Oklahoma City Thunder Receive: Mo Bamba and 2024 second-round pick

Orlando Magic Receive: Kenrich Williams, 2023-first-round pick (via MIA), and 2021 second-round pick (via DEN)

For the Thunder, Presti is taking a patient approach with the number of assets the team has in the next seven years. Therefore, Presti doesn’t want to overextend for a player by sacrificing a ton of draft picks for a middling player just because the team can afford to. He wants every move to be calculated in a way that helps the team improve now and win in the future.

So why not target a player that could please both sides of Oklahoma City’s future outlook? Mo Bamba was a name that was thrown around ahead of the trade deadline this season, only for him to remain on the Orlando Magic.

The Magic landed Wendell Carter Jr. in a trade with the Chicago Bulls, which prevented Bamba from seeing extended minutes.

Bamba, a former first-round pick, is still 23 years old and has the potential to become an ideal modern day center that can shoot, defend the rim, and rebound.

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It likely wouldn’t cost the Thunder much to acquire Bamba, sending Kenrich Williams, a 2023 first-round pick (via MIA), and a 2021 second-round pick (via DEN). Williams would likely become a future trade asset for the Magic.