Bradley Beal
The subject of probably the second most trade rumors in the past year, Bradley Beal is better than Paul George at one thing: shooting, which has long been the Thunder’s achilles heel. If the Thunder could trade Schroder, Roberson, and Patterson for Beal, they would save almost $5M on their roster, meaning well over $10M in repeater tax penalties.
Of course, the Thunder wouldn’t have to part with all seven of their recently obtained picks/pick swaps, and if Clipper’s trade lynchpin Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was involved, the asking price in picks would be even lower, as would the Thunder’s subsequent tax bill.
The Wizards might be difficult to convince, but if Beal demands a trade there’s no question that the Thunder will have the firepower to land him.