Sam Presti didn’t say if the past couple of weeks have been the busiest of his tenure as Thunder general manager, but the non-stop stretch of transactions that started Nov. 16 surely ranks near the top.
“Certainly had a lot to juggle,” Presti said.
Presti held a press conference Monday, speaking publicly for the first time about drafting Aleksej Pokusevski, trading Steven Adams and several other topics.
Here are five takeaways:
Moving parts
The Thunder traded Adams, Chris Paul and Dennis Schröder all in one week.
Add in Danilo Gallinari, who was dealt to Atlanta in a sign-and-trade, and Nerlens Noel, who signed with the Knicks, and the Thunder very quickly lost five of its top-six scorers from last season with only Shai Gilgeous-Alexander still on the roster.