The Oklahoma City Thunder have absolutely no obligations to be NBA trade season participants. They won a title last season and have since improved both their winning percentage and point differential. Their roster is stacked in such a way that they can choose to sit out the (seemingly inevitable) Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes, and no one second-guesses it.
Do they have absolutely everything they need to defend their crown, though? The Ringer's Bill Simmons isn't quite sure. After watching OKC fall to the San Antonio Spurs on Christmas—the Thunder's third loss to their budding rivals in 12 days—Simmons wondered aloud whether the Thunder might try targeting a more consistent shooter to fill some of the perimeter minutes going to Lu Dort, Alex Caruso, and Cason Wallace.