Former Sixers GM Sam Hinkie is the most famous front office thinker when it comes to acquiring assets, but OKC Thunder GM Sam Presti is no slouch. His focus is on trading for former lottery picks who failed to live up to their pre-draft expectations is just as revolutionary, if not more so, for its ground-breaking complexity in considerations. Three years since the project started, the jury is out for Presti and whether these projects have justified Presti’s trade expense on them.
Enes Kanter
Draft details: 3rd pick in the 2011 draft
How he was acquired: Reggie Jackson and Kendrick Perkins for Kanter, Steve Novak, D.