After a relatively calm couple of days, trade deadline week is beginning to heat up after two major deals got done in a span of hours on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Thunder have yet to be involved in any capacity, but the deals have sent ripples through the NBA that have reached Oklahoma City\u2019s doorstep.<\/p>\n
The first major deal was between Portland and New Orleans. New Orleans shipped off Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, Nickel Alexander-Walker, a 2022 protected first rounder and two second round picks for CJ McCollum, Larry Nance and Tony Snell.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/a>Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n ESPN inside Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Portland\u2019s plan is to reshape the roster around superstar Damian Lillard. The team created a $21 million trade exception, and will potentially head into the summer with $60 million in salary cap space.<\/p>\n\n While it didn\u2019t directly affect OKC in any way, there are a couple factors to note.<\/p>\n The biggest plus is that Portland isn\u2019t going for a full reset. They\u2019re holding onto Lillard, and are likely to try and remain competitive despite a barebones roster down the stretch. They might still be vying for draft odds near the end of the season, but more than likely won\u2019t be in OKC\u2019s way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And while Portland isn\u2019t exactly a free agent\u2019s paradise, it could prompt other teams wanting free agents this summer to begin clearing space as soon as possible. And with OKC being a premier salary dump location, those deals could happen within days.<\/p>\n\n\n Looking more and more confident they can find an All-Star pairing for MVP frontrunner Joel Embiid this summer, Philadelphia could be the team to watch out for.<\/p>\n In another surprising move, Sacramento shipped their star young player, Tyrese Haliburton, as well as Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson for former All-Star Domantas Sabonis, Justin Holiday, Jeremy Lamb and a future second pick on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Trevor Ruszkowski \/ USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n The move sent less ripples through Oklahoma City than the former, but it does have implications on draft night 2022. <\/p>\n Indiana was expected to be offloading their win-now players for draft compensation, but came away with none in the trade for Haliburton. He won be as win-ready as Sabonis, but it\u2019s a small victory for Oklahoma City none the less.<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s Adrian Wojnarowski also reported that center Myles Turner could be inclined to remain with the team, alluding to the fact that the Pacers might not pivot towards a complete rebuild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n The deadline officially ends on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n Want to join the discussion? Like SI Thunder on Facebook<\/a> and follow us on Twitter<\/a> to stay up to date on all the latest Thunder news. You can also meet the team<\/a> behind the coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"Domantas](\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MTgwNDYxNDkyMTYyNzk4NzQy\/usatsi_15837801.jpg\")
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