Laying out the OKC Thunder's 2018 offseason wishlist

Laying out the Thunder’s 2018 offseason wishlist

By Ted Dower | Mar 15, 2018

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DETROIT, MI – JANUARY 27: Paul George #13 of the OKC Thunder handles the ball against Avery Bradley #22 of the Detroit Pistons on January 27, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Avery Bradley – Los Angeles Clippers

If you could somehow mush Jabari Parker and Avery Bradley into one player, you’d do it. First though, let’s be honest about something:

Everybody looks way more valuable when they play for Brad Stevens.

Now that we have that out of the way we can discuss Avery Bradley for what he is: a maybe-ish starter, definite rotation guy that shores up your ability to hold a lead. Bradley was lauded as a perimeter defender extraordinaire a year ago, but his stock has fallen since people realized that the Celtics defensive schemes really helped his defensive metrics.

Still, he is a pesky defender and a reliable perimeter shooter. That sounds like a guy who would be a great teammate for Russell Westbrook.

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