And hey, we’ve all made stupid trade suggestions out of frustration before. The “they have to trade Kanter” line really broke him because only Steven Adams loves Kanter, more than my friend. In fairness to my friend, I believe he’s seen the light once I broke it down for him. But he’s not trading a talented point guard with high potential for potentially half a season of a guy who may not get you any further than where you would have gone in the first place. If Presti can convince Sacramento to take Anthony Morrow, Kyle Singler, and Semaj Christon for Gay, then sure, he’s pulling that trigger. He doesn’t get to save his progress, try a trade out, and then quit if he’s unhappy with the trade after a game or two. He doesn’t get to trade future draft picks at no risk. He’s looking at next season, and the season after that. He knows that this season was decided in July. That’s why I have a hard time believing the “Gay to OKC” rumors. Want your voice heard? Join the Thunderous Intentions team! He’s either shopping for a veteran on a cheap contract, or he’s plucking a young guy with high potential on a rookie contract. Then, in the offseason, you’re either paying Gay $20 million after he declines his player option and immediately trading Enes Kanter, or you’re watching someone else pay Gay $20 million and losing him for nothing.ĭespite constantly dealing in mystery, Sam Presti doesn’t like dealing in mystery. With Rudy Gay, Oklahoma City Thunder maybe advances past the first round of the playoffs, but still loses in the second round. My friend would trade Cameron Payne for Rudy Gay yesterday. I’m always looking towards the future because the past has sucked and the present isn’t all that good either. I’m always looking at age, potential, and contracts.
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RELATED STORY: Dear Nike, Please fix the Oklahoma City Thunder jerseys You’re trading those 2019 draft picks because you’re not making it to 2019 in your game, so who the hell cares about the 2019 NBA draft? You’re not worried about fit or need you just want the best offensive players because you can play defense with anyone. You’re signing Greg Oden because he’s still rated like 78 overall and you can easily trade him for someone you actually want. You don’t think about the future when you’re trying to improve your team. If you play franchise mode in NBA 2K, you know what I’m talking about.
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Here’s the thing about my friend, he armchair GMs the team, like he’s playing franchise mode in NBA 2K. Every day might be an exaggeration, but he’s constantly bringing up Oklahoma City Thunder needing Rudy Gay. Rather, it points to the poignancy of it’s timing, Jeremy’s instincts and astute observations.Įvery day, my friend, Sami Kader, texts me that Oklahoma City Thunder should get Rudy Gay. If that’s the case, there’s 0% chance he gets traded and 100% chance this entire column is relatively pointless.Įditor’s note: I beg to differ that this column was pointless. The injury looked serious, and early reports say that it’s a torn Achilles. Writers Note: Everything written below was submitted prior to Rudy Gay getting hurt. I really didn’t want to write about Kevin Durant or the Golden State Warriors latest destruction of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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