Fansided · Aug 13, 2025
Thunder pulled off perfect trade that shows why they will become a dynasty
Sam Presti speaks to the press in Oklahoma City, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. | NATHAN J. FISH/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORKThe OKC Thunder committed an exorbitant amount of money in new, standard contracts this summer, especially in their efforts to keep their core trio of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet Holmgren together for the long haul.
Yet, despite this coinciding with an evolving era of tax penalties, the organization is more than capable of avoiding things like the dreaded second apron, and the Dillon Jones trade from a couple of months back served as a perfect example of how.
Thunder have enough picks to make almost everyone expendable