Did OKC Thunder win NBA trade deadline in landing Gordon Hayward from Charlotte Hornets?
An explosive, hectic, Steven Spielberg curated NBA trade deadline is in the rearview.
Well, there was just a bit less action.
Playoff teams stood pat. Transactions hardly flew at the rate of the stock market. The Oklahoma City Thunder made just one player trade.
It sent out Vasilije Micic, Davis Bertans, Tre Mann and a couple second-round picks for Charlotte wing Gordon Hayward — a low-risk move that solidified the direction OKC is taking into the postseason.
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The addition, the losses, the outlook. The Oklahoman’s Thunder beat writer Joel Lorenzi and columnist Joe Mussatto discussed it all on a new episode of Thunder Buddies.
What’s OKC getting in Hayward? What’s the risk? What might be in store for the now-former Thunder guys in Charlotte?
They also talked about the biggest league-wide winner and loser at the deadline. Tune into the latest episode to hear.
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