How the OKC Thunder Pulled off the Greatest Heist in NBA History

[@Alvini_Linguine]

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[@hhhhhhhhhh-wr8xt]

Can't mention rebuild without mentioning me rebuilding my life after she left me

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Don’t worry, that video will be made once you get married. Then the rebuild will be complete 😈

[@WSJoey]

She's over here; please, somebody come get 'er.

[@jessebenitez4840]

Your one of the lucky ones

[@CJay-z4w]

It will get better it hurts a lot but just keep ur self busy and improve ur self everyday and talk to friends/family about how u feel

[@garrenshanks317]

Been waiting on this video this rebuild has been amazing to see with my own eyes and I’m so glad my favorite team had turned things around. Thanks for the upload and can’t wait for more videos in the future 🙏🏾

[@omarrizo5816]

New Alvini? Hell yeah Been binge watching your channel. Keep it up my guy!

[@y3ager656]

Rashard Lewis was traded to the Magic for a trade exception. Sonics sent the trade exception to Phoenix for Kurt Thomas and a first round pick in 2008 and 2010. The 2008 pick turned out to be Serge Ibaka. In 2016, Thunder traded Ibaka for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo which then was traded for Paul George to Indiana. Finally, George was traded to the Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, L.A.'s first round picks in 2022, 2024, and 2026, along with 2021 and 2023 picks via Miami, and pick swaps in 2023 and 2025. L.A.'s 2022 first round pick turned out to be Jalen Williams and Miami's 2021 pick turned out to be Tre Mann who was a part of the deal in 2024 that was sent to Charlotte for Gordon Hayward who has an expiring contract and it helped clearing cap space the next season which got them their biggest free agent signing in the franchise history in Isaiah Hartenstein. Presti is a genius.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Presti got it man 😭. That’s some crazy stuff

[@krozz999]

nah the Gordon Hayward trade wasnt good, Presti himself said it, if they kept Tre Mann they would still be able to sign Hartestein

[@purpleplantain374]

greatly made video, good transitions and effects and i like how you show the relevant stats when you mention them

[@claytonsmith3882]

It’s been a very fun franchise to follow all these years. All things considered, Thunder fans are pretty blessed.

[@TheMrScaper]

Phenomenal video, the effort and hard work was evident. Thanks!

[@Alvini_Linguine]

You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 🤙🫡

[@mikielsahagun6054]

Oh, bring it, baby, it's a bedtime story that I just can't get tired of hearing

[@joncaples2624]

I’m glad giddey has been doing well in Chicago but j Dub rising up from the beginning showed he was the true backcourt guard for the thunder

[@Alvini_Linguine]

I still can’t believe he got Giddey but I can understand it to an extent. I guess he saw Shai as a SG at the time but as soon as he got him Shai turned into a playmaker also making Giddey almost obsolete from day 1. But him putting so much stock from him playing in Aussie land was pretty funny.

[@Teysie]

You not saying Shais name properly is driving me nuts bro But also, another amazing vid. Keep up the great work

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Thanks, horrible at saying certain names in stride when I read off my scripts. It was either say it wrong or say “SGA” the entire time. 😭😂

[@AncientDope]

I never thought the CP3 Thunder would be bottom feeders, Adams, Schroder, Galinari was solid with CP3 at the point. I didn’t expect SGA to be as good that year but I knew he wasn’t a slouch.

[@TheAllAroundShow]

I LOVE FACTOR THANKS ALVIN

[@devondawkins5492]

This makes me a little less salty about us giving away Big Zu because at least he wasn't generational talent.

[@mikielsahagun6054]

That thunder center apocalypse was brutal

[@Nobody1mportant999]

The Thunder are the next coming of the 60’s Celtics. Amazing team building top to bottom, a system that players and coaches both buy into and most of all, their willingness to make the defensive play. Chet and Wemby coming in the way they did really is reminiscent of Bill and Wilt. Bill Russell was drafted into a situation where they were already a championship team. His defense just took them to a level that led to the dominance of that team. I see similar things with Chet. Wemby reminds me of Wilt, big stats, fun to watch, but just doesn’t have the team around him to win consistently. While the Spurs can obviously still recover, they are going to have way less chances Draft wise meanwhile the Thunder will still be stacking. It’s insane tbh

[@nxxdle_]

y’all’s Celtics disrespect gets wild on here

[@Nobody1mportant999]

@ Where’s the disrespect? I’m comparing them to one of the brightest up and coming teams. Defensively they’re accomplishing feats only the 60s Cs did. Stay mad? ig 😂

[@superiorvibes4639]

@@Nobody1mportant999 Shai is older than Luka and hasn’t gotten to the finals relax on the 60’s all time dynasty talks

[@JayElDiplee]

⁠@@superiorvibes4639 some people can see the writing on the wall, he doesn’t need to relax at all.

[@MuttonErase]

26:48 George Hill Jumpscare

[@dboysw4g]

The kanye tracks tho 🔥🔥🔥

[@sophiaimafidon6469]

Men thank you for taking us down memory lane love it love my team ❤❤❤❤❤ you are truly a gifted storyteller new fan 👌👌👌👌👌

[@nbarealtalker]

Can’t discount the reality of this trade being that the Clippers weren’t really trading for Paul George, they were basically trading for Kawhi Leonard. So if Kawhi gets it done in the end, then the Clippers can still win the trade………if he’s healthy.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Yeah fair lol, still hate how everything turned out at the end. Some of the worst luck I have ever seen when it came to health and HOW they got injured.

[@Poaf-1]

Clippers lost all the way around 😂😂😂😂😂😂 who in their right mind Trades SGA for pg😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Pg has always sucked

[@superiorvibes4639]

@@Poaf-1 show me anyone who thought SGA would be a top 5 player coming out the draft. Y’all act like SGA was this Luka type player coming out the draft when he was a throw in essentially

[@afroabroad]

@@Poaf-1if they were healthy won a championship it would’ve been worth it. But even doc rivers knew Shai was a damn good player.

[@SnoTheBigFish]

Great great work!! I'd vote for a Boston Celtics rebuild story next

[@Alvini_Linguine]

For sure! I wanted to do that in the Summer but I was on vacation during the finals. So if they repeat, it’s going to happen 😏

[@ndiddy8536]

As a thunder fan I have to ask how did you feel after sga got traded

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@ndiddy8536 When it first happened I was cool, the duo was primed for something amazing. But the injuries tore down everything that could’ve been great and justified the trade. But that’s life. I’m glad he’s balling, just hate they got JDub off the pick 😂. That right there was a true gut punch.

[@hesopezo7908]

Thunder up baby ⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@JaKingScomez]

Ill be so mad if this team makes it farther then westbrook

[@Basketballtalks-v7t]

I feel like u should do a spurs rebuild video and how that turned out, js giving ideas yk

[@tylershapiro2964]

You don’t know what “leaves a lot to be desired” means you used it in its opposite connotation. 😂

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Oh I guess I must've left out "doesn't". Minor mistake lel

[@jaron312]

Warriors would be in a better place by not picking wiseman

[@Alvini_Linguine]

I don’t want any rookie to be with the terrorist named “Steve Kerr”. I don’t think he and Melo would gel 😂

[@savidcaralho]

Drinking game: Take a shot every time he says the one from arkansas

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Should’ve called him Duke Dennis instead 😔

[@WestCoastCheeseHead]

I knew it hurt you to post this😂

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@WestCoastCheeseHead No matter how much I wanted to avoid the topic. I had to talk about it eventually. Just like how the eventual Clippers Doc will have me crying like a bitch

[@Triads297]

Sucks we didn't keep Jaden McDaniels

[@BestShootermanUbz]

Sure, but he’s also booty cheeks rn. I’m not even sure whose minutes he’d take.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

But Poku tho 😳😈

[@richelorza1148]

Do rockets next

[@Checkerchamp]

I haven’t watched the video all the way through and I trust it’s good but the way you say “Gilgeous” got my nerves a little (I’m pretty sure it’s Gill Juhss)

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Ik. I just can’t say his name in stride. You’re hearing the deep southerner in me. That’s how we say stuff like that 😭

[@mr.twertletv5612]

my mans cannot pronounce gilgeous

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Yeahhhhhhh not at all. I'd be stuck recording forever if I had to say his name correctly, or ya'll would hear me say "SGA" the entire video lol.

[@Poaf-1]

Has anyone seen Paul “bust l”George 😂😂😂😂😂😂 clippers traded SGA. For PG 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 daymn their stupid 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mykaelmarshall8204]

Put some respect on dorts name

[@Alvini_Linguine]

@@mykaelmarshall8204 Hell nah, dude injured PG like a mf a few years ago 😭. Dude is a wild pitbull that needs to be put down at times i swear 😭. That shit made me so mad

[@mykaelmarshall8204]

@@Alvini_LinguineHe was doin too much against Luka last playoffs. Even as an Okc fan I was like yo someone call a foul on this man. I feel he’s cleaned it up a bit this season.

[@superiorvibes4639]

Why is this trade so loved when the Celtic’s trade actually got them a ring? I love the Thunder’s roster but they have two years max before the big contracts come and all this depth is gone. And why are people acting as if SGA was this high top tier prospect and making it seem like the Clippers traded a Luka type player? Yes the Thunder won the trade and have a great team from it but we need to relax with the hyperbole about the situation when at the time it made sense.

[@Alvini_Linguine]

Give it a few more years. The Celtics took almost a decade to get their first chip with the duo. Let’s see if the Thunder take long to get theirs or how many they can get 👀😏

[@Moeradwan45]

Okc may never win a championship ever. Until then don’t wanna hear greatest trade of all time. Blah blah. How about nets getting 15 picks from KD trade

[@Wambario]

Nets are trash

[@bigred0079]

A lot about nothing...

[@danieljordan9004]

The differences that made OKC’s tank and rebuild successful where other’s failed is he made a plan and stuck to it. Anybody can trade away assets for picks and tank for draft position, but most get impatient and make mistakes and deviate from the plan. Usually for job security purposes, but the OKC owners had seen Presti do it before with the first rebuild he had a lot of rope. Clearly Presti’s plan wasn’t to just take the best player available or package a bunch of picks to move up in the draft. He had 15 1st round picks in 5 years or whatever that stupid number was and said instead of trying to package the picks to move up in the draft or trade for star players, Presti was going to take 4 or 5 shots every draft on high risk and high reward guys hoping 2 or 3 would pan out instead of drafting a guy that was ready to play right away. The first time around KD was a no brainer at 2, but Westbrook, Harden, and Ibaka were drafted higher than most people thought they would. Presti might start trying to package picks to move up or for a star now that he’s got his core, but that wasn’t the plan the first few years.