The Thunder didn’t lose Lu Dort, Aaron Wiggins, and Isaiah Joe because they suddenly became bad players. They lost them because they became exactly what Oklahoma City hoped they would become. In today’s NBA, developing talent comes with a price, and thanks to the league’s salary cap rules, the better you draft and develop, the harder it becomes to keep everyone together. It’s a reality that doesn’t sit well with fans, and honestly, it’s hard to argue with them.
