Neal Romer
12-12-2024, 01:48 PM
...and still wound up with Chet AND Hartenstein.
Sengun never actually played for them but they did draft him 16th overall and then traded him to Houston for two future firsts.
Domas of course was originally traded for when the Thunder sent Serge Ibaka to the Magic, and then he was shipped back out of OKC in the Paul George trade with Indiana.
Pretty amazing the Thunder STILL wound up with a legitimate "twin tower" duo of the future, despite having passed on both Sengun and Sabonis as long term pieces. And obviously if they hadnt made the moves they did they probably dont end up with SGA either. So clearly they wouldnt change anything in hindsight.
But boy we could be looking at them quite a bit differently if they didnt end up building a contender and had to watch two franchise big men they passed on helping other teams to success.
Sengun never actually played for them but they did draft him 16th overall and then traded him to Houston for two future firsts.
Domas of course was originally traded for when the Thunder sent Serge Ibaka to the Magic, and then he was shipped back out of OKC in the Paul George trade with Indiana.
Pretty amazing the Thunder STILL wound up with a legitimate "twin tower" duo of the future, despite having passed on both Sengun and Sabonis as long term pieces. And obviously if they hadnt made the moves they did they probably dont end up with SGA either. So clearly they wouldnt change anything in hindsight.
But boy we could be looking at them quite a bit differently if they didnt end up building a contender and had to watch two franchise big men they passed on helping other teams to success.