‘Greatest negotiator ever’… NBA fans react as Oklahoma City Thunder agree trade with Sacramento Kings

The Oklahoma City Thunder are adding depth to the team – agreeing a trade with the Sacramento Kings for Nique Clifford. The Sacramento Kings have agreed a trade with the Oklahoma City Thunder, reports ESPN’s NBA insider Shams Charania . OKC Thunder are bringing in Nique Clifford in exchange for two second-round draft picks. Nique Clifford was a first round draft pick for the Sacramento Kings in 2025, taken with the 24th overall pick – a selection that originally belonged to OKC. Now after just one full season, and eight games in 2025-26, Clifford is finally heading to OKC. Thunder general manager Sam Presti has a well-earned reputation for fleecing teams in the trade market, and this looks to be another home run. One fan wrote on X: “Sam Presti has to be the greatest negotiator ever how do they keep doing this?” Another added: “Nique is a baller in the right system! I think he’ll thrive for a team actually trying to win!” And a third fan asked: “Why does every team in the league keep giving the Thunder good players for basically free?!?!” Clifford leaves the team placed 14th in the Western Conference, with the Kings struggling at 1-8, to join the #1 ranked Thunder, who are 8-2 despite suffering injuries to key players. “Watch how fast his career turns around,” another fan commented. “Thunder finessed, Kings fleeced. Tale as old as time,” another post stated. Sam Presti’s best deals The Oklahoma City Thunder’s two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was acquired in a trade for Paul George in 2019. OKC have been reaping the benefits of that particular deal for years. Earlier this year, OKC traded with the Philadelphia 76ers for Jared McCain, one of the best players to emerge from the 2024 Draft. He went on to have a big impact for them in the playoffs. He also acquired Alex Caruso in a trade with the Bulls in 2024, and saw the former Laker become a key part of their 2024-25 title-winning team. NBA fans have Jessica Alba theory over Luka Doncic scoring 53 points for the Lakers What Taylor Swift said in 2014 to defend the New York Knicks after being told ‘they’re not very good’ ‘The big thing’: De’Aaron Fox says what he knew about Darius Acuff Jr. before he even joined the Kings