NBA Trade Rumors: Five Contenders That Need To Make A Move At The Deadline

Oklahoma City Thunder

What They Need: 3-And-D Wing 

When healthy and playing at the height of their potential, the Oklahoma City Thunder are talented enough to be an NBA contender. However, it’s their supporting cast that separates them from the likes of the Warriors, Cavs and Spurs.

While the Thunder’s supporting cast is actually good at times, what they lack is a true 3-and-D player. Every successful, and contending, team has them – the Warriors have Draymond Green and Harrison Barnes; the Spurs have Danny Green; and the Cavs have Iman Shumpert.

The Thunder have…uhhhh does the combination of Anthony Morrow and Andre Roberson count? If not, then they kind of don’t really have one. If they can address that at the NBA Trade Deadline, perhaps another body to check a Klay Thompson or Kawhi Leonard in a potential playoff series, then perhaps they’ll have a better shot to pull an upset in the Western Conference.

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