The Oklahoma City Thunder moved on from their mistake about as fast as possible for an NBA team. Their lack of faith in Dillon Jones has spiraled into a career-destroying summer for the young wing.
It was an extremely curious move even at the time for the Oklahoma City Thunder. This was a franchise that was focused on winning a championship entering the summer of 2024. Rightfully so, in fact, as their moves to trade Josh Giddey for Alex Caruso and sign Isaiah Hartenstein helped to propel them to the 2025 title.
Moving on from Giddey in particular was a massive coup for the front office.