The NBA Draft is a little over two weeks away, and according to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Oklahoma City Thunder are active in talks regarding the 21st overall pick:
“The Thunder have had multiple conversations with various teams about using their No. 21 pick in a trade to reduce team salary and relieve financial pressure, league sources said.”
Some may read this as strictly using the first rounder as an appetizer to dump unwanted contracts in order to save money. The old “salary dump”, as the kids call it.