Dreaming can wake up! The Thunder used Paul for a year in exchange for a ten-year future. The biggest winner in the league is here.

The Thunder sent out Paul and Nadir, and the Suns matched Ricky Rubio, Kelly Ubre, Ty Jerome, Jaylen Lechu and a protected first-round pick in 2022. To put it bluntly, this deal is Paul's one for five, Nadir is just an addition. Not to mention what the Suns got, just look at what the Thunder got. First of all, Rubio can be regarded as a good point guard. The Thunder may trade if it is not necessary, but the value of the transaction will not be low. After all, this kind of point guard is not very lacking in the free market.

In addition, players like Ubre, Jerome and other players are instant players and can play when they come up. Of course, these are not the most important ones. The most important thing is that the Thunder won a 22-year first-round pick or they are protected. In fact, after the Thunder traded to Paul last season, they wanted to continue the trade. At that time, the Heat were unwilling to take the first round of signing, so the trade broke. The real goal of the Thunder is to get the first round of picks and then rebuild again. The deal with the Suns can be said to be a steady profit, and the Thunder got everything they wanted.

If you look at it now, what did the Thunder get? It is equivalent to saying that the Thunder not only got rid of Wei Shao’s super contract last season, but also only used 38.51 million (Paul’s annual salary last season) to make the team a radical change, and even entered the playoffs. . Then the Thunder got rid of more than 85 million contract space (Paul’s annual salary for the next two seasons). Once again, the Thunder only used Paul’s one-season right to use Paul in exchange for an unlimited future. This wave of operations was directly filled. , The Thunder is currently the biggest winner in the free market.

The Thunder's operations in these two seasons are actually good. From discarding Wei Shao's contract and then trading Paul, it directly maximizes the value of the transaction and allows the team's salary space to be used perfectly. According to statistics, the Thunder will have 17 first-round picks in the next seven years, making it the most first-round player in the league. This also marks that the era of the Thunder's three minors has completely passed, and the next Thunder may start with draft players. It can be said that a back-and-forth trade by Paul gave the Thunder a ten-year future. Last summer's swap owner really made the Thunder earn a lot of money.