Oklahoma City Thunder
2020-21Which players deserved investigation for the Oklahoma City Thunder’s problems in 2020-21?
Nov 24, 2020 — Sam Presti
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Josh Gray. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.OKC on 2020-11-24: the listed basketball needs were passing, interior finishing, rebounding. 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.
Russell Westbrookcap charge $41.4MWhy is he here?
Russell Westbrook: sources linked Russell Westbrook to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
James Hardencap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
John Wallcap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
John Wall: sources linked John Wall to another team, not OKC. 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 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 0.0 / D -0.2) — 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.
Nov 24, 2020 — Sam Presti
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Kenrich Williams. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.OKC on 2020-11-24: the listed basketball needs were passing, interior finishing, rebounding. 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.
Russell Westbrookcap charge $41.4MWhy is he here?
Russell Westbrook: sources linked Russell Westbrook to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
James Hardencap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
John Wallcap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
John Wall: sources linked John Wall to another team, not OKC. 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 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 0.0 / D -0.2) — 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.
Nov 24, 2020 — Sam Presti
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Zylan Cheatham. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.OKC on 2020-11-24: the listed basketball needs were passing, interior finishing, rebounding. 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.
Russell Westbrookcap charge $41.4MWhy is he here?
Russell Westbrook: sources linked Russell Westbrook to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
James Hardencap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
John Wallcap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
John Wall: sources linked John Wall to another team, not OKC. 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 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 0.0 / D -0.2) — 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.
Nov 24, 2020 — Sam Presti
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in George Hill. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.OKC on 2020-11-24: the listed basketball needs were passing, interior finishing, rebounding. 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.
Russell Westbrookcap charge $41.4MWhy is he here?
Russell Westbrook: sources linked Russell Westbrook to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
James Hardencap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
John Wallcap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
John Wall: sources linked John Wall to another team, not OKC. 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 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 0.0 / D -0.2) — 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.
Nov 24, 2020 — Sam Presti
The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Darius Miller. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.OKC on 2020-11-24: the listed basketball needs were passing, interior finishing, rebounding. 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.
Russell Westbrookcap charge $41.4MWhy is he here?
Russell Westbrook: sources linked Russell Westbrook to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 0.7 per 100 (O 0.4 / D 0.3) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
James Hardencap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
James Harden: sources linked James Harden to another team, not OKC. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: 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 only; post-trade team salary, guarantees, bonuses, aggregation timing, exceptions and complete package remain required for legality
prior-season impact context: 2.6 per 100 (O 1.8 / D 0.8) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.
John Wallcap charge $41.3MWhy is he here?
John Wall: sources linked John Wall to another team, not OKC. 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 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 0.0 / D -0.2) — 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.