The big moves are out of the way for OKC Thunder General Manager Sam Presti. Chief among those was re-signing Paul George and moving Carmelo Anthony without having to eat his contract and stretch it.
Presti also managed to land a talent in Nerlens Noel at an economical salary with the hopes the Thunder’s style will allow Noel to demonstrate why he was once considered the top choice in his draft class.
The Celtics are finalizing trade to send Abdel Nader to the Oklahoma City Thunder for Rodney Purvis, league sources tell Yahoo.