The Trade That Accidentally Created the Thunder Dynasty
Everyone thinks the Thunder rebuild started in 2019…
But the real story goes back even further. All the way to 2016… when the Orlando Magic traded for Serge Ibaka on draft night.
It was seemingly a normal trade, but that one move triggered a chain reaction:
Ibaka → Oladipo & Sabonis → Paul George → SGA + picks → OKC dynasty.
And without even realizing it, the Magic helped build the next powerhouse in the NBA.
This is the full story of how one trade changed everything.
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4 Comments
no way magic thought ibaka was the missing piece son😭😭
as a magic fan rob rennigan is one of the worst gms in nba history, he’s a big reason why a lot of fans turned on the franchise.
and who made that first initial trade? Rob Hennigan, who now works and assistant GM in Thunder. total stitch up. he also traded Aaron Gordon to the Nuggets. bro gave away 2 championship teams.
They already are