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After an incredible performance during the 2023-24 NBA regular season, the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder saw their season come to an end last week, with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving leading the Dallas Mavericks to the Western Conference Finals to face the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Even though the Thunder defied the odds all season long and put the league on notice with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turning into a legitimate NBA MVP candidate, Oklahoma City needs to go back to the drawing board during this NBA offseason to see where the team can get better in order to contend with the best of the best in the West.
Although the Thunder have one of the most talented young rosters in the league right now, there are always ways to improve during the offseason, especially with all the draft assets the team has at their disposal.
Apparently, along with all the draft picks that general manager Sam Presti can use in trades over the summer, the Thunder might use Josh Giddey as a trade chip, with odds surfacing about where he might land before next season, according to Bovada via NBACentral.
The Washington Wizards are the favorites to win the Josh Giddey sweepstakes, per @BovadaOfficial
Washington Wizards +450
Utah Jazz +500
New York Knicks +500
New Orleans Pelicans +600
Orlando Magic +700
Detroit Pistons +700
Miami Heat +800
Phoenix Suns +1000
Los Angeles Lakers… pic.twitter.com/zQVCioYT1R
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 20, 2024
The Washington Wizards are the favorites on this list, followed by the Utah Jazz and New York Knicks, with two of these three rebuilding and one potentially looking for the missing piece to the championship puzzle.
It’ll be interesting to see if Giddey’s name gets mentioned in trade rumors over the summer and if the Wizards, Jazz, or Knicks are genuinely interested in bringing him in.
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