Yahoo Sports senior NBA analyst Kevin O’Connor and NBA contributor Tom Haberstroh discuss the potential options for Oklahoma City heading into the NBA Draft after losing to San Antonio in the Western Conference Finals. Check out the full conversation on “The Kevin O’Connor Show” and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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If there’s any validity to the truth, to the rumors about Oklahoma City trying to trade up in the draft, it’s been reported by multiple people now about the Thunder having interest in moving up to go get Cam Boozer or to move up and get somebody, whoever the target is.
Chet Holmgren would be one hell of a piece to dangle.
If you perceive Cam Boozer or Caleb Wilson or Adai Mara as a better fitting piece for your team to battle Wemby in the years to come.
So I just think it’s something worth debating and something worth thinking about.
I almost think that path makes a little bit more sense than going the Giannis path ’cause I really do have questions about the Giannis SGA fit.
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but I do think you’re gonna see some changes, just a matter of how big and to what degree for the Thunder.
All right.
Well, let’s play that game right now.
All right.
So the top of the draft, Washington, Utah, Memphis, Chicago.
I’m looking at this.
Who would take Chet Like I think, I think I would do that right now is I would trade Chet Holmgren to move up to get Cam Boozer.
I think he’s a better player, better prospect.
He’s stronger, better playmaker.
He’s not the rim protector that Chet Holmgren is, but in terms of shooting, playmaking, strength, size- Yes that is the prototype that you’re gonna wanna have on your team going against Wembanyama, where you have a second playmaker, a guy that can shoot, spread the floor, pull you out, and he’s got the size to play at the five.
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Not the rim protection of Chet Holmgren, but if I’m OKC and I have the ability to move up to go get Cam Boozer, I do that.
I’m such a believer in Cam Boozer’s upside as a, as a productive all perennial all-star, all NBA, MVP caliber player.
I know a lot of people don’t see it that way, but I, I firmly believe that if OKC has the opportunity to get Cam Boozer in this draft and it, and it means they give up Chet Holmgren, I seriously consider that