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Jazz Go Into Full Rebuild, OKC adds another 7-footer


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Thunder

Thunder

+1 player ($18.0m),
Cap Impact + $1.4M

+5  Wins

+32.88  MPG

+4.49  Off.

+1.21  Def.

Jazz

Jazz

+3 players ($10.0m) +6 picks,
Cap Impact - $1.4M

-5  Wins

-32.88  MPG

-4.49  Off.

-1.21  Def.

The Thunder are already big winners of the 2024 offseason with the additions of Alex Caruso and Isaiah Hartenstein. But no other team has more draft ammunition to trade for Markkanen, who would help turn what was once a small frontline in OKC into three 7-footers. A starting five of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Markkanen, Chet Holmgren and Hartenstein would be massive, erasing any weaknesses the Thunder previously had on the glass. A bench of Lu Dort, Caruso, Cason Wallace, Isaiah Joe, Aaron Wiggins, Jaylin Williams and others would make OKC extremely deep as well. This trade would create a significant gap between the Thunder and the rest of the West. It would add another 20-point-per-game scorer to OKC's starting lineup while only making a small dent in the team's future draft picks. The Jazz would be going all-in on a rebuild—a smart strategy in front of what projects to be loaded draft classes in 2025 and 2026. Utah gets its own top-10-protected 2025 first-round pick back from OKC along with two additional unprotected first-round picks and three future second-rounders. Topić will likely miss the entire 2024-25 season due to a partially torn ACL but may be the best pure point guard in the 2024 draft class. Dieng, 21, was the No. 11 overall pick in 2022, and Williams could be flipped to a contender for additional draft capital.

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