The Kelly Oubre trade from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Golden State Warriors was finalized Sunday, and Jalen Lecque was reportedly traded to the Indiana Pacers that same evening, which means the Thunder are likely done moving pieces directly acquired from the Phoenix Suns in the Chris Paul trade for the foreseeable future.
The Oubre trade, which was originally reported to be the wing in exchange for a top-20 protected first-round 2021 pick, also includes a 2021 second-round draft pick of the Denver Nuggets that the Warriors owned.
In total, the Thunder traded Paul and wing Abdel Nader to the Phoenix Suns, along with some other pieces to other teams that we will get into below, in exchange for:
- 2020 No. 17 pick from Minnesota, used on Aleksej Pokusevski
- 2021 top-20 protected Warriors first-round pick
- 2021 Nuggets second-round pick via Warriors
- Ty Jerome
- T.J. Leaf
- Trevor Ariza
- Justin Jackson
- Future Pacers second-round draft pick
- Draft compensation from the Detroit Pistons and/or Dallas Mavericks. The Daily Thunder reported that this could mean two second-round picks.
This also cost the team pick No. 25 and No. 28 in the 2020 draft, the latter of which came from the Dennis Schroder trade to the Los Angeles Lakers. Both picks went to the Minnesota Timberwolves, along with Rubio, for the rights to Pokusevski.
Where did Ariza, Jackson and the other draft compensation come from? The Thunder got James Johnson from the Timberwolves as part of the Rubio trade, and then sent him to Dallas as part of a three-way trade.
Lecque was reportedly traded to the Indiana Pacers for T.J. Leaf and a future Indiana Pacers second-round draft pick, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Extending it out a year, trading Russell Westbrook to the Rockets landed them two first-round pick swaps, four first-round picks, multiple second-round picks and four players.
Trevor Ariza could certainly be moved one more time. Justin Jackson could conceivably be as well, but it looks like the pieces from this deal are getting set. Every player directly acquired in the Paul trade has found his new home.
Now, it’s up to general manager Sam Presti and his staff to make sure they get those draft picks right.
