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Which players deserved investigation for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s problems in 2019-20?

Jul 6, 2019Jul 10, 2019Jan 24, 2020

Jul 6, 2019 — Sam Presti

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Darius Bazley. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

OKC on 2019-07-06: the listed basketball needs were rebounding, creation, passing. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: rebounding · creation · passing2 candidates — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
D'Angelo Russellcap charge $27.3M
Market route
Not open to this team at the decision date
Need addressed
Addresses creation, passing
Observed functions
creation · passing · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Withheld No public price evidence before the decision
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

D'Angelo Russell: the reported route for D'Angelo Russell was rejected, expired, agreed elsewhere, or otherwise not open. His prior basketball profile addressed multiple needs: creation, passing. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $27.3MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $27.2MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $21.7MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $21.7M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: -0.2 per 100 (O 0.2 / D -0.4) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

T.J. Warrencap charge $11.1M
Market route
Not open to this team at the decision date
Need addressed
Does not address a listed top need
Observed functions
shooting · event creation · interior finishing
Strength overlap
Overlaps an existing strength without addressing a listed need
Availability history
No pre-decision availability reports in the governed source
Acquisition price
Public offer-shape evidence available
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

T.J. Warren: the reported route for T.J. Warren was rejected, expired, agreed elsewhere, or otherwise not open. His strongest observed functions did not match the listed top needs. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2017 CBA rules)
Incoming salary: $11.1MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyRoom plus 100k: minimum outgoing $11.0MNon taxpayer expanded 175 100 plus5m or 125 100: minimum outgoing $6.26MTaxpayer lane (125% + $100K): minimum outgoing $8.77M

minimum outgoing salary screen only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: -0.6 per 100 (O 0.1 / D -0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.