NBA Trades: This five-team NBA trade would set fire to the league

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Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings shoots a three-pointer over Karl-Anthony Towns #32 of the Minnesota Timberwolves (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /

This five-team NBA trade would set the league on fire: The Minnesota Timberwolves blow it up, the Sacramento Kings get a star, the Washington Wizards prepare for the playoffs, the Utah Jazz get shooting, and the Oklahoma City Thunder play facilitator

Alright, so obviously there’s a lot to digest here. As mentioned before, there are 16 different players involved in this deal, so it’s probably very hard to keep track of what is going on.

First and foremost, the Minnesota Timberwolves would be blowing things up in a big way with this deal. They’d be giving up Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell, therefore choosing to build around Anthony Edwards.

Meanwhile, the Kings get a superstar, the Wizards bulk up for the playoffs, the Jazz get some extra shooting, and the Thunder facilitate the entire deal. Speaking of the Thunder, let’s start there.

This five-team NBA trade would set the league on fire: Oklahoma City Thunder

Oklahoma City Thunder receives: Davis Bertans, Tristan Thompson, 2023 Second-Round Pick (via SAC), 2026 Second-Round Pick (via UTA)

Oklahoma City Thunder trades away: Heavily protected second-round pick

The Oklahoma City Thunder would only be a part of this deal so they can facilitate things. Teams need to get money off of their books, and the Thunder have the cap space to take it on.

In exchange, they would be getting two second-round picks, as well as a young project player in Jaylen Nowell. It’s not much, but they also don’t have to take on much.

Tristan Thompson is on a one-year deal, so he’d be gone by the end of the year. The real killed is Deni Avdija’s contract, but they could simply buy him out or trade him again if they find a suitor.

Since the Thunder would technically have to give up something in the trade, they would likely just trade a heavily protected second-round pick to any team. It would be so protected, though, that it would almost certainly not convey. They are simply here to take on the big contracts that no one else can afford to take on.