NBA Rumors: Thunder could make trade offer for Norris Cole
By Josh Hill
The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to trade away Reggie Jackson — whom everyone has apparently grown to hate — and he could be replaced by Norris Cole from Miami.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder need to find a way to rejuvenate their team, which is currently a team that is on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. Trading Reggie Jackson seems to be in the best interest of everyone involved, but that may not be the last trade that the Thunder make before the deadline passes.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo Sports, if the Thunder and Nets make a deal that ships off Reggie Jackson — which is going to happen — then Oklahoma City may
pursue acquiring Norris Cole to replace him.
If OKC completes the Brook Lopez-Reggie Jackson deal, Thunder could make a move for Miami's Norris Cole, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 19, 2015
Currently, the Thunder sit on the outside of the playoffs looking in and that is a call for something to happen that changes their fortune. Just like how a team can ruin their chemistry at the trade deadline, chemistry can be fixed and seasons can be saved.
That’s where the thunder are at the moment and it’s looking like trading Reggie Jackson is a step in the right direction. But when it comes to acquiring Norris Cole, the Thunder are at a disadvantage in that they don’t have a ton of assets to offer — especially if they ship everything away to acquire Brook Lopez.
Miami and Phoenix seem to be nearing a deal that sends Goran Dragic to the Heat, a deal that would involve Norris Cole. That means he wouldn’t be headed Oklahoma City and it seems to kill the idea that the Thunder can replace Jackson so quickly.
That being said, crazier things have happened at the deadline and Norris Cole to the Thunder is something to watch for.
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