If they cannot get to the Finals in the next 2 years barring injuries, I do not know what will ..... but anything can happen
This deal makes les sense by the hour for Orlando..why give up Oladipo, especially when you are building for the future. Ibaka makes sense for a win now team looking for that big body..
OKC won this trade hands down. Despite the James Harden deal Sam Presti is a better GM that Daryl fat cheeseburger "it will be easy to get into the 1st round" Mauri. OKC successful two big lineup anyway was Kanter and Adams so while Ibaka is a very good player, OKC got a great return.
Says the idiot who constantly posts about "Steven" Curry. Great irony. And as others have said, defence is a correct way to spell it.
You could argue that Presti saw James Harden's laziness and lack of consistent play in the Playoffs. I think he values playmaking and DEFENSE off the bench.
I stand corrected....surprisingly Ibaka is listed at 26 years old http://espn.go.com/nba/player/_/id/3439 Ibaka is one month younger than Harden WTH he looks way older
And I think people may be underrating Sabonis. Good genes, good court awareness, good physicals. Slight chance he ends up being the best person in this trade when all is said and done. Have no idea at all what Orlando is thinking. Poor Ibaka though, LOL.
Sabonis will make or break this trade for OKC. Oladipo is no doubt a nice piece, but guys like Ibaka are not easy to come by. If they end up taking a step back it will be the second time that Presti has traded away a key piece after a deep playoff run. You have to believe that team would have been hungry coming off of that 3-1 collapse and being so close in game 6. Let's see what happens in free agency though before judging too much...
