The NBA Trade deadline is a pick your own adventure book for OKC Thunder

The perfect fit – Robert Covington?

While holding two first-round picks in 2020, both going to end up at best in the early twenties, the Thunder can use those picks, or one of them, to gain a wing that helps this unit win. All the talk has been about this NBA Draft class being so weak, so if you truly believe that, give up one of these 2020 picks for a guy like Robert Covington.

Giving up Denver’s first-round pick, which currently sits at 24 with room to plummet, would be a great starter to land Covington. It is important to note that as of Monday night, the asking from for Ro Co was “Ambitious”, but deadlines make deals. As we inch closer to the final buzzer, the asking price will fall. ESPN’s Zach Lowe said Covington is “as good a bet as any high-wattage player to move this week.”

It is not just Covington that fits the Thunder’s needs. J.J. Redick, Kent Bazemore, and Trevor Ariza also fit the bill.

RoCo would still be the best get, and best fit, for this current OKC Thunder team. His 3 and D production would fit right in with this scrappy group. Covington is stroking the three-ball at a 34 percent clip this year, a hair down from his nearly 40 percent career average. He is also collecting nearly two steals and a block per game defensively.

Add him into the Thunder’s defensive system and you unlock an even better player. Comparable to what Andre Roberson brought defensively, and not being a total offensive liability offsets the edge Roberson has in the defensive category.

So there you have it. Three options to pick from as the NBA trade deadline looms for the OKC Thunder. Pick your own adventure.

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What would I like to happen? Acquiring Robert Covington. I think he would add a ton to this squad, and is under contract until the 2022 offseason. You are not going to find a Robert Covington in this year’s NBA Draft at the Denver or OKC slot who can play at his level right away. So I am not worried about the 2020 draft pick.

If you grab Robert Covington, and that is the only move you make all week, your team is already in a much better position.

Again, not just the 3-point shooting but the defensive. imagine how good the team would be with SGA, Adams, and Covington on the floor defensively with CP3 of course. That is still a great lineup offensively as well. He fits this squad perfectly, but do the Thunder have enough disposable income to get him? Do they even want to?

What do I predict will happen? Honestly, nothing. I think we will sit around, and spend all of today and tomorrow, and Thursday morning tweeting, and publishing articles on possibilities, only to settle in on Thursday night with the same roster we have right now. Which, is not a bad thing.

What do you want to happen at the deadline, and what do you think will happen at the deadline?