OKC - DAL

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Thunder Trade
Kevin Durant - $20.16
Al-Farouq Aminu - $4.48 | $4.92 | $5.42
Patrick Patterson - $3.96 | $4.35 | $4.79

Mavericks Trade
Derrick Favors $19,54 $21,49 $23,64
2016 SAS 1st
2016 OKC 1st

Mavericks accept. Well this was one blockbuster Tiago and me just made. So how to look at this trade... as I've mentioned now a thousand times, I want to go for it. So in terms of 2015-16 production I just gained a lot. Patterson will start in Toronto next season and is a direct replacement for Favors on my team, Aminu should see a bump in production as well and provide some nice depth for SF and PF, while KD is well... KD. I expect him back healthy and with something to prove. I see him as a top 3 fantasy player next season and he should be my leader in pursuit of the Larry O'Brien trophy. I hate losing Favors since he'll be productive, BUT it was essential that he was included due to cap. With Conley, Kawhi and KD, there was no room for Favors as it would mean I have almost all my cap tied into 4 players. I'll need to get some more power at PF/C, but that's for my next move, still have some assets to burn. I do give up a lot of my future, those two picks will be top 10, and Favors has 3 more years to run. But to be honest, before today I thought that OKC pick will be towards the end of the round, so in essence I only lost one top pick, if Tiago wouldn't decide to sell assets pick would stay in the 20+ range and me trading him that pick was a big part the decision. We'll see in one year if this was worth it. Good dealing with you Tiago and best of luck.

[Thunder GM (Tiago)]

I accept.

Without cap to resign my RFA I wouldn't be able to contend this year, so I'm going to a rebuild season.

I lose a top 3 player but that wouldn't be able win alone.

I gain three good assets for the future in Favors who I really like and two good picks next year, and so I'll start my 2016/17 season already.

More trades to follow.

Good luck to DAL in his quest for the title.

[Nuggets GM (Joe)]

Approve 1-0, wow, hard and sad to see KD in another uniform after all these good years he's been on Tiago's team. But for Tiago to clear up 9M and gain 3 assets at the same time (SAS 1st will be a good one), this is definitely a fair and a good one for a rebuilding Thunder (although I think Tiago will make Thunder a playoff team again). And for Dallas, this is an all in season. It's all or nothing now. Good luck, and KD sure improve your chance a lot.

[Suns GM (Roberto)]

First i thought OKC was giving too much, but that also improved that 2016 OKC 1st.
That means 2 perennial contenders in the northwest decided to rebuild this season.
Good deal for both.

Approve (2-0)

[Grizzlies GM (Max)]

Seems like a good deal here. I think Favors has tended to underwhelm in terms of production, but that can change on a dime with a much better C (Gobert) for his needs for an entire season alongside him. Durant is Durant; the foot injury is one that I think will come back to haunt Durant down the line but considering Rocky is only seeing this as a one year investment, if Durant can play well for most of the season while only sitting out the occasional game here and there, it'll be fine. Those picks are picks and the OKC one could get much better depending on how Tiago treats the rest of the offseason; it gains value because he now controls his own destiny. The extra pieces, Aminu in POR especially, come as great value for Rocky and cement him as a great team. All in all, this is one helluva deal.

3-0