Strange night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. The Thunder beat the Cavaliers to raise its record to 31-20 – the exact same as the 76ers, Mavericks and Pacers – and most of Big Blue Nation is bummed out, courtesy of the Danilo Gallinari speculation.
A variety of reports say the Thunder might join a three-team trade that would send Gallinari to Miami. The Heat already has a deal in place with the Memphis Grizzlies to bring Andre Igoudala to Miami.
The Thunder trade apparently would bring more draft currency to OKC, in the form of Miami removing the lottery protection from the Heat’s 2023 first-round pick that the Thunder owns, plus a likely 2025 or 2026 first-round Miami heat.