to hear anymore about the Harden trade, Adams has proven that to be a great trade and I mean a great trade. Harden is a bum, ask anyone including his teammates.

Harden is a superstar. A team with harden, Durant, and Westbrook could've won a title by now. It was foolish to let him go. Steven Adams is a nice hustle player, but he's nothing special. It's much harder to replace an elite scorer and distributer than it is a hustle post player. That trade wasn't great. Adams was just a consolation prize to the incredibly stupid decision of keeping Ibaka over harden.

 

[thunderc]

Harden is a superstar. A team with harden, Durant, and Westbrook could've won a title by now. It was foolish to let him go. Steven Adams is a nice hustle player, but he's nothing special. It's much harder to replace an elite scorer and distributer than it is a hustle post player. That trade wasn't great. Adams was just a consolation prize to the incredibly stupid decision of keeping Ibaka over harden.

Pure bullshit and I expect you know it. Harden is a black hole on one end of the floor and an absolutely HORRIBLE teammate, I mean one of the worst in the league.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Pure bullshit and I expect you know it. Harden is a black hole on one end of the floor and an absolutely HORRIBLE teammate, I mean one of the worst in the league.

You might want to take off your homer glasses.

 

[thunderc]

You might want to take off your homer glasses.

You might want to listen to what people all across the country are saying. Even Dwight Howard bailed on him, it doesn't get any worse than that.

 

[DJ Fieri]

Trade Russell and Ingram for him. They get 2 good youngsters to develop in a PG to replace Westbrook and a really talented SF to replace KD. He's been compared to a poor mans KD by scouts. It's about the best they could hope for.

 

[DJ Fieri]

So Durant is gone but with Westbrook there, obviously they are still gonna be a playoff team.

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They'll probably be a borderline team. They got a lot in return for Iblocka.....Oladipo is good and Sabonis will be a solid player.

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Westbrook might be gone before the season starts.... They can't risk losing him and getting nothing in return next year...

 

[boogiewithstu2007]

Trade Russell and Ingram for him. They get 2 good youngsters to develop in a PG to replace Westbrook and a really talented SF to replace KD. He's been compared to a poor mans KD by scouts. It's about the best they could hope for.

Westbrook would be a good thing for the Lakers...

 

[trojanfan12]

So Durant is gone but with Westbrook there, obviously they are still gonna be a playoff team. He's top 5 player with a decent cast around him. OKC is reportedly trying to lock Westbrook into an extension so...

If you're Westbrook, would you take the extension to stay?

If you're Westbrook, would you leave when your contract is up?

If you're another team, would you roll the dice and trade for Westbrook knowing he could still enter FA in 2017?

If you're the Thunder and Westbrook doesn't sign an extension, do you just trade Westbrook and get assets in return instead of hoping he resigns?

1. No. There are no guarantees that OKC will be able to land anyone significant enough to get OKC back into contention.

2. Probably. I would hold off as long as I could to see who else they got and if they didn't get help, I'd be gone.

3. Probably, It would depend on who I had to give up and what kind of assurances I could get that Westbrook will re-sign.

4. No. Not getting close to equal value.

 

[trojanfan12]

Trade Russell and Ingram for him. They get 2 good youngsters to develop in a PG to replace Westbrook and a really talented SF to replace KD. He's been compared to a poor mans KD by scouts. It's about the best they could hope for.

I partially agree. I would trade Russell and anyone not named Ingram.

 

[Four4Four]

Okafor, the kings swap pick or the Lakers top 3 unprotected pick and maybe Saric probably gets it done.