In terms of Game 1 overreactions, this 1 might need to go in the Hall of Fame.
Following the Oklahoma City Thunder‘s Game 1, double overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith came up with a blockbuster trade pitch that would likely reshape the NBA for years to come.
Smith’s trade pitch came in reaction to 7-foot-4 Spurs center Victor Wembanyama annihilating the Thunder for 41 points, 24 rebounds, and 3 blocks in 49 minutes.
No one was on the receiving end of that more than 7-foot-1 Thunder center Chet Holmgren, who finished with 8 points and 8 rebounds in 41 minutes, and Smith proposed a trade that would send Holmgren, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft, 2 1st-round picks, and 2 2nd-round picks to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for 2-time NBA MVP power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
“Imagine Shai Gilgeous-Alexander running the floor with Giannis,” Smith said on Tuesday morning. “You put Giannis in that situation, and he’s good for 30 (points) and 11 (rebounds) … Giannis is just a rumor right now as far as what he can do in the playoffs. It’s been that long.”
The Western Conference Finals between the defending NBA champion Thunder and the Spurs continues on Wednesday night (8:30 p.m. EST, NBC/Peacock).
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