The OKC Thunder are in the middle of a roster crunch. Even after waiving Rudy Gay, the Thunder still have all 21 roster spots occupied and are forced to cut five standard contracts before the 2023-24 NBA season starts. This has left multiple front offices circling if you believe that.
The Oklahoma City Thunder entered the summer with top-five in the league cap space and have elected to use that space by taking on bad contracts in exchange for draft assets. Taking on Davis Bertans for the right to move up two spots in the draft, being paid to take on Patty Mills, Rudy Gay, TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, and Victor Oladipo.