Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder elected to stand pat at the trade deadline, making no moves. It likely wasn’t from lack of trying, but a result of circumstances. To begin with, the Thunder had few trade assets to offer, as I wrote in my trade deadline preview. In addition, other teams valued their assets in ways the Thunder probably wouldn’t match even with more to offer.
Take Tyreke Evans. The Grizzlies demanded a first round pick for Evans, which the Thunder couldn’t have offered even if they wanted to, as they’ve already traded their 2018 and 2020 first round picks.