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#1 The Thunder will wait for the buyout market

The likes of Wayne Ellington and Wesley Matthews as potential targets

While it is still possible that the Thunder can pull off a deadline day move for a notable name, the buyout market is increasingly looking like the teams best option.

In regards to the buyout market, Erik Horne of NewsOK is reporting that the Thunder will be active, and Horne names the likes of Wayne Ellington and Wesley Matthews as potential targets:

The Thunder’s flexibility in trades is limited... So, the buyout market looms, where relationships become arguably as important as fit. If a player like Matthews, or Ellington, who will reportedly be bought out of his contract when traded from Miami to Phoenix, becomes a free agent via buyout, the race begins to sell the now-free agent.

The Thunder sent Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot to the Chicago Bulls last week, and this move left the team with two open salary spots. Whether the Thunder fill them or not remains to be seen, although there is no doubting that Sam Presti is trying to get at least one deal done.