This Just Took an INTERESTING Turn...

Things just took an interesting turn for the Oklahoma City Thunder regarding all these trade rumors now We know that the Thunder are going to be the center at the center of every single trade rumor for every single player in the League thanks to the you know Draft capital that they have masked over the years All right Some of the players that they have that they can trade and match contracts like Isaiah Harden Stein being a great piece for teams Trying to go out there again and contend or even rebuild give away their best player some other team-friendly guys to go after guys You know, I love like Cameron Johnson I know you guys hate me always talking about him, but he would be a great fit on the Thunder We have team-friendly contracts. We could trade to get him over and OKC for the next two years still All right There is another player that fans have been talking about that I've seen on Twitter that I don't want to say, you know like Like the diehard fans casual fans just in general people have been talking about it I don't think it's a great idea, but there's a multiple, you know multiple reasons why I don't think it's a great idea whatsoever But Kevin Durant said something the other day about the Oklahoma State Thunder got people speculating. Is he gonna come back? Is he gonna come back to do it like a farewell tour and get that third ring? He's been chasing for a while now ever since he left Golden State. I Don't know we're gonna break down everything that we do know and it would be a smart idea For the Thunder to pursue a Kevin Durant train before we get into all that though quick moment to recognize that around You know 9.7% of you guys 323 of you guys exactly have that Bell notification turned on I want to get that to 500 people as soon as possible So if you don't want to miss a single minute of the action here at Thunder digest and you're subscribed go ahead hit that Bell Notification, but if you aren't subscribed yet, why not you come back on a regular basis? Anyways with that out of the way, let's go ahead get into today's topic talking about Kevin Durant a potential reunion We've talked about it before right? We talked about it during the season I don't know how to feel about any trades and how That the Thunder have made the finals and they made it pretty easily against the Timberwolves as well. They're in the finals great Let's go. This is fantastic. All right, they win it all you need to do really need make a move No, you have the capacity to for players that weren't really playing for other guys that could improve your team You know and you got a whole offseason to work them in together Then you have a whole you know first half of the season again used to the squad as well See if they fit in if they don't you trade them away at the deadline stuff like that So there are ways that you could still trade if you're a Thunder even if you win the finals that's the crazy thing about it that you have the draft capital and you have the players on your team that could be Contributors for other teams or even help for a rebuild like Isaiah Joe and Ken Rich Williams Those kinds of guys that you could trade to go get other guys on your team that could potentially make you better Along with these draft picks you've got to make room if you want to take these guys on for the team Especially if you can get a no a single way at 15th overall So there's a lot of things that the Thunder have to think about here Another thing now is after some comments by Kevin Durant. Is there a potential trade going on? Can there be a trade for Kevin Durant? This is what he said and it's kind of interesting All right While Durant's relationship with the franchise and fan base has been rocky at best since his departure to Golden State in 2016 there is no denying the impact he had with the Thunder recently a fan on Twitter asked Durant Which team he would take in a hypothetical matchup between his 2012 Thunder and this 2025 team while Durant began his response by saying he doesn't believe in Hypotheticals and would never get and never gave a clear-cut answer on which team you would pick He was quick to praise the Thunder 68-win group just a flat-out perfectly crafted unit Durant said I F but you know you guys can get what that word means with their approach to basketball they were putting together great film to learn from in the same post Durant mentioned Thunder's efficient go-to score from Gilda's Alexander and Complimented the team's versatility and coaching Durant also called this version of the former team Historically great which holds up by any statistical measure now Some people saw this comment and they're taking it like oh my goodness Durant wants to come back Look, he's praising this team never in the past as he really ever praised the team and that's true. Yes All right. He really distanced himself from this. Okay, see Thunder Organization he did. All right, he burned a lot of bridges. I don't know if he's trying to rebuild him back He got he's changed He definitely has changed attitude wise, you know And if you think about it in the grand scheme of things when he went to Golden State That was the best move for his career. We're to win the ring get the resume make it to the hall of fame It was the best thing for him. No doubt about it in my mind whatsoever. It was just sucked the way he did it That's the worst part. It's the way he went to Golden State. Okay, that's the worst part about it But now people are trying to take this and say oh my goodness. He's trying to come back. All right I don't know about that. I don't know if Durant is truly trying to come back to the Oklahoma City Thunder I don't think so whatsoever. You also got to look at the contract There's a bunch of other factors that go into it. All right. He's also not the only player that said something on this hypothetical situation All right, here's one from Russell Westbrook While Durant's praise for this year's unit could show what direction he leans another former Thunder MVP Russell Westbrook gave a much different answer when asked the same question during the Thunder Nuggets second round matchup in typical Westbrook fashion He was quick to say that his 2012 Thunder team would win Even if for no other reason than to say he would never pick against himself Although there's no way to know which team would win in a seven game matchup There are only two teams to make the finals in Thunder history Of course The 2025 Thunder could soon submit its status as the best team in franchise history with another four wins another four wins Means you won the NBA Finals congrats And I think no matter who they playing them from the Eastern Conference whether it's the Pacers or next somehow make this comeback down 3-1 I think the Thunder win in five against both teams both teams are perimeter focus teams Okay, they're gonna cause a lot of havoc gonna cause a lot of turnovers and they're gonna dominate defensively holding the teams Both teams only like 90 a game while the Thunder get a hundred ten That's my take on this potential finals matchup between either the Pacers or the Knicks But still we're here to talk about Kevin Durant and a potential reunion for do we call him a Thunder legend? I don't know He definitely is one of the greatest other players of all time when you look at what he did during his time here statistic statistics speaking So let's take a look at some, you know other stuff regarding us All right, here is his contract and this is the big reason I don't think a Thunder, you know Kevin Durant reunion will ever happen. Look how much he's making and look how much he's gonna be making next season He's only got one more year left. He's gonna be making almost 55 million dollars. That's 35% of the cap 35 you're gonna have to trade away a hefty amount of guys if you want to resign him because I think he still has another Two to three years left. He's gonna want another contract. You're not resigning him So you give up a ton of your guys young talent and draft picks for one year of Kevin Durant I don't like that whatsoever when you look at them, you know how much he costs. It just doesn't make sense You're gonna have to give up Partenstein. You're gonna have to give up door You're probably gonna have to give up one of Dub or Chet and I don't see that happening. I don't see it happening whatsoever Okay, there are other guys. I think if you want to go Thunder reunion stay on this topic here There are two guys I think could realistically happen. The most realistic one in my opinion is Russell Westbrook. Okay, he's not making much He has a player option He could pick up his option to be traded away to the Thunder or Dylan Jones like a second round draft pick All right, or someone else for it free up some cap space, whatever it may be. Okay, I Think this is a realistic option and even then I don't think any trades are happening this offseason If we're being completely honest here The only trades that would happen would be to free up space for a player and get more traffics down the line You know training guys like Kenner trillions Dylan Jones who's one Jang those kinds of guys would be traded There's only kinds of trades I see happening though. All right I don't see any trades for any other player. Let's get that out of the way I don't see a player swapping whatsoever. Russell Westbrook could be that guy though I could see that happening with his 3.5 million a year on his player option not taking up much of the cap right there He's a good backup point guard It's not like he'd be getting a lot of playing time But let's say Cason Wallace or you know Another guard goes down like Alex Caruso Russell Westbrook is a good backup option there to come in if injuries do happen the other guy that could happen would be Steven Adams Here's his contract still a little bit higher Okay, but if you want a backup big Okay, and you know to you know, have a nice reunion. You could sign him a decent price You could probably sign him at 10 million would be my guess 10 million a year for two years 20 mil All right, not bad whatsoever. Not bad. I die see that happening though. No, I don't I don't see any trade for any former Thunder player or any player as a matter of fact All right, some of you guys though swear it's happening All right, some of you guys swear the Thunder are trading for Kevin Durant. They're trading for a Yanis on a couple This is not happening. Presti is not trading for some big-name star, especially after making the finals He learned his lesson from trading James Harden after they made in 2012 because he didn't wanna go in luxury tax I'm sure he'll be fine going into the tax now. I'm sure especially if all these draft picks I'm sure he's gonna be fine doing that He's not gonna worry about trading any you know of these guys from a big three that we have now He's gonna try to keep them together build with them through the draft That's what's gonna happen All you guys thinking Kevin Durant's gonna come back or I swear our thing in a post like this is gonna happen You guys swear like this is what I think when people say oh my goodness Kevin Durant's coming back to the Thunder This is what you guys have in your mind right now. This is not happening. Get it out of your head This right here is not happening Okay, Kevin Durant is never coming back to the Thunder when you go ahead and cross that off the list He's never coming back. Never. All right, he just cost too much money Fact of the matter is he cost too much money to bring back to the team He does only guys that would come back would be a Russell Westbrook or Steven Adams Only guys because they don't cost a lot. That's why so I got for this video Let me know. Are you part of the group that thinks you know, the Kevin Durant reunion is you know, just you know It could happen or you part of that group. That's like no Kevin Durant's never come back to OKC So I got see you guys in the next one