ChipotleWest wrote:pushfloater wrote:Chuck Everett wrote:Presti is not trading for Durant, so how would he go back to OKC?
Why not? Do they really need all of those picks?
You'd have to send everybody but SGA just to match Durants 50 million dollar salary. SGA + Durant + scrubs is not a contender. Not achilles tear Durant. You do understand there's a salary cap and you can't just trade somebody without matching salary etc... right? Has nothing to do with picks.
Here’s the roster for the Oklahoma City Thunder minus Lu Dort, including their estimated salaries for the 2024-25 season:
1. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - $35.86 million
2. Chet Holmgren - $10.88 million
3. Josh Giddey - $8.35 million
4. Jalen Williams - $4.78 million
5. Kevin Durant - $49.35 million
6. Dario Saric - $3 million (added him)
7. Jaylin Williams - $2 million
8. Isaiah Joe - $1.5 million
9. Olivier Sarr - $1 million
10. Keyontae Johnson - $1 million
The total payroll for these players is approximately $117.72 million. With an NBA salary cap projected at $141 million for the 2024-25 season, this leaves the Thunder with about $23.28 million in remaining cap space.