The trade deadline has come and gone and Danilo Gallinari is still a part of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
It certainly didn’t look like that would be the case when the day started.
Late Wednesday night, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that the Thunder was working on “an elaborate three-team deal” with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Miami Heat that would send Gallinari to South Beach along with Andre Iguodala.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Iguodala was dealt to Miami on Wednesday, with the Grizzlies adding Solomon Hill and Jae Crowder as part of the package deal on Thursday.
Per Woj, in return, the Heat sent Justise Winslow to Memphis, along with Dion Waiters and James Johnson.
However, the trade talks between Oklahoma City and the Heat broke down over Gallinari’s contract extension, according to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor.
The Heat and Thunder discussed deals for Danilo Gallinari but Miami and Gallinari couldn’t agree on an extension, per sources. Miami wants to retain 2021 space and offered a two-year deal with a team option. Gallinari should earn more money by waiting until summer to sign a deal.
With the Thunder out, Minnesota became the third-team in the deal, sending Gorgui Deng to Memphis in return for Johnson.
According to The Oklahoman, even if there had been an agreement between Gallinari and the Heat, Miami’s “draft capital could’ve complicated negotiations” because of the protections surrounding the 2023 first-round pick Miami owes OKC.
This summer, the Thunder acquired Miami’s 2021 and to-14 protected 2023 first-round draft picks from the Clippers, as part of the trade package for Paul George. Per NBA rules, teams can only trade picks that fall in the next seven years. They also cannot trade future draft picks that land in consecutive years.
That limits the picks that Miami could offer in a trade. Per NBA rules, teams can only trade picks that fall in the next seven years. They also cannot trade future draft picks that land in consecutive years.
Though at the beginning of the season, Oklahoma City was thought to be big sellers prior to the trade deadline, at the end of the day, the only deal Sam Presti made was sending Justin Patton and cash to the Dallas Mavericks in return for Isaiah Roby.
