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What Package of Assets/Players, If Any, Would You Trade for Westbrook?

OKC would ask for Gobert, Hood and a couple firsts probably. Thing is, the market for Westbrook will soften dramatically once he announces where he's willing to re-sign.

Sources say that he is unwilling to talk about extensions and that he is almost certainly going to leave. NBA GMs have said they think he will be traded before season starts, most seem to think Boston.
 
OKC would ask for Gobert, Hood and a couple firsts probably. Thing is, the market for Westbrook will soften dramatically once he announces where he's willing to re-sign.

He'll make a list of like 3 or 4 teams he's willing to re-sign with, and that will be it. Whatever those 3 or 4 teams can bid will basically be it.

Yeah, I think they ask for it, but you got to think, if there are only 3 serious teams what are the others ones offering? You don't have to give the best possible deal to get Westbrook, you just have to beat the other deals.
 
If they wanted Gobert and Hood I would not include any first round picks. Gobert is a top 3 DPOY canidate and Hood is already an above average starter with even more potential. Both are <25 years of age.
 
Part 2 of the question: What do you think Boston would offer? What do you think LA would offer?

I read reports that LA doesnt want to trade, thinking they can sign him, but LA FO has clearly been delusional about these things in years past and I bet the succumb to the pressure of actually getting a star. If they lose him to Boston, no way they sign him.

Maybe I'm wrong but I can't see Ainge giving them Brooklyn's 2017 1st. That should definitely be top 5, if not 3, in what is a killer draft.
 
Maybe I'm wrong but I can't see Ainge giving them Brooklyn's 2017 1st. That should definitely be top 5, if not 3, in what is a killer draft.

Are any of those players going to be better than Westbrook? Did they just sign a 30 year old center to a max contract? Do they want to try and convince another top tier FA to sign with them in 2017? I think those answers are : Most likely not, yes, and yes. I think they want to win now so they do what they have to to get Westbrook.

You might be right though. They might get away with Jaylen Brown, 2018, and Marcus Smart (or something along those lines). It all depends on what else is being offered. From what I read the Thunder want to get a deal done and it makes most sense to do it ASAP so they can tank the full year and get ahead (or behind) the pack.
 
I'm surprised we are taking Westbrook. Its obvious we are pushing forward with what we have right now. If we made any changes, I think it's at the deadline. On paper, we are set.

I'm not sold on Westbrook anyway. He will hit his Iverson wall in a few years and won't be able to rely on that elite athleticism anymore. He's a star which we might not have currently, but I think our window is open longer than his.

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