[https://www.theringer.com/nba/2023/7/31/23813358/oklahoma-city-thunder-offseason-sam-presti](https://www.theringer.com/nba/2023/7/31/23813358/oklahoma-city-thunder-offseason-sam-presti)
I thought this was pretty interesting. My suspicion is that there are a lot more variables that will be considered when they’re thinking about whether it’s a good idea to accelerate the timeline for competitiveness… I \*don’t\* think there’s any number of wins that will convince the FO that it’s a good time to push all in… But also… I think a consolidation trade is probably (necessarily) somewhere on the horizon—particularly with the punitive thresholds of the new CBA—and I also get a little worried that the wrong fit could negate lots of the positive synergies that the team has already developed…
I feel like Pascal Siakam could be a good fit (can’t be targeted on D, can spread the floor a bit, create for himself a bit and keeps the ball moving) and I think Dame (though a better player) probably wouldn’t have been a great fit.
by GeoffSproke
