The NBA trade deadline is a little over a day away, which means the Oklahoma City Thunder could soon welcome new additions to their roster.
The Thunder (35-16) are in the thick of the race for the first seed as the All-Star break approaches. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has played like an MVP candidate; Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams help carve out an impressive trio.
This means this will be the first deadline OKC will be viewed as buyers in quite some time as it prepares for its first playoffs since 2020.
Odds are, the Thunder won’t make any drastic moves to the roster by Feb. 8. If OKC makes a deal, it’ll likely be to strengthen its depth and help fix some of its rebounding woes.
Entering the deadline, the Thunder are wealthy in trade capital — they have several young prospects they could trade along with an unending supply of draft picks.
If the Thunder wanted to, they could outbid anybody in the league for someone’s services.
Thunder Wire is ranking the top five trade targets for the Thunder as the trade deadline approaches: