They can’t keep getting away with this

I still want Masai to wait until draft night to see how the board shakes up come the 9th pick, but this seems too good to pass up. Getting multiple cost controllable rookies around Coop’s timeline would be the smart move to make.

Draft night is always unpredictable, but I think the Mavs have become dead set on Burries and they’re maneuvering around that plan

Makes sense for both team, Mavs get multiple rookies that fits with Flagg’s timeline and Thunder consolidates picks and avoid roster jam

Masia just doing this to snag two guys on the Raptors big board.

The way Raptors ownership did him dirty Masai gonna stick it to us repeatedly.

if the kings can’t draft Acuff or Brown I kind hope they hop in and snag this trade

Mavs fleecing OKC objectively by pick value if so. At a certain point though, the Thunder had so many picks and so few roster spots they have to start have to start selling em off 

Figure out who Presti is targeting at 9 and draft THAT GUY

This would be great for the Mavericks. 

I know we need to make space but 12 and 17 for just 9 seems a little steep

Everyone thinks this sounds fair, until Presti flips the 9 and a player and a couple picks to move up even more.

Presti for sure has someone he’s in love with. Inside the lottery, he’s down really well. Outside the lottery not so much.

Man fuck them picks

I’ve had this prevailing thought that OKC will end up with Burries… and here it is lol

Just straight up 9 for ¹²⁄₁₇? I’ll take that.

One of the guards will be there at 12 anyway. Though I like Burries and they mock him for the Mavs but an additional 17th pick is not bad. Heck, Burries might even fall at 12.

Do we know who OKC would be targeting in this scenario? Feels like I’ve seen them linked to Ament, Mara, Yaxel, and Morez so I have no clue.

Ah shit the Mavs are about to take Morez Johnson fuck he’s exactly the type The Mavs GM like :( as a hornets fan I am going to be disappointed come draft night

Presti washed I fear

A godsend for Mavs. I’m sure if OKC has pick in the low 20s like #22 instead of #17, Mavs will still take the trade.

If I’m Dallas I would counter with 12th+37th pick and OKC has to send the 2028 Dallas pick back. 

Thunder legit doesnt want two picks this year because there is no space on the bench, and they might have a chance to draft Aday Mara

Can yall teams stop helping that damn franchise

WHY ARE WE STILL PICKING UP SAM PRESTI PHONE CALLS? IF HE WANTS SOMETHING YOU GOT SOMETHING GOOD.

That would be bad for mavs IMO. They need to get a guard with that top 9 pick and the prospects fall off a cliff after 9.

do this then do whatever it takes to trade up using 17th to GSW 11th. it’s doable if GSW wants to be competitive next year (let jimmy chillin here lol)

Do they need to? Thought Yaxel is the fit for them

Brayden Burries, you are an Oklahoma City Thunder!

honestly, not a bad trade either way. 9 vs 12 is not that different, plus pick 17? and i think thunder should be looking at lendebourg imo, who will be there at 9, but not necessarily 12

Fuck, they must really like someone

Good move for both of them honestly.

mara

If #9 for #12 and #17 is fair, then I feel like #11 for #14 and #18 is fair too

I wouldn’t hate that if the top guards are gone. Even tho I do like burries I understand the reasoning here.

Though there’s also 1-2 wildcards in the top 10 of the draft so we’ll see

stop helping the thunder

As a Mavs fan I support this. While I will be happy with Burries or Flemings at 9, I think with our dearth of picks going forward we need more bites at the apple and I think there are a lot of guys in the middle range I like almost as much. If we can walk away with something like Morez and Okorie or Philon and Steinbach or Yaxel and Anderson I will be pretty happy.

Mara? Burries?

Mavs make great trades, except when the cut Nigoat Harrison 

I have absolutely no clue what I want in this draft from OKC. I really like Morez but I don’t hate Yaxel or Mara either. I just feel like I’d like to try and get 2 of the 3 (Mara and Morez being the first preference) because none of those guys are considered locks to be good.

The Mav’s are some nasty fucks if they do this.

So this means the Thunder are taking Yaxel Lindeborg right? I don’t think they would take Mara that high…

Guessing OKC wants an MI big, Mara or Morez, at #9

Do not trade with OKC. You will regret it.

It’s a trap!

I feel like the thunder should trade for future picks instead of losing value through consolidation. They are set for 10 years either way though

Brooklyn, Atlanta, and the Kings pick in front of nine. They could be the 3 worst drafting teams in the league. There is no way they aren’t absolutely gifting Acuff to the Thunder. Lots of autism in those front offices

derik lively for cason wallace

Masai hasn’t really been known for draft Day trades. Not sure I buy this.

Who can OKC possibly get at #9 that will significantly help them to continue being a contender?

If it hasn’t happened yet, it’s likely the “discussion” went nowhere.

That said, it’s a pretty fair deal if it did happen.

Seems like a lot. Unless you are in the top 5, my preference is to have more draft picks for better odds of hitting.

I want to move up for Wagler, but I don’t really get what the point of moving from 12 to 9 and giving up a whole extra FRP to do it is. Trust in Presti yeah, but this one is kinda baffling to me tbh.

Good good…

That’d be a great deal for the Mavs. Still can get a really good player at 12, and have a swing at someone with good upside at 17. Not a great deal for Thunder unless they feel extremely confident that whoever they go for will be a multi-time all star. If not, I’d rather just have the two swings at talent.

Mavs are lucky, if Nico was still there he would be sending Cooper Flagg to the Thunder with this.

It seems unlikely that we give up both firsts to move up, given that we’ll get a similar caliber of player at 12 that we would at 9

With new coach from Michigan- Mara may be available at 9, but Yaxel and Morez may be available at 12 and 17.