Last Updated on September 15, 2024 2:13 am by Aaron Bruski | Published: August 31, 2024

How’d We Get Here?

The Thunder saw the fruits of their long rebuild, with a deep cast of young talent putting OKC at the top of the standings. They fell to the eventual Conference champs in the playoffs but it was a successful season overall. So, how do you follow that up? The Thunder used their cap space to sign perhaps the best center on the market. They traded a player that failed them in the postseason from a position of surplus in exchange for one of the most sought-after players on the trade market, one-for-one. Their foundational star looked like one of the best players at the Olympics. It doesn’t take a lot of moves to make an exciting summer, as long as you make the right ones.

Offseason Moves

Arrivals: Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso
Rookie Arrivals: Nikola Topic (12), Dillon Jones (26), Ajay Mitchell (38), Alex Ducas (UDFA 2W)
Departures: Josh Giddey, Gordon Hayward, Bismack Biyombo, Mike Muscala, Lindy Waters III, Olivier Sarr, Keyontae Johnson
Retained: Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins

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