OKC Thunder: 3 valuable lessons learned during NBA Draft Combine

OKC Thunder lesson No. 2: Teams holding top 5 picks are open to trade

As noted, Weaver of the Pistons marches to his own drum. But garnering similar notice is Rafael Stone of the Rockets, Coby Altman of the Cavaliers, and Bobby Webster of the Raptors who all have stated they’ll consider trading down or for assets.

Of course, this could all be semantics as each term tries to elicit offers for their picks. It’s logical given the Magic, Thunder, and Warriors all possess multiple first-round picks. Or to entice a young team willing to trade an existing asset that isn’t fitting in for a top draft pick.

Green specifically is drawing a ton of interest while Suggs hasn’t been getting the same shine and I’m thinking that could equate to Suggs falling, perhaps even outside the top five. Consider the fact Kyle Lowry is a free agent and not necessarily returning to the Raptors. So, the fact Suggs is getting zero play in Toronto as an option sure to raises questions.

Something else of interest, Terry Pluto of Cleveland.com says if the Cavaliers select Mobley they’ll look to move Jarrett Allen. The same situation could be in play if they select Suggss with Collin Sexton respectively.

In terms of how this affects the Thunder, it can be viewed positively in that one of those top five guys could fall to OKC. Or the obvious negative is – why are they dropping?