Should The Thunder Trade For Cavaliers Star Big Man?

The Oklahoma City Thunder is one of the most unique teams in the entire NBA. Most teams struggle to stockpile picks, some teams have plenty, but none of their own, as other teams have their own future draft picks, but have none from other teams. The Thunder has a combination of both, owning their own and others for quite a few years.

On top of this, the Thunder has a great deal of young talent. There isn't a dire need for the draft picks, as they've got a young core actively being developed, not leaving much room for new young talents.

This leads national media and fans reason to believe a cash-in trade is coming, unloading the war chest of draft picks for a trade that brings in a big-name, win-now talent to expedite the contending process.

What player could that be and on what timeline? It doesn't seem as if it'll be now, and who knows what other big names will want out in the future. One potential name is Jarrett Allen of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He's sharing the frontcourt with Evan Mobley, neither of which space the floor or add to each other's offensive game. There may come a point where the Cavaliers have to decide between the two, and Mobley is the talent with higher potential.

Should the Thunder cash their future draft assets in on Allen in the future? Of course, it matters how the Thunder perform with their current talents. If they need Allen's talents for spot starts, and they can land him without expending other core young talents, it wouldn't hurt the team. They'd have to foot the bill, of course, which is never an easy ask.

It's hard to imagine the Thunder trading for a big man that limits the versatility in lineups, especially a recent All-Star. Allen commands minutes, and the Thunder might opt to go small with their lineups at times, as Chet Holmgren can excel in the power forward or center role. If they could work out a partnership to use Allen when more size and additional rim protection is needed, it'd be a good partnership, but that could be nothing but a pipe dream.

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