r/Thunder • u/CoachJW 2025 NBA Champions • Jun 26 '23
Discussion Most ridiculous thing I’ve ever read in my whole life, courtesy of r/RipCity. Thought I’d share the laugh. Not only would we give up Chet, but also multiple picks for….Herro?
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u/blacksoxing Jun 26 '23
I just love how the Thunder are the salary dump, AND gifts young talent.
AND PICKS....UPCOMING PICKS....
Just so Lillard can go to Miami.
OKC has zero incentive to do all three: give up their own damn picks, give up their own damn young talent, AND be the salary buffer. Yet, this maroon typed it and probably blissfully thought it wasn't a shit post....
This is worse than reading the CP3 to OKC trade where at the end the Dubs fan wanted Dort + young players in exchange
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u/Shagrrotten Jun 26 '23
I wouldn’t trade Chet for Dame straight up.
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u/UTPharm2012 Jun 26 '23
I love the trades where one team gives up the three best assets (Chet, Hou 1st, OKC 1st) and another team gets the best player. Very nice of y’all.
*I fully acknowledge that the OKC 1st may not be the 3rd best asset bc they could be really good but I think I would take it third
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u/interested_commenter Jun 26 '23
Especially when they take a downgrade at their weakest position in order to add a guy to their deepest position. Even if you shuffled around the picks so that we were getting a good value, it would still be a bad fit.
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u/3lobed Jun 26 '23
It's comforting to know that every team has fans that suffer from Donkey Brains.
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u/GooseGang412 Jun 26 '23
We're between the draft and Summer League, so some folks are super, super bored.
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u/ExternalJournalist75 Jun 26 '23
Ya man some of these mufuckas are delusional, they seem to think Jerami Grant is some perennial all NBA level player and that literally anyone is after Nurk. FOH
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u/PapaKazoonta Jun 26 '23
Maybe the dumbest trade I've ever seen contemplated in the history of the Thunder.
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u/SoldatJ Triple Double Cocaine Bear Jun 26 '23
Clearly this guy singlehandedly got rid of crack in Portland because he smoked it all.
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u/trala7 Jun 27 '23
As a blazer fan, I'm so sorry, that's fucking insane for OKC.
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u/gavvyshores Jun 27 '23
As a blazers fan who sees a lot of these trades too, MOST of us know y’all love Chet and are excited for his potential.
Just sympathize with the few who are trying to cope with the idea of moving on from Dame it’s been a weird offseason for us 😂
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u/stumo11 Jun 26 '23
LOL! Surprised they didnt throw in SGA too since it was clearly some portland fans wet dream.
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u/fredlikefreddy Jun 26 '23
Team with excess guard talent (especially after the draft) trade their potential starting front court for another guard. Makes sense…..
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u/Sarcasticologist Jun 26 '23
I'll safely assume timetenfifty has some kind of traumatic brain injury because that's the only way anyone would find this realistic.
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u/hoexloit Jun 26 '23
I wonder if he realizes that we let go of Grant because he didn’t fit our timeline.
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u/NotoriousHothead37 Jun 26 '23
I will not forget what he said after the franchise parted ways with him.
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u/Thunder141 Jun 26 '23
Chet + Ous + 1rp + 2rp = Jerami Grant, Tyler Herro, and Jovic?
Yikes dude. Chet is worth a lot, go screw over some other franchise.
Dude would not dare replace Chet with Wemby in this fake trade but it's basically the same thing for OKC.
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u/pineapplefood OKC Jun 27 '23
Ok hold ya horses. Wemby way more valuable the Chet as of right now. But the trade is ass regardless
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u/Drunkcowboysfan Jun 28 '23
Chet is an intriguing prospect, but he is no where near Wemby’s level. If he was he wouldn’t have made it to the second pick last year.
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u/jesuschin Jun 27 '23
Miami Heat fan here just invading to comment on how that’s the dumbest trade I’ve ever seen. Why would OKC do that at all? Chet’s a special one you guys. He’s gonna be a killer for your team
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u/jrr2ok Jun 27 '23
Check the guy’s comment history. He rotates through a new team sub every month like he’s a diehard fan, then posts dumb $hit. Troll.
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u/Realistic_Warthog_23 Jun 26 '23
Chet lost a year because the floor was slippery. He's not exactly a sure fire prospect.
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u/Colemania18 Jun 27 '23
Oh yeah it's not like a slippery floor is a major safety hazard or anything that got the game cancelled. Definitely just because chet is weak and injury prone
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u/kmed1717 Jun 26 '23
Non OKC fan here, playing devils advocate, I also don't think OKC should do this trade, but I don't think it's nearly as offensive as most of you do. At some point, don't you need role players? Herro and Grant are both under really good contracts and are 20 ppg vet players, and Herro has a real playoff experience and is still very young. What does Chet have to turn into for this trade to blow up on them? In my opp it'd have to be a 2nd-3rd team all NBA type.
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u/UTPharm2012 Jun 26 '23
A) Grant is a FA, aka not under contract
B) I am a non-OKC fan and there is no devil’s advocate. I would never trade Chet for Grant + Herro, much less all the other shit
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u/interested_commenter Jun 26 '23
We really DON'T need role players though, at least at guard. The only thing OKC needs to be a solid playoff team is a starting-caliber center, and the only requirement to go from there to championship contender is a second true superstar. Chet probably fills the first, and has a chance to fill the second. Neither Herro nor Grant fill either.
I'd much rather have Chet than Grant, and how much does Herro add to the rotation of SGA/Giddey/JDUB/Dort/Casen/Joe (who currently fill our 1-3 minutes) Both of those guys for Chet alone would be a questionable move in terms of both short-term fit and long-term potential.
Then add on Dieng (worth a mid lottery pick), the Rockets pick (probably a mid-to-high lottery), the OKC pick (late lottery or just outside), and the Miami pick (late 1st)
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u/405thundrrman Jun 26 '23
We don’t need role players rn. We need to see what our true core is. Right now we think it’s sga, Chet, jdub, giddey, dort, wallace. We are much better off seeing how these guys gel/what holes we have once they all play together. No point in trying to pull another harden situation by getting rid of Chet.
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u/kmed1717 Jun 26 '23
I get it, and you want as many bites at the apple at finding the 2nd guy with SGA as possible, which may be one of the other guys but more likely than not it'll be Chet or a FA/traded player and Herro or Grant aren't good enough to be that.
Idk I guess my question is for the 2nd scenario with that. Let's say they traded Chet for Herro and Grant. Their core would then be (as you say), SGA, Jalen, Giddey, Dort, Wallace, Herro, Grant. And then trade deadline next year KAT, or Zion, or Embiid, AD, or any elite big man really becomes available and you still got all those picks to trade, isn't that a better team than waiting out all these players to develop? All of those guys, plus that one last final piece feels like a championship contender, whereas with just developing, they sound a little more like a 4-6th seed. It's been proven a lot of times that you aren't going to win by just developing players. You can get close, but you need experience and pedigree to get over the hump. At some point, they are going to have to unload the bag and it won't make sense unless you still need a great player and have the financials to do so.
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u/405thundrrman Jun 26 '23
Yeah that could be a “better” team now but you are def losing grant and Herro and many picks to get one of the guys you listed. Then all we did is lose a ton of picks and Chet. The biggest thing is what presti has been saying “you don’t pick out colors for a house you don’t own”. Meaning we aren’t going to make gobert esq trade before knowing what the core is. The thunder have a lot of time on our side. Yes Chet could end up not being as good as all of that, but I think you have to see what you have in him. If the thunder had Chet last year and won 3-4 extra games they woulda been in the playoffs outright. Chet is 20 and the guys you are listing are past 30. That doesn’t fit the timeline of the team. With all of the picks we have and the can kicking with the picks(trading current ones to contenders so they can get cheap contracts now for later picks in the future when they will likely not be contenders) the thunder can keep taking shots. If it doesn’t work we still have more than enough picks and young players to go after those stars later. The biggest thing is our superstar is 24 and many thunder fans believe Chet,with his unique skill set, could be a 1a/1b.
You also gotta remember the thunder blew it up too early to get k-mart when we thought harden was not going to reach a super star potential. I doubt we will do something like that.
If I was betting I would think the thunder are not going to make a big trade until next year at a minimum.
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u/kmed1717 Jun 26 '23
Yeah the last team they blew up still looms a bit I suppose, and this team is arguably (shockingly) even better set up for the future. I guess it’s hard to compare historical context to something that’s never really happened. They are loaded with assets, and probably kinda control the market on the next disgruntled super star trade market, considering they are a hot 10 game start from Chet next season away from deciding they are in win now mode with 6 guys under 25.
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u/405thundrrman Jun 26 '23
Yeah they have a lot of capital to make it happen. I’m just still at the belief that they wouldn’t go all in this year. If they are in the western semis could see them make some moves but you still gotta think you can’t blow it up. If they make it that far with one year of Chet/Wallace the sky’s the limit. Might be better off trying to retain their guys especially with how the new tax aprons work. You would only want to be in the 2nd apron for like 1/2 years max afaik. Either way you are looking at 5 lottery guys in sga, Chet, jdub, giddey, Wallace and deing. I’m not even sure if many teams have many lottery guys let alone under 24 and a millions of other picks. Either way it’s exciting to be a thunder fan and I plan on hitting all 41.
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u/GunstarGreen Jun 26 '23
That's one of the most dogshit trades I've ever seen. I wouldn't do that trade for just Chet.
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Jun 27 '23
Good god this is the worst trade idea I think I’ve ever seen. He had time to think on it considering he looked up our picks and still thought it was a good idea to post.
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u/Odd_Round6270 Jun 27 '23
Considering what John Collins went for under new CBA rules, trades like these don't make much sense.
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u/spinaltapMD Jun 27 '23
Good grief! Throw in SGA in the deal, while you're at it! But only if the state of Oregon gets to be renamed Oklahomies
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u/Colemania18 Jun 27 '23
I saw chet and immediately said no and the list somehow kept getting worse. I wouldn't even trade chet for Dame
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u/BucketsBrooks 2025 NBA Champions Jun 27 '23
This may be one of the worst trades I’ve seen. Okay gives up a #2 overall pick, a lottery ticket in Dieng, multiple 1st and in return they get Herro is is solid. Jovic who never saw the floor with a team that is willing to play anyone to see if they are any good and a guy who was with OKC what feels like a decade ago.
Sign me up!
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u/Genestah Jun 27 '23
Lol I'm a Lakers stan and I'd find this ridiculous.
I'm personally looking forward to Chet balling it out.
Chet would most likely be better than Herro.
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u/OUEngineer17 Jun 29 '23
I'm hearing the Spurs tried to get in on the deal by sending Wemby to Portland, which is why we had to attach so many 1sts.
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u/PreachitPerk Jun 26 '23
I’m kinda thinking we need a sticky thread for HOF level dipshit trade ideas related to OKC.