Rylan Stiles tackles all of your Mailbag questions for the Locked on Thunder Podcast. Jared Butler is leaving the Oklahoma City Thunder for the Washington Wizards. The OKC Thunder need to fill two two-way pacts, who could fill those spots for the Thunder? Who are the projected starters for OKC? Will the Thunder retire Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook’s numbers? Who has the best chance at an All-Star career? Josh Giddey, Jalen Williams, or Chet Holmgren? Which Oklahoma City player will take the biggest leap for the Thunder? Why Ousmane Dieng and Cason Wallace could swing the season for OKC. Could Shai Gilgeous-Alexander earn the NBA MVP award during the 2023-24 NBA season?
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If J Dubb stays athletic for at least 6 years he will make an all nba team. I see giddey leading league in assists twice
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The Thunder can't even sign another 2 way guy until they make a move. Butler would have been crazy to wait until after camp to sign. Good luck to him, but I don't think he' was ever going to be getting a chance there as the 10th best guard.
Jared Butler stolen by Will Dawkins. I guess its time to rebuild. We can probably get some 1st rd picks for SGA, Giddey, I.Joe, Micic, Dort, KWill & Wiggins.
I find the squabbling over which of our young core is next hilarious and petty.
We have the One Ring AND the Three Elven ones and we’re putting them in competition. Cmon guys.
Nets are my 2nd team so I can be a fair judge. If the Thunder gave up two 'real' 1st rd picks & Bertans they would trade DFS. I wouldnt take heavily conditional picks. But if the picks are unconditional or say one of the picks is top 10 protected & the other unconditional I'd do it. Or maybe both picks are only Top 5 protected; sure.. Teams have already offered Brklyn two 1st rd picks & they turned it down. I dk if they were unconditional or what. DFS played poorly on the Nets & he needs to be on a team that can get him wide open three's(like OKC). Personally I didnt think he lived up to his reputation, though I do understand he hasnt gotten a fair chance w/ Brklyn yet. He certainly is nowhere near as good as Prime S.Ibaka. His Defense is certainly very good but he's not a difference maker. As a Thunder fan I wouldn't want him. I don't see how he'd ever get more than 20min a game. He certainly isn't in Lu Dorts league on D' & even if you trade Lu, DFS is only 6'7. He has played some small ball-5 but I'd rather develop Dieng & JWill or play Chet as your only 'Big'.
Im about to get pissed the fuck off. Why the fuck would thunder let Butler walk? Thunder arent going anywhere this year. 1st rnd and out. You never let a potential 6th man walk. Fucking pathetic
Poku gonna run point center off the bench and command the bench unit like jokic
Do you really have nothing left if you trade for Luka? I could see a trade where Giddey and Dieng are the main pieces with a ton of draft picks and sweeteners, and you still end up with a starting lineup consisting of SGA, Luka, JDub, and Holmgren.
giddey dort mann keyontae and 5 firsts for luka? You can have SGA, Luka, JDub, Dieng/Poku/JWill, Chet starting, with Wallace, Micic, Wiggins, KWill, Joe coming off the bench? It would pain me to the core to see Giddey go but thats a juggernaut team right there and you'd still have a shitterie of draft capital
I hope we NEVER end up with Luka… are you kidding me with this!!?? Am I the only person that can’t stand his poor complaining whining attitude? Come on Rylan… why do you even entertain the idea? Luka would poison the culture of OKC. I don’t see the love affair with him. Quit talking about it
I'm going to call a spade a spade. Butler was a good scorer but he was a BALL HOG.
The question is will Robinson-Earl beat out Garuba only 1 can remain. 😂❤ Olidipo and Bertans going to be let go the real battle will be White, Robinson-Earl, and Garuba only 2 can stay.
Rylan I’ve been racking my brain on any trade out there that makes sense. Now in my opinion almost no trade makes sense because this team is sooo deep…but if there was one all in move, and this would be an all in, swing for the fences type of move depending on how the bench unit plays out.
Thunder send out: Trae Mann, Cason Wallace, Dieng or Poku (depending on which one had more value at the time) and a future 1st to the Jazz
Jazz send back: Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk
Now hear me out. This would push Dort (my favorite player) out of the starting lineup. However our staring five would be Giddey, SGA, JDub, Markkanen, Chet. With Dort, Micic, Joe, JWill, Poku, Wiggins, Krich, Olynyk to come off the bench. Not to meantion Keyontae who might be more nba ready than we think.
Now this depends on multiple factors. Most importantly is Micic really a true backup point guard, and does Markkanen maintain his all star play. But if those two things hold true then we have potentially the most dangerous starting five in the league. Chet has the help at the 4 that he needs with the added offense of LM. And we have such a crazy amount of firepower and defense to come of the bench and mix of closing lineups depending on what we need. This would also give us a backup center which I think is our biggest need.
For the Jazz if they’re not even in playoff or play in contention they get the reboot of young core in Cason, Mann, and Dieng along with a future first.
Now this trade would be a mid season thing but it’s the only one I can think of, other than doing absolutely nothing, that makes complete sense.
Rylan I would love to hear what you think about this proposed trade.