Outside of Carmelo Anthony, the biggest knock on the Oklahoma City Thunder last season was the strength of the bench, or lack thereof. Acquiring Dennis Schroder from the Atlanta Hawks will be a big boost to the bench, as Schroder was the former starter in Atlanta. The former Hawk has been compared to Russell Westbrook because of his ability to run the pick-and-roll effectively as well as finish in the lane.
OKC also added former Mavericks big man Nerlens Noel to the end of the bench to provide some depth behind Steven Adams.