The most loss in history? Looking back at the Thunder Clippers transaction, what s going on with 1 to 9 now?

As we all know, the Thunder has won the championship.

This championship is not easy. The Thunder's young players took years to grow to succeed. Like every champion in the past, the names of these players - including Alexander, Jewish, Chett, Caruso, Harten, etc., will be recorded in history forever.

In addition to these Thunder players, another person's name is also mentioned with the championship. This player may be the future Hall of Fame, but, here, his meaning is a little different - yes, Paul George.

After the Thunder won the championship, many media, including ESPN, posted pictures to recall the deal that year, and BF even directly wrote: Officially the WORST TRADE of all time (Officially the WORST TRADE of all time).

The specific transaction details, I believe many fans still remember:

- the Clippers got George

- the Thunder got Alexander, Garlinari, 5 first-round picks, and 2 first-round swaps, these five first-round picks are the Clippers' unprotected first rounds in 2022, 2024, and 2026, the Heat's unprotected first rounds in 2021 and the 2023 Lotto protection first rounds, and the 2 swaps are the Clippers' first rounds in 2023 and 2025.

Let's talk about this first thing. At that time, this transaction was more considered a win-win situation.

For the Clippers, Paul George happened to play the peak season of his career, with MVP + DPOY double third, and Leonard designated George, which is equivalent to the Clippers making huge bargaining chips, and they got the third MVP and FMVP of the season, and they have also become the biggest favorites in the championship.

For the Thunder, the Westbrook + George combination has played for two consecutive years in the first round. Instead of being up or down, it is better to rebuild directly. George's departure instantly gave them a large amount of reconstruction assets.

However, six years have passed, and the results are different.

The Clippers have never touched the floor in the finals during George's five years.

Thunder had already won the championship. At the time of the time, no one could have guessed that the Thunder actually won the championship earlier than the Clippers, and it only took six years.

Loss, it must be a loss. So how much did the Clippers lose? How about the 9 chips I gave back then? Let’s review the 9 bargaining chips from that year one by one.

1. Alexander, the Thunder's designated player back then, showed his potential in the Clippers in the rookie season. After joining the Thunder, he shined, and his average score per game increased from 10.8 points to 19.0 points in the first year, and led the playoffs as a core.

In the past three seasons, Alexander has reached its peak, all averaging 30+ per game, and has been selected for three consecutive years. This season, he led the team to win the championship and was elected as the scoring champion + MVP + FMVP. Alexander alone has already allowed the Thunder to recover from that deal

2, Garlinari, the main balance chips in this deal are the expiring contract + positive assets before joining. After joining, he helped the Thunder to enter the playoffs in the first year after joining. However, after the contract ended, the Thunder did not renew his contract

3. The Heat had no protection first round in 2021, and eventually became the 18th pick. The Thunder chose Treman, who actually had certain potential, but because the Thunder had no room to train, they finally sent him to the Hornets and got Hayward- —For the Thunder, the latter transaction is a relatively failed deal in the past few years. Hayward joining has not brought any changes. The Thunder was eliminated in the second round of the second round last season

4. The Clippers were unprotected in the first round of 2022 and eventually became the 12th pick. The Thunder selected Jaylen Williams. Jayne performed very well this season, selected as the All-Star + Best Team Three Team + Best Defensive Team Two Team, and as the second core, helped the team win the championship

5. The Heat protected the first round of Lotto in 2023. This draft pick is interesting. After the Thunder got it, they communicated with the Heat and postponed it to 2025 (same as Lotto protection), and finally became the 15th pick. The Thunder used it to choose Sauber.

It is worth mentioning that the original first round of 2023 was later selected by Jaime Hax, who is also one of the Heat's key training goals.

6. The Clippers' first round swap in 2023 did not trigger

7. The Clippers' unprotected first round in 2024 finally became the 26th pick. The Thunder used it to choose Dillon Jones. They didn't play much this season, averaging only 10 minutes per game, scoring 2.5 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists. In this offseason, the Thunder sent Dillon Jones + 1 round to the Wizards and got Colby Jones, who was expected to be cut. The latter is expected to be cut.

8. The Clippers' first round swap in 2025 did not trigger

9. The Clippers' unprotected first round in 2026, in summary, the 1-for-9 major deals that year are still in the Thunder: Alexander, Jewway, Sauber and the first round of 2026 that has not started yet, and Paul George? Last year, he left the Clippers as a free agent, leaving behind four playoffs and one Western Conference Final.

only talked about the Thunder. They squandered some assets, such as not leaving Gallinari and Treyman Hayward trades, and there were two first-round swaps that were not triggered, but overall they still won. One is Alexander and the other is Jewish. These two are enough to get the Thunder to get the S+ rating.

Of course, looking back now, it is a bit of a hindsight, but the transaction has always been like this. It is impossible to just look at it for a while. To be honest, this is not Paul George's responsibility - the Clippers made a big bet back then, but unfortunately they lost the bet, so they can only accept it in history in this way.