Westbrook in Serious Contract Negotiations w/ OKC

[Saint Cy of JFC]

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/sources-russell-westbrook-000000582.html

I know some may say this is OT, but Russ staying in OKC means they probably make the playoffs and we would actually get the `1st round pick they owe us. If he doesnt re-sign and gets traded, we will almost certainly never get a 1st rounder out of the Kanter deal.

 

[The Midnight]

What year is that pick slated for us?

 

[zyzz]

What year is that pick slated for us?

2018 at the earliest.

 

[Thee Jazz Fan]

2018 at the earliest.

It's in 2018 or two seconds. Plus, isn't it top 18 protected?

 

[akirac73]

OKC without Durant missed the playoffs two seasons ago, I think they'll be battling till the end for the 8th seed.

 

[Miggs]

It's in 2018 or two seconds. Plus, isn't it top 18 protected?

Just lottery I think.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

It's in 2018 or two seconds. Plus, isn't it top 18 protected?

If we don't get teh pick by 2020 it turns into two 2nd round picks.

 

[Siro]

If we don't get teh pick by 2020 it turns into two 2nd round picks.

Doesn't it turn to cash at some point?

 

[Dr. Jones]

Doesn't it turn to cash at some point?

I thought it turned into nothing after 2020.. but haven't looked at it for a long time.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Doesn't it turn to cash at some point?

No, turns into 2nd round picks I believe.

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[enchilada_style]

OKC without Durant missed the playoffs two seasons ago, I think they'll be battling till the end for the 8th seed.

Nice first round matchup with Durant

 

[MT Steve]

Wow. If OKC is a lower seeded playoff team in 2018 that's a mid-first round pick for us.

 

[SCS]

OKC without Durant missed the playoffs two seasons ago, I think they'll be battling till the end for the 8th seed.

They won 45 games that season. Most years that would put a team comfortably in the playoffs. Westbrook also missed 15 games that year. And their team that season beyond Durant and Westbrook was not anywhere as good as the team they have now. I expect them to make the playoffs easily and still be a threat in the division.

 

[karl malone]

No, turns into 2nd round picks I believe.

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Correct. We get their 1st rd pick if they make the playoffs between 2018-2020. If they don't, we get their 2020 & 2021 2nd rd picks.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Westbrook agreed to an extension. He is in OKC for 2 more years with a player option on his 3rd year.

 

[Coach Ellis]

Westbrook agreed to an extension. He is in OKC for 2 more years with a player option on his 3rd year.

Perfect. Value of that asset just went way up.

 

[FalseFlagg K]

can't see OKC battling for anything more than the 7th or 8th seed tops

 

[Coach Ellis]

can't see OKC battling for anything more than the 7th or 8th seed tops

Exactly. If that pick is conveyed in 2018 and lower than 20, it's a HUGE win for Utah. Don't get me wrong. . . I hated giving up Kanter for essentially peanuts, but he was out the door in RFA in the offseason and the Thunder were positioned to be either a perennial contender or blow it up and be out of the lottery. Durant and Westbrook basically provided Utah with the best possible chance of actually getting something decent out of it.

 

[Boris]

Doesn't it turn to cash at some point?

No. Do not be stupid an embarrassment to Jazz fans.

 

[Boris]

They won 45 games that season. Most years that would put a team comfortably in the playoffs. Westbrook also missed 15 games that year. And their team that season beyond Durant and Westbrook was not anywhere as good as the team they have now. I expect them to make the playoffs easily and still be a threat in the division.

Do not try explaining things to a lost cause. It is aready lost.