3 players from the last 3 years that Oklahoma City Thunder shouldn't have traded away

#1 Domantas Sabonis

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Back in 2017, Paul George made clear his desire to be traded away from his longtime Indiana Pacers team. At the time of his request, PG13 had just 12 months remaining on his contract, and while George wanted a move to the Lakers, OKC emerged from nowhere to secure a deal by including Victor Oladipo and Domantas Sabonis.

At this time, George was already an established All-Star, and evidently, the Thunder were always going need to put a good package together to get a deal done. Nevertheless, with Victor Oladipo already included, the decision to add a talented 20-year-old with little trade value was strange, and in retrospect, Sam Presti should have looked elsewhere.

In the 18 months since being traded, Sabonis has established himself as one of the best young bigs in the league, nearly averaging a double-double despite featuring primarily from the Pacers bench.