If you disagree with anything, comment and say your concerns so i can see your guys perspectives; all trades, drafts, and signings will be explained with simple explanations.

• Before NBA Draft

Trade for Jarrett Allen:

OKC - Allen

CLE - Dort, 2025 1st

Why for OKC - adds a true center, also gives pure rebounding skills Why for CLE - adds much needed perimeter defense, clears up cap, gives Mobley more minutes

• NBA Draft

Trade for Pick 8:

OKC - Picks 8, 42

WAS - Pick 12, Poku

Why for OKC - trade up for Taylor Hendricks

Why for WAS - trade down for Cason Wallace and extra depth

Pick 8 - Taylor Hendricks - adds rim protection and defense, perfect 3&D guy OKC needs

Trade for Pick 23

OKC - Pick 23

POR - Kenrich Williams, 2026 2nd

Why for OKC - Trade back into first round for Brandin Podziemski

Why for POR - Kenrich adds much needed Hustle for Portland that Dame wants

Pick 23 - Brandin Podziemski - adds confident scoring like Shai, along with very good playmaking and shooting instinct

Pick 37 - Kobe Brown - adds leadership to a very young team, also adds interior offensive play

Pick 42 - Jaylen Clark - replaces Dort, which regains the perimeter defense and defensive instinct we lost in the trade

Pick 50 - Mouhamed Gueye - Very athletic big with tons of upside and potential

• Free Agency

Let Dario Saric walk - wants to much money, wont be needed after improvement in power forward area

Extend Josh Giddey and Tre Mann - young guys who i would love to see progress on our team

Sign Joe Ingles: 3 years, 14.5 million - adds three point scoring, leadership, and age, the experience will benefit the whole team

Final Depth Chart

Starters: PG - Shai, SG - Giddey, SF - JDub, PF - Holmgren, C - Allen

Main Bench Rotation: PG - Mann, SG - Podziemski, SF - Ingles, PF - Hendricks (6th Man), C - JWill

Other Bench: 11th - Wiggins, 12th - Joe, 13th - JRE, 14th - Waters, 15th - Butler