View Full Version : Thunder Pick up 18, Cook.
Miami traded Daequan Cook and 18th pick for the #32 pick, which belongs to the Thunder.
http://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/16880492898
http://twitter.com/TheAkronHammer/status/16878037549
http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/16880280246
http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/16880449417
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ys-thundertrade062310
I wonder if we just got leapfrogged to get a guy stolen from us, or if this was just a salary dump by Miami.
Blackjack
06-23-2010, 05:08 PM
Both.
tdunk21
06-23-2010, 05:10 PM
The Miami Heat have traded the 18th pick in Thursday's NBA draft and guard Daequan Cook to Oklahoma City for the Thunder's 32nd pick, a league source tells ESPN The Magazine's Ric Bucher.
Cook, a backup at shooting guard, averaged five points and 15.4 minutes in 45 games last season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/draft2010/news/story?id=5320725
Solid D
06-23-2010, 05:10 PM
Well, there you go. You knew it would eventually come from the Blazers or Thunder.
Both.
lol, did not think of that. :depressed
tdunk21
06-23-2010, 05:11 PM
heat can now sign wade, lebron and bosh to max deals i guess
Blackjack
06-23-2010, 05:13 PM
The Heat are obviously looking to shed salary and the rumor has been that the Thunder were worried about losing out on Orton -- someone who's not a sexy pick but could very well be the Spurs' target at 20.
DynastyBuilder
06-23-2010, 05:15 PM
fwiw i was going to trade for cook in our gm game but it never materialized.
timvp
06-23-2010, 05:17 PM
Good trade by both sides. Heat get more salary cap space and a valuable early second round pick. Thunder get a shooter and yet another first rounder.
SenorSpur
06-23-2010, 05:18 PM
...and now the Thunder have acquired a pick that is a couple ahead of the Spurs.
Muser
06-23-2010, 05:20 PM
Fuck you Presti.
ducks
06-23-2010, 05:21 PM
great move
hopefully the pick will be good like thunder to do well
ducks
06-23-2010, 05:22 PM
durant is going to get a title before james
scottspurs
06-23-2010, 05:28 PM
durant is going to get a title before james
Looks like it
E-RockWill
06-23-2010, 05:28 PM
Fuck you Presti.
This.
TimmehC
06-23-2010, 05:32 PM
Fuck you Presti.
indeed.
jesterbobman
06-23-2010, 05:39 PM
I can't see the Thunder keeping all 3 1st's. There aren't a ton of guys to draft and stash(Vesely and Montejunas out of draft), and they don't have holes to fill in the rotation. I would guess they'll try to move up (18, 21 and 26 to get a Top/Top ish big man- Aldrich, Davis, Udoh etc. I doubt they could get Favors or Cousins.
Shastafarian
06-23-2010, 05:50 PM
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/3025/prestidevil.jpg
Aggie Hoopsfan
06-23-2010, 05:52 PM
...and now the Thunder have acquired a pick that is a couple ahead of the Spurs.
Yep, which is what it was all about (and the salary dump).
So tune in, whoever Presti grabs at 18 is who we were going to pick. :pctoss
ChumpDumper
06-23-2010, 05:53 PM
Presti isn't all that great at drafting big men. He might be doing the Spurs a favor.
If Portland really wants to move up I think the 17th pick is up for grabs. That'd be fun. :downspin:
AFBlue
06-23-2010, 05:55 PM
That's a rediculously good deal for the Thunder. It should be pretty clear that they are going big, so hopefully a good wing player falls to the Spurs at #20.
DPG21920
06-23-2010, 05:56 PM
Super, super cheap way to move up in the draft. Damn.
rascal
06-23-2010, 05:59 PM
That's a rediculously good deal for the Thunder. It should be pretty clear that they are going big, so hopefully a good wing player falls to the Spurs at #20.
the spurs need bigs.
AFBlue
06-23-2010, 06:49 PM
the spurs need bigs.
The Spurs have multiple needs and all of the bigs likely available at 20 (Orton, Alabi, Whiteside, Sanders) are considered projects. I'm not saying that the Spurs wouldn't benefit from a project big man, but if it meant that a more immediate contributor at the wing position were made available then I'm all for it.
Duncan2177
06-23-2010, 07:06 PM
I would love to see the spurs draft Devin Ebanks hopefully he will be around 20.
Shastafarian
06-23-2010, 07:10 PM
Sam Presti didn't do this because the Spurs draft at 20, he did this because he has a ton of cap space, could get a decent player and a mid first rounder. If the heat picked 21 Presti still would have done this.
It wasn't the reason for the trade, but you gotta believe Presti sees it as a cherry on top.
Blackjack
06-23-2010, 07:14 PM
Presti isn't all that great at drafting big men. He might be doing the Spurs a favor.
BJ Mullens, what ... you no like!?!
Blackjack
06-23-2010, 07:17 PM
The Spurs are not a threat to Presti and the Thunder. When OKC's young players hit 25 the Spurs will be rebuilding and Duncan will be retired.
It's not about a threat as much as them having a similar appreciation for players and talent. They're not trying to acquire the pick for a head-to-head competitive advantage, it's about getting their hands on a player they'd like to have in their program -- one a team right in front of them probably feels the same way about.
Shastafarian
06-23-2010, 07:19 PM
The Spurs are not a threat to Presti and the Thunder. When OKC's young players hit 25 the Spurs will be rebuilding and Duncan will be retired.
The Spurs are absolutely a threat to the Thunder making the playoffs next year. Unless you think the West won't be as tight as it has been in the past few years.
TimDunkem
06-23-2010, 07:52 PM
They might not be done trading up.
SpearsNBAYahoo (http://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo)
Thunder holding serious talks with Pacers to trade Eric Maynor, 18th and 21st picks for Indy's 10th pick, sources tell Y!
DesignatedT
06-23-2010, 07:57 PM
thunder just made a hell of a deal. where were we in this?? id take cook and the 18.
AFBlue
06-23-2010, 07:57 PM
Thunder pick up Cook and potentially a lottery pick with their 21st and 32nd pick. I wish Presti were still here.
HarlemHeat37
06-23-2010, 08:01 PM
Good moves, but he needs to move Jeff Green before his team can get serious..
slick'81
06-23-2010, 08:06 PM
great move as usual for okc
Spurs Brazil
06-23-2010, 08:08 PM
Thunder holding serious talks with Pacers to trade Eric Maynor, 18th and 21st picks for Indy's 10th pick, sources tell Y! http://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA
AFBlue
06-23-2010, 08:13 PM
Look up a few posts
well cook is pretty useless but his salary is low. that's a good move for the thunder, especially if they acquire the 10th pick.
Ginobili2Duncan
06-23-2010, 08:38 PM
I would love to see the spurs draft Devin Ebanks hopefully he will be around 20.
I would have too a few months ago,but he is not as athletic as I thought he was when he was at WV and he would need about 2 years to make any kind of contribution on an nba team.There are better players the Spurs can get with the #20 pick than Ebanks.
TD 21
06-23-2010, 08:55 PM
Good moves, but he needs to move Jeff Green before his team can get serious..
I agree. I don't think they can't win a championship with him at the four. I see him as either a starting three or a sixth man who plays both spots off the bench, a la Odom. Obviously, with the Thunder, he can't be their starting three.
Also, he's going to want to be paid as a third star and I don't see him as being worth, say, 5 years and $40-50 million, which he'll likely command.
If I'm the Thunder, I offer Green and some combination of their picks to the Kings for the fifth pick. At five, they could take Cousins and potentially have their cornerstone big man that they're missing. Add him to Durant and Westbrook and talent-wise, at least, that's a big three that should be championship caliber.
Aggie Hoopsfan
06-23-2010, 09:11 PM
thunder just made a hell of a deal. where were we in this?? id take cook and the 18.
We were about 20 million over the cap (i.e., no cap room to send to Miami).
Green would make a perfect sixth man. Absolutely perfect. I couldn't think of a more perfect fit for him.
HarlemHeat37
06-23-2010, 09:42 PM
Green didn't improve at all this year, he actually got worse..his efficiency went down, his points went down, his rebounding went down..I don't mind him as a 6th man, but he's a stretch four that can't shoot consistently and doesn't play enough defense..
I don't see his appeal..
Like TD said, he's going to ask for more money than what a 6th man should make, and I'm sure some stupid team will throw money at him..OKC's main flaw as a team is their presence in the paint..I like Ibaka, but they need a significant upgrade over Green..
crc21209
06-24-2010, 12:34 AM
They might not be done trading up.
Unlikely to happen now...
NBA sources tell Y! possible OKC-Indy trade was talked about but doubtful. "Indy going down line looking for a young guard," one source says
about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
http://twitter.com/SpearsNBAYahoo
EricD
06-24-2010, 02:28 AM
Are you fuckin' kidding me?
The heat are getting robbed!! Why the fuck couldn't R.C pull the damn trigger for one time in his life outside his horrible trade for R.J??? 32 for 18 and Cook???
Spurs could have Cook and the 18th (Possibly Cousins due to his work ethic)...
Unbelievable..:depressed
BG_Spurs_Fan
06-24-2010, 03:33 AM
Are you fuckin' kidding me?
The heat are getting robbed!! Why the fuck couldn't R.C pull the damn trigger for one time in his life outside his horrible trade for R.J??? 32 for 18 and Cook???
Spurs could have Cook and the 18th (Possibly Cousins due to his work ethic)...
Unbelievable..:depressed
Well, for starters, we don't have the cap space to do this deal. Also, our 2nd round pick is 49th, which is obviously much worse than Thunder's 32nd.
Oh and the 18th pick in this draft is just as useless as the 20th, which is why so many tems in that range, possibly Spurs too, want to get rid.
ffadicted
06-24-2010, 05:50 AM
Excellent move by the Thunder, fawk, they're gonna take whoever we were gonna take lol :(
timvp
06-24-2010, 05:55 AM
As a side note, Cook was the one player outside the lottery the Spurs had rated over Splitter in that draft. The Spurs would have taken Cook over Splitter.
I'm guessing Presti had at least some part of scouting Cook.
ChuckD
06-24-2010, 07:19 AM
I liked Cook coming out of school, but he really hasn't done much with his time in the NBA. His career 37 FG% is nauseating. OKC is deep at guard and doesn't need much scoring with Durant in the mix, so he could find himself on the street in a year or two.
Mel_13
06-24-2010, 07:21 AM
Are you fuckin' kidding me?
The heat are getting robbed!! Why the fuck couldn't R.C pull the damn trigger for one time in his life outside his horrible trade for R.J??? 32 for 18 and Cook???
Spurs could have Cook and the 18th (Possibly Cousins due to his work ethic)...
Unbelievable..:depressed
Angry person doesn't understand the rules. :rolleyes
EricD
06-24-2010, 01:31 PM
Angry person doesn't understand the rules. :rolleyes
What rules are you trying to talk about???
Are you crazy?
Thunder gave up the 32nd pick for the 18th and a Wesley Person clone in Dequan Cook. That is a steal.
If Spurs were to offer the 20th pick instead of the 32nd pick, the Spurs could have gotten another future 1st round pick out of the deal probably.
But no R.C wants to sit on his hands and go into hibernation mode like he did in the in the summer we traded Scola for a can of pinto beans.
You need to understand the rules, not me bud. :rolleyes
What rules are you trying to talk about???
Are you crazy?
Thunder gave up the 32nd pick for the 18th and a Wesley Person clone in Dequan Cook. That is a steal.
If Spurs were to offer the 20th pick instead of the 32nd pick, the Spurs could have gotten another future 1st round pick out of the deal probably.
But no R.C wants to sit on his hands and go into hibernation mode like he did in the in the summer we traded Scola for a can of pinto beans.
You need to understand the rules, not me bud. :rolleyes
There is no way the trade you just described would work under the salary cap rules. Those are the rules he is talking about.
:flag:
EricD
06-24-2010, 01:48 PM
There is no way the trade you just described would work under the salary cap rules. Those are the rules he is talking about.
:flag:
:rolleyes
Your post count says otherwise.
Just think Spurs could have Cousins (if he dropped to 18) and Cook and a 1st rounder all for the 20th pick!!
It's beyond stupid why we didn't even try.
Spursfanfromafar
06-24-2010, 01:57 PM
DX says OKC negotiating 18+21 to get 11 from Hornets. Good move by Presti. He is a genius. I suspect he would target Patrick Patterson with the pick and have a good backup for Jeff Green.
eisfeld
06-24-2010, 02:05 PM
I miss Presti, this guy is a genius and the real reason the Spurs stayed competitive for over a decade.
BG_Spurs_Fan
06-24-2010, 03:53 PM
:rolleyes
Your post count says otherwise.
Just think Spurs could have Cousins (if he dropped to 18) and Cook and a 1st rounder all for the 20th pick!!
It's beyond stupid why we didn't even try.
Still can't understand whether you're a troll or just that stupid. I'll be generous and go with the first possibility.
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