The NBA trade deadline is a little over a day away, which means the Oklahoma City Thunder could soon welcome new additions to their roster.
The Thunder (35-16) are tied for the first seed as the All-Star break approaches. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played like an MVP candidate; Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams help carve out an impressive trio.
The Thunder likely won’t make any drastic moves by Feb. 8. If OKC makes a deal, it’ll likely be to strengthen its depth and help fix some of its rebounding woes.
Entering the deadline, the Thunder are wealthy in trade capital — they have several young prospects they could trade and a rich supply of draft picks.
As of Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 7 — with the trade deadline a little over 24 hours away — let’s round up recent rumors related to the Thunder.
"The Bucks, along with the Sixers, are among several teams that have contacted the likes of New Orleans and Oklahoma City, sources said, attempting to trade future first-round pick swaps or packages of second-round picks to acquire extra first-round selections." https://t.co/YXoKs1V4uV
— TF (@ThunderFocus) February 6, 2024
“The Oklahoma City Thunder are expected to hold off on making any major roster additions at this time, sources said. Sam Presti and Co. will evaluate their options pertaining to Davis Bertans' contract and Josh Giddey's future based on how this year's team finishes the season” -…
— TF (@ThunderFocus) February 6, 2024
The Thunder were linked to Dorian Finney-Smith by the New York Post yesterday, and I would love that move: https://t.co/0LeeorsFxw
— Rylan Stiles (@Rylan_Stiles) February 2, 2024
Australian basketball legend, family friend and mentor of Josh Giddey, Andrew Gaze believes it’s a “realistic prospect” Josh Giddey will be traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder 👀https://t.co/VQvsociqdE
— Topic: Thunder Podcast (@OKCTopicThunder) February 2, 2024
I've heard they want to go to the playoffs with their young core and go through the playoff and see what they have https://t.co/ctXAR3SYTB
— Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) February 7, 2024
“I have heard that they’re [OKC] a team that will at least look into veteran big-man play. Now, who that is? We’ll see.”
– @ShamsCharania on @KOT4Q’s Podcast (@KennyBeechamPod) around the 16 minute mark. https://t.co/6djMSwyv7t
— Thunder Film Room (@ThunderFilmRoom) February 1, 2024
Woj on the trade deadline:
“I can’t quite remember in recent years, as many teams that were thought to be active (and probably still will be active) who are asking us, ‘am I missing something?’”
“It speaks to, there’s a bit of a logjam, there’s a bit of sense of ‘is this all… pic.twitter.com/YLUzA5o4fi
— ThunderChets (@ThunderChats) February 6, 2024
ESPN's Zach Lowe: OKC Thunder trade deadline intel 'all over the place' (via @The_ThunderWire):https://t.co/KiFd8VGp6g
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) February 6, 2024
