OKC trades Serge Ibaka to Orlando...

[OG Talk]

Dipo can play point.. He can defend 2s and allow Russ to move off the ball offensively when he gets into Sabo mode...

This team has had a revolving door at the 2 spot since they let Harden go..

 

[Gyasi85]

Horrible trade for Orlando.
How can they agree to such a lopsided deal?

Same way Dolan agreed to take Bargani off Masai hands in exchange for a bag of fruit and NO Kyle Lowry.... Orlando Front Office been Ass since Penny was singing with BlackStreet....What else did nikkas expect

 

[<<TheStandard>>]

Even if the they don't make any more notable moves post-this trade, I still see them coming out better for it. No one player on their current squad is going to replace Ibaka's defensive impact and versatility (that much is a given). But they have more than enough pieces collectively to soften the blow - this will be reliant upon Durant spending more minutes at the 4 - with a lineup of Westbrook/Oladipo/Roberson/Durant/Adams closing out games.

Lack of shooting in that lineup is rough......

Defensively it's def there but man....

 

[MF budz]

Nice trade for the thunder.

 

[Kd35brah]

Wait, are you saying he is a great shooter or not a great shooter?

My point is that he is good despite not being a great shooter. Are you saying he's trash?

He's a GREAT shooter.

One of the best shooters in the league. Shot 45% from 3, best in the playoffs(50 made 3s is the cutoff).

 

[FAH1223]

Thunder lost a lot defensively

Orlando was desperate for rim protection.

 

[Kd35brah]

Lack of shooting in that lineup is rough......

Defensively it's def there but man....

Shooting has always been a problem.

Serge shot 32% from 3 in the RS and Russ and Robes were both sub 32% in the RS.

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Lack of shooting in that lineup is rough......

Defensively it's def there but man....

Oladipo is a solid shooter and he's improved every season:

And he shot better than Ibaka from behind the arc on catch and shoot attempts and in general during the regular season. Lack of shooting was a problem for the Thunder when they ran that Westbrook/Waiters/Roberson/Durant/Ibaka lineup during the WCF and they still had success with it. Although Adams replacing Ibaka does shrink the floor, they have more than enough playmaking and scoring to make up for it. What really killed them in those final three games was Waiters going 3-18 and not being the reliable third scorer/playmaker they needed him to be - Oladaipo will fix all that.

 

[Absolut]

dont watch enough of the magic to have any idea really, but just spitballing im not sure what the magic are doing, trading all that for a guy who might just leave after this season

 

[Versa]

Ya'll saying he's Westbrook lite like it's a bad thing for OKC.

He's a better 3 point shooter than Russ btw

 

[duckbutta]

KD doesn't have the balls to go anywhere else. He's the "servant", as he called himself.

I think they're looking at GS and decided they needed more shooting. Oladipo is a huge upgrade over Waiters.

 

[scarlxrd]

The Magic y'all :whatthe:

 

[Crack Daniels]

He shot over 40% on catch and shoot and pull up jumpers after the all star break.

Really dislike this deal for Orlando. Sure it frees up minutes for Mario...but it forces Gordon to play the 3 and they'll have a huge problem if Fournier leaves.

 

[Ms. Elaine]

2 year deal, player option after 1 is what he's doing.

I don't understand why any player in his prime would sign up for a long term deal.

 

[Based Lord Zedd]

@Malta said Diamond Stone was a surefire top 4 pick and he is still on the board