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OKC Thunder trade Morrow, Lauvergne and Payne for Doug McDermott, Taj Gibson

As the NBA Trade Deadline drew to a close the OKC Thunder trade news heated up. Rumors began to build as the clock neared the deadline GM Sam Presti was about to pull off a major trade. Over the course of the hour the players coming to OKC remained the same, but the Thunder players varied.

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Initially news said Cameron Payne and Andre Roberson were headed to Chicago. Adam Joseph EIC of Sixteen Wins A Ring got us all fans excited in OKC at the prospect of adding these Bulls into the mix, but the loss of Roberson was scary given how much he adds defensively.