Basketball: Fans React When Steven Adams Will Reportedly Move To The New Orleans Pelicans In Major NBA Trade

Oklahoma City Thunder fans have reacted to the news that Steven Adams is ready to join a new team in the NBA.

After seven seasons with the Thunder, it is reported that the Kiwi star will be traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Respected NBA reporter Shams Charania first reported that the Thunder were in talks to send Adams to the Pelicans, before ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski added that Adams will be part of the Jrue Holiday deal that was originally reported, that saw the Milwaukee Bucks take the lead. -guard profile in exchange for various draft picks from the Pelicans.

Wojnarowski later confirmed that the Thunder have “agreed in principle” to transfer Adams to the Pelicans for future draft picks.

Adams has spent his entire NBA career with the Thunder since he was drafted in 2013, playing 530 in the regular season and 59 playoff games, but with the Thunder rebuilding their roster for the future with an emphasis on collecting draft picks, Adams and its 27.5 dollars. million contract for the upcoming 2020-21 season – it has become less valuable.

Adams, 27, has one year left on his initial four-year contract before becoming a free agent at the end of the 2020-21 season.

When finished, Adams’ departure from Oklahoma City would see him come out 10th all-time in games played for the franchise, second in offensive rebounds, seventh in total rebounds, fifth in blocks and first in field goal percentage.

Thunder fans have reacted to his possible departure.

A video shared by sports reporter Dylan Buckingham showed what playing in Oklahoma, one of the NBA’s smallest markets, means for New Zealanders, while other members of the media added their thoughts on the planned move.

The Pelicans have the necessary cap space to put Adams’ important contract on their books for next season, although they could still look to trade it with another stakeholder. As it stands, though, Adams would likely connect with rising sensation and 2019 No. 1 draft pick Zion Williamson on the Pelicans’ starting front court.

New Orleans has had a New Zealand influence on its team before, with Sean Marks playing 79 games over two seasons from 2008 to 2010, when the franchise was known as the New Orleans Hornets. New Zealand Breakers guard Corey Webster also spent the preseason with the team in 2015.