OKC Isn’t A Likely Suitor
Out of Ellis’s 10 hypothetical suitors, the Thunder may feel the most comfortable sending a late first-rounder. At present, they’re slated to have the 19th and 25th overall picks. As a result of this and their dynastic potential, many may consider them to be a premier destination for Ellis.
Yet, OKC has demonstrated a real reluctance to tinker with their formula and risk losing their momentum. Furthermore, their perimeter rotation of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, Lu Dort, Cason Wallace, Alex Caruso, Ajay Mitchell and Aaron Wiggins is already deep as is. That’s without even factoring in Nikola Topic‘s return-slash-debut, which is seemingly around the corner. Even if they traded one of those players to get Ellis, there may not be enough minutes to go around.
None of the other aforementioned teams really has that conundrum.
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