Thunder FORCED into IMPOSSIBLE Decision…
With the Thunder being at the center of the Cam Johnson trade rumors, Bryson took another crack at a trade, but this time with a fan favorite. With the struggling stretch Aaron Wiggins has been on, he could end up being the player that gets any trade done this season. Bryson Akins breaks down why and brings two trade scenarios.
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We trade Joe before Wiggins. Wiggins has showed us 3 years of consistently being an amazing role player for us. He’s our Jerami Grant of this iteration of this Thunder. Joe has unfortunately showed his inconsistency is consistent, he could give you 19 one game and 3 the next. He’s starting to enter theoretical shooter territory like Lindy Waters was for us. A shooter that can’t shoot. I don’t want to trade either because they are so good for the locker room and was more willing to trade Caruso before them but if we gotta go with one its Joe and Dieng for Cam Johnson
OH WHATEVER JUST WAKE ME UP WHEN WE WIN THE CHIP
I don’t like the way cam Johnson plays but he’s a good shooter
If Cam Johnson is good Brooklyn should be better than where they are.
No trade needed
i hope to god aaron wiggins isnt traded i will literally riot that guy saved basketball
Naw Let’s Keep Wiggins And Joe They’ve Been Our Two Sparks Off The Bench And Our 4th & 5th Options Offensively Other Than SGA Dub And Chet. outside Them 5 We Don’t Have Any Other Real Shooters Everyone Else Like Wallace,Dort, Caruso are Good Defenders Not Shooters JWill And Hartenstein Play Their Role As Far As Size & Rebounding. Mitchell And Jones Are Both Shooters As Well As Jieng And Kenny Hustle But They Need Enough PT To But That On Full Display I Say We Move On From Jieng And Kenrich. I Like What I See From Dillon Jones And Ajay Mitchell💯💯
Rather see joe go than Wig
Bro….your trying to can Wiggins…..stop it. It should be someone else like a recent acquisition. An unproven player.
Bro ur overreacting.
Joe, Ous,Topic, 2 firsts and a 2nd for Johnson and DFS?
I've been thunder fans for ten years and none of the rumours that I remembered become true
<Nets Receive>
Aaron Wiggins, Ousmane Dieng, Nikola Topić & Picks
<Thunder Receive>
Cam Johnson
Thunder Rotation ⬇️
<Starters>
PG- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
SG- Cason Wallace
SF- Lugentz Dort
PF- Jalen Williams
C – Chet Holmgren
<Bench>
PG- Ajay Mitchell
SG- Isaiah Joe
SF- Alex Caruso
PF- Cam Johnson
C- Isaiah Hartenstein
+
C- Jaylin Williams
PF- Kenrich Williams
PF- Dillon Jones
Kenrich and Jaylin can fill in if someone goes down with injury.
Example: Chet is out, so start IHart & bring Jaylin off the bench. Caruso recently got injured so Kenrich fills in while he recovers.
They give up Topić but add another player to fill out their core 8 – SGA, Chet, JDub, IHart, Dort, Caruso, Cason & Johnson.
They still have plenty of future picks, and I'm not a fan of Topić as a fit on this team anyway. I'm good w/ Ajay Mitchell. Idc what the haters say.
The nets wouldn't make that trade. They'd want more picks
The rotations have been pretty much nonsensical this year and you can make the same argument about Caruso, Joe, Dort, Wallace, etc. as they've all been pretty inconsistent. Caruso has had a ton of absolutely terrible games where he's pretty much nonexistent yet he just signed for 80 million dollars. I think Wiggins is the best out of all of our shooting guards and when he's getting consistent minutes that's been the case.
Unnecessary drama. We are good enough without touching our future stock. Maybe I trust my eye test over the stats but Caruso fits very well.
I don't think that they would take only Wiggins for Cam. If so, thats a steal. I know they're having a fire-sale in Brooklyn though, so its also certainly not out of the question. Cam also costs more, which could be an issue in the future for OKC.
I really dont want to make any trades , not for our players or picks.
But to me, Wiggins or Joe are the only ones I'd even consider, & it would have to clearly favor us & would have to bring in more shooting.
Ah yeah. I don't love this scenario TBH. I'd rather keep the assets & young players, wait for Chet to get back before I do a deal like this. Yeah, Wiggins' mins aren't going to get greater, but he's still a solid part of the rotation & what we do. We can win a championship with this team now without sacrificing some of our future to do so.
Cam is $22 Mill / YR & we don't even know if he would start. Starting Cam would bring Dort or I Hart to the bench when Chet/All are healthy. I'd much rather I Hart play than Cam. I worry that OKC is going to move
I Hart to the bench anyway, & I hate the idea.
I like SGA , Dort, Jalen, Chet and I Hart over any starting 5 that involves Cam.
So while I don't think this is a bad scenario, I'd rather play it out with this rotation & keep our assets for this season.
Fake. A wigg isn’t going anywhere
Why do people keep thinking oh art is going to come off the bench?? 😂
If that’s what it takes to get Cam, no thanks
Nope… No moves until we go through this season's playoff run. In order to be considered a trade piece, they would have to have a Giddey type showing in the playoffs.
Wiggins is a streaky shooter and can drive the basket when he wants; I love his athleticism & team defense.
Isaiah Joe… When he's on, he's on. I love his supplemental offense when J-Dub is off and his offense puts games away when everyone is clicking. Dort and, sometimes, J-Dub's shooting isn't consistent enough.
This isn't sexy, but the most expendable player we have on the roster is Jaylin Williams, and the only reason he is around is because Dieng hasn't taken the next step. Dieng isn't going anywhere because Presti is waiting to see if Dieng is gonna surpass Jaylin; with an added Hartenstein and Chet coming back, Jaylin is expendable. Presti will have to offer picks in addition to WIlliams to get him off the books.