The Oklahoma City Thunder are not dwelling to the “Dorture Chamber.”
On Sunday, the Thunder traded guard Luguentz Dort to the Atlanta Hawks in a three-team deal that additionally included the Dallas Mavericks, which despatched three second-round picks to Oklahoma Metropolis. Dallas, in the meantime, acquired ahead Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 decide within the 2024 NBA Draft.
Why did the Thunder commerce Lu Dort?
Oklahoma Metropolis buying and selling Dort is essentially a financial move. After exercising his participant possibility earlier this offseason, the wing was set to enter the ultimate yr of his contract and make $18.722M in apron wage. An extension for the 2024-25 first-team All-Protection selectee star wasn’t possible.
The Thunder have been above the second apron ($221.686M, per Spotrac) earlier than the Dort commerce. Groups which can be above it are topic to penalties, reminiscent of frozen draft picks, free-agency bans and sign-and-trade bans.
