The Oklahoma City Thunder have some new toys to play with. Thanks to a trade deadline deal that saw Sam Presti bring in Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott (& a 2nd round draft pick) from the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Cameron Payne, Joffrey Lauvergne and Anthony Morrow. If you want to read more about that deal – check out this piece.
But what does this mean for OKC and the young roster they have been building since day 1 this season?
The new-look Thunder are only a few games into “their” season together. So far Gibson & McDermott have looked to be quite handy additions, but it’s a small sample size (and with Victor Oladipo missing due to back spasms, we still haven’t seen the full complement of talent).