Harden is the best player in the deal no doubt but he is no more a building block than Eric Gordon, who people weren't exactly ejaculating over when he arrived in New Orleans.

I'm surprised by the surprise here, it's a paper straightening move by OKC first and foremost and therefore a W in my book because it also makes a lot of basketball sense.

Ibaka's extension kicks in next year, they weren't gonna pay five guys $10M+ so they had some urgency to make a move now or in the immediate future. Martin comes off the books this year, too, right? They stock under these guys with Lamb and the picks, nice.

Morey does well here but overall not enough to save face after the Dwight debacle.