The Oklahoma City Thunder completed their first trade of the offseason on Monday when ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announced that the team traded the No. 34 pick in the 2022 NBA draft and two future second-round picks to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for JaMychal Green and a protected 2027 first-round pick.
ESPN Sources: Denver is trading F JaMychal Green and a protected 2027 first-round pick to Oklahoma City for the No. 30 pick in this month’s NBA Draft and two future second-round picks. Nuggets have No. 21 and 30 in this draft now and Thunder has Nos. 2, 12 and 34.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 13, 2022
As of right now, the protections for the 2027 pick are unknown while the two second-rounders the Thunder are sending to the Nuggets are in 2023 and 2024.
Let’s take a look at how NBA Twitter reacted to the first as the Thunder land another first-round pick and gain a veteran who will likely not suit up for the team next season.