The Oklahoma City Thunder have been one of the pleasant surprises of the NBA season. Even after trading their two best players in the offseason, the Thunder enter Wednesday two and a half games out of the fourth seed.
That gives them options at the trade deadline. Adrian Wojnarowski said they’re open to listening to offers, but they’re also willing to stick with who they have and deal with their free agents when summer rolls around.
“(General manager) Sam Presti is essentially telling people, ‘Come with your best offers,'” Wojnarowski said.
The likeliest candidates for trade are Dennis Schroder, Danilo Gallinari and Steven Adams, but each are key parts to the Thunder.
Schroder is playing the best basketball of his career. Gallinari leads the NBA in offensive rating since Thanksgiving. Adams continues to do Adams things.
“Essentially, they’re saying we can go into summer and keep these guys, we can do a sign-and-trade for Gallinari, or we can move him now if we get a deal we like,” Wojnarowski said.
It sounds like they’ll have to be wooed to make a move. The Lakers reportedly reached out about Schroder, but ESPN’s Dave McMenamin tweeted they don’t want to trade him unless they get a “hefty return.”
“I think they’re open for business,” Wojnarowski said. “It’s possible they do one deal, it’s possible they do multiple deals or none, but they don’t feel a pressure that they have to do anything.”
Anything’s possible.
Even the Thunder buying instead of being sellers.
“They’ve made those calls too,” Wojnarowski said.
