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Thunder: What Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott mean for OKC

The Thunder has acquired forwards Doug McDermott and Taj Gibson and a 2018 second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls, as first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Shams Charania.

The full package headed to Chicago is Joffrey Lauvergne, Cameron Payne, Anthony Morrow and a second-round pick, per Charania.

Here’s what to know:

What do Gibson and McDermott bring?

Gibson, 30, is averaging 11.6 points and 7.0 rebounds in 27 minutes per game this season. The 6-foot-9, 225-pounder isn’t going to space the floor with 3-point shooting or much perimeter shooting in general.