Does the Alex Caruso trade make the Thunder the best team in the West? | Get Up 

Lu dort and Caruso gonna be insane vs Luka and kyrie

@@spookysquirtle Correct. Their playoff series this year would have likely had a different outcome with Caruso in place of Giddey.

I wanted him on the mavs too

Yeah. This is a good trade but doesn't move the needle that much. They need the right big still

Yep I’d take Haslem over Perkins any day!

Bro picked everyone over the Celtics. He has no IQ

@@EF-zg2yyhe’s the worst

The last 5 or so years he played only something like 12 games combined and made 1 million per years. Check basketball reference

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You think that will be their lineup; Dort, Caruso, Shai, jdub, and Chet? That’s a pretty small lineup if you have jdub at the 4 and Chet at the 5.

@@marcgil256all those guys except maybe Chet play bigger than they are I’ve seen Dort put Ingram in jail for an entire series he’s 6 inches taller Jdub is 6’6 but plays like he’s 6’10 because he’s strong with a huge wingspan and cardio would guard Giannis a lot when Chicago played the bucks dude is a dog

sga is NOT elite defensively lmao, and this starting 5 has no playmaking lol its not a good fit they just added to what they already have, instead of adding to where they are weak

@@jnthnmrryWhat a braindead take 😂

Facts this is a crazy trade. We need Caruso

From a major piece to A minoooooooooooor

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣 I just got giddey over this comment.

They not like us 🕺

@@dawg2067 😂😂😂

Agree...nice to have an insider that knows how and why things happen.

I like him a lot. Well spoken, concise, and not hunting for ratings like Perkins.

That’s not saying much

now if they can get rid of SAS

Facts. He's so fluent it's crazy. It's like this is his actual profession.

I’d have a down year too if I was messin with underaged women Lmmfao

Na he is going to Ben Simmons it, he can’t lead. Chicago got fleeced badly. Okc just need a real banger modern 3d center and they are going to be a dynasty. I would just take the pic grab a modern center.

He's young with lots of upside.

u watch the mavs vs okc series or what bulls were one of the worst shooting teams this season and giddey was basically getting left open cus he not a threat and he doesn’t make up for that in defense he’s only good when he’s the one playmaking but coby white just had a career season as the ball handler so idk how they would work that out

The series against the mavs kinda massively shows his weaknesses, that he was effectively benched for the most of the series. No point of showing those stats when he can barely achieve them through the playoffs. If anything Bulls lost this trade by a massive margin that it questions if Giddey will even be a starter next season.

Klay to a lot of teams will be a god look. The man still has gas in the tank.

They should try get Steven Adam’s back

@@curiosityredpill7030 that would be a good move however Steven Adam’s health has been bad since he left OKC. Knee issues set him back. Adding him would definitely bring more leadership and playoff experience

They add a big I got them winning it all

@@BillLup-eb7lt i can see why you feel that way but they haven’t even been to the WC. Young teams take a couple of years till they win

He's 29 lol

He's not young😊

OKC wants nothing to do with old man Klay especially at a price he is asking

@@I.am_Groot he isnot asking much. OKC can pay and already good team. Klay can get 5th ring too

@@supernotnatural You spoke to Klay? What is his price? I think if he was going for low money would still be a Warrior

@@I.am_Groot warriors aren't even making playoffs but lets compare them to #1 seed right LMFAO. They got even better. He is getting benched on Warriors over young guys, no respect there. He can work on Thunder as older, leader vet of the team and get 5th ring over Warriors and Curry.

Klay is washed lol no thanks. He used to be one of the greatest before his injuries began and I respect him as a player, I just don’t think he has it anymore

Yes that's one trade. There Gona proby make 3 or so more moves. Got draft picks they can try and get a big bit make a trade for one. Okc Gona be balling

They'll make another move(s).

Yes, and repealey day to day

😂😂😂

Of course they do

Facts

OKC was already the number 1 seed no?

@@TheBrotherHoodSports I mean you right either way the title of this clip is TRASH

Nah. /

Why

He a role player compared to a starter

The were a 2nd exit

@@tyriantaylor711just like Denver so whose number 1?

Nah, Clingan is the exact opposite of what they need. Chet is and will continue to be a Center, so what they need is to pair him with a big wing or shooting big that can play PF. They should just take DaRon Holmes at #12 as a backup 4/5, and make a move with their $30m in capspace and 1st's for the new starting PF.

We want Clingan move Chet to 4 and that will open up the floor for him Chet is not a true 5 Clingan is 7'2 300+ he can grab rebonds and shoot the 3 when open..we don't need no forwards or anything under 7 foot we need a big with size 😌

Hopefully

A great move that they won’t do

You're a casual if you think Caruso is a nobody

I agree this one hurts. We got fleeced badly

@@BillLup-eb7lt no kidding. He was one of our most impactful players that left it all on the floor, especially defensively. While GIDDEY was getting benched during the playoffs because he was hurting the team for OKC..

Nah, he's too selfish. He'd ruin the chemistry the team has

Right look at what he did to Brooklyn and the suns they are terrible. And gsw didn’t need him to win all they need to win was him to leave the best team in the thunder. They were the only team who they feared and could beat and they knew it if kd left no matter where they could win chips but okc with him took a fix to get by.

Their problem was youth and Giddey.

Bingo. Caruso is a great get, especially for Giddey, but what they needed was size in the front court and a spark plug off the bench. Presti needs to stop hoarding picks like Smaug and make some trades.

They need vets

@@IDoThisNoCAPCaruso is a vet

@@ryanamburgy2791 I know that. Someone before me replied the problem was youth

PG the choker? That’s the last thing okc fans want.

How do you need more you were a #1 seed with a rookie Chet? He’s gonna be even better this year and adding Caruso is more than enough to push them over the finish line

No y’all need a physical mobile C so Chet can play the 4.

Extremely glazing 😂nasty work

Oh no! People are actually starting to respect the smallest market team in the NBA! 😢 get over it’s kids

I would say caruso and dort are better on ball defenders. I wouldn't want to see OKC next season.

SGA just led the league in steals too

@@Christopher._Mbruh holiday is one of the best on ball defenders in the league. There is no way Dort and Caruso are both better. As far as off ball goes white is the best and holiday is no worse than 3rd in this group of 4.

@@WLJ1287have you actually watched caruso and dort? I don't think you actually have. They are both better on ball defenders than the current holiday. If this was 3 years ago or at his peak I wouldn't argue with you but I have watched caruso and dort do things on ball for a whole game that holiday hasn't done in years. Holiday off ball is better than dort and Caruso. Holiday is better at navigating screens than dort specifically but also slightly better than caruso. But on ball defenders I think Caruso and dort are better at this moment. White is probably the best off ball out of the four of them. If you want to debate that holiday and white are still better overall defenders I hear you but not on the ball. In terms of on ball defense white is probably last or 2nd to last.

Do you not realize Wallace and elite defender. Sga is as well Chet too and the young guns are only going to be better and bigger next year

The Thunder are nothing like Boston. They're built more like Dallas and the Warriors. They're missing an Al Horford, Kristaps, & Jayson Tatum

@@MultiBlack17 read my comment genius I said they’re missing a big but they do have a Kristaps it’s Chet they both 7 footer who block shots and spread the floor and they Shai who’s better than Tatum

Chet needs to get stronger cuz he gets easily bodied by bigger guys like Kristaps since he's only 207 lbs. Hartenstein is a good rebounder/hustler, but he can't score like Horford. Big Jaylin Williams has to become that Al Horford type cuz he's a good enough shooter but awful defender. And ain't no way you actually think that SGA is better than Jayson Tatum. I may not like the Celtics, but that doesn't even make a lick of sense.

I think they're forgetting that they aren't in the eastern conference. Their team of perimeter defenders (now more so with the Caruso trade) may almost perfectly match into boston minus Porzingis, but they still need to make it out the West. Don't get me wrong, they are so much better built for a championship than the timberwolves who were only built to beat the Nuggets (and as a byproduct, the suns when healthy).

@@playboicartissock2340shai might be a better pure scorer than Tatum he’s not as versatile defensively nor does okc have a Jalen brown although Williams is nice. Chet needs to get better at his shot to be KP.

As a veteran defensive guard with a ring, he’s needed. You’re right its a little overhyped

​@@aaronlampkin284 compared to giddy tho, it's a nice trade

@@CT1513-hw8mo Facts Bulls got finesse’d