There is something else that the Thunder Clippers have to exchange for 1 6 years ago? It is revealed that Rivers doesn t want to send SGA away, and Xiaoka insists on asking George

On May 30, the NBA playoffs continued. The Thunder eliminated the Timberwolves 4-1 in the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals, and Alexander was elected as the MVP of the Western Conference Finals. With the rise of Alexander and the Thunder, the Thunder and the Clippers' deals in 2019 have been mentioned in various ways.

In the summer of 2019, the Clippers and the Thunder completed a major deal, with the specific content to the Clippers giving Alexander, Gallinari, first-round draft picks in 2022, 2024 and 2026, as well as two first-round picks from the Heat, as well as the first-round pick swap rights of the two teams in 2023 and 2025, getting George from the Thunder. After this deal was reached, the Clippers only reached one Western Conference Final, while the Thunder rose to become the biggest favorite to compete for the championship.

Earlier this year, Matt Barnes, who once played for the Clippers, talked about the inside story of the deal on "All The Smoke". He said: "The Thunder and the Pacers have come to this day after George's trade. It's crazy. The Pacers exchanged George for Oladipo and Sabonis, and Sabonis for Halliburton. The Thunder exchanged George for Alexander. In fact, Leonard wanted George, and Rivers didn't want to send Alexander away. He didn't want to trade Alexander. He saw potential in Alexander, but the Clippers finally sent Alexander away and there were many draft picks, one of which was Jaylen Williams."

In this regard, Clippers reporter Farbod Esnaashari re-reported the deal on social media and confirmed it, saying: "It is realistic to say that if Leonard did not ask for George in that year, how great would the Clippers be if the team used Alexander and those draft picks to run the team?"

Then Farbod Esnaashari continued to add: "I'm starting point, and the Clippers did not unexpectedly show Leonard that they could get George and use those draft picks on another star with Alexander left."

In any case, things in the past cannot be changed. Objectively speaking, this deal did change the league's pattern, especially in light of the current situation, the Thunder undoubtedly became the winner in this deal. What do you think about this? Welcome to give your opinions in the comment section.