6:41pm: It’s official, according to a Thunder press release.
3:51pm: The Thunder and Magic have agreed to a trade that will send Dakari Johnson to Orlando and Rodney Purvis to Oklahoma City, reports Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports (Twitter links). The Magic are also expected to receive cash considerations in the swap, Charania adds (via Twitter).
Both Johnson and Purvis are on the books for identical $1,378,242 salaries in 2018/19. However, Johnson’s contract was guaranteed, while Purvis’ is non-guaranteed, creating a little more flexibility for Oklahoma City.
The Thunder will still have to fill that roster spot if they waive Purvis, so the trade isn’t a major cost-cutting move. However, releasing Purvis and signing a 2018 second-rounder like Hamidou Diallo, Devon Hall, or Kevin Hervey in his place would allow OKC to replace Johnson on the roster with a slightly cheaper – and potentially more useful – player.
Johnson, 22, was selected by the Thunder with the 48th overall pick of the 2015 draft but didn’t sign his first standard NBA contract until 2017. The seven-footer appeared in 31 games last season for Oklahoma City, averaging 1.8 PPG and 1.1 RPG in just 5.2 minutes per contest.
Purvis, 24, joined the Magic down the stretch last season, parlaying a pair of 10-day contracts into a rest-of-season deal. The 6’4″ shooting guard posted 6.0 PPG, 1.7 RPG, and 1.1 APG in 16 games (18.1 MPG).
Sign Diallo
Thunder will release him and this creates the spot for diallo.
Dakari Johnson could have a chance to actually break out in Orlando. I don’t think he will be All Star caliber or anything, but I definitely think he has the potential to be a solid rebounder for the Magic.
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The kid (DJ) is big, strong and a good blocker but Orlando roster is full of centers and don’t have room for him thus he’ll be waived soon.
His salary is guaranteed. I doubt he will be waived. That was the whole point of the trade.
His per 36 numbers were very strong last season (12.3 pts 7.6 reb 1.3 stl 1.8 blk). But yes, he will be buried behind Vucevic, Isaac, Bamba and Mozgov. Have to think at some point someone is getting flipped.
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