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The Oklahoma City Thunder reportedly attempted to trade up in the 2021 NBA draft to select Evan Mobley.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski revealed the Thunder’s unsuccessful negotiations on his podcast:
“Last year they tried to move up, tried to get up to three for Evan Mobley. I think if the Thunder had the No. 1 pick last year, they would have taken Mobley. He was there at three; they could not pry him out of Cleveland.
“And I think Oklahoma City has learned, and most teams learn, like, every year they’re going to say, there will be teams at one, two and three, and I’ll say it because teams will tell me, ‘Hey, we’re going to see what the pick is worth in the marketplace. We’re going to listen. We’re going to see how people value it.’
“But it is rare when somebody trades out of there. For all the picks the Thunder have … Koby Altman knew what he had [in Mobley]. I don’t think Sam Presti could have offered enough to get him out.”
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