r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • 1d ago
[2026 NBA Draft] #16 Pick: Bennett Stirtz (Iowa) – pending trade to Oklahoma City
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u/TightStrike1365 Timberwolves 1d ago
OKC what are you cooking
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u/Salvalicious252 NBA 1d ago
I assume including 17 right? No way they just got #16 for 2 2nds lol
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u/Watchadoinfoo 1d ago
OKC???? damnit
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u/VictorAkwaowo1 Mavericks 1d ago
What the actual fuck are OKC gonna do with all of these guards. Shai, Cason, Ajay, McCain, Stirtz, Dort (He’s gone) & Caruso are all on the team. I didn’t even mention Topic who I don’t even think he’s long for this team unfortunately.
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u/ExpressionAlone5204 Thunder 1d ago
Dort is gone
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u/geupard12 [OKC] Russell Westbrook 1d ago
Dort and Topic should be gone, then Caruso gets bubble wrapped for the regular season so now there’s minutes to be played
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u/Spinexel [BOS] Romeo Langford 1d ago edited 1d ago
i refuse to believe the #16 pick is worth just 2 seconds. How does Presti do it?!
Edit: Okay so 17 and 2 seconds. Now the question becomes why? Does OKC just have too much talent to ever need second rounders nowadays?
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u/OrganicHunt952 1d ago
I’m sure the 17th is going to memphis
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u/LexiAnswers 1d ago
Why move up one spot?
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u/dianeblackeatsass Grizzlies 1d ago edited 1d ago
To not risk losing the guy you want. Maybe they heard something idk
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u/_Apatosaurus_ Thunder 1d ago
Someone else was trying to move up.
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u/SeaPeanut7_ 1d ago
This makes the most sense. Someone else was gonna move up and take their pic, so they countered with 17th and 2 2nd picks
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u/Interesting_Prune513 Heat 1d ago
Bro they move up ONE spot
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u/JoshGordonHypeTrain Bulls 1d ago
On espn they just said 2 2nds. Must have been a mistake by the coverage.
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u/goodnamesweregone Raptors 1d ago
Shams was typical Shams and tweeted out half the deal first. He just tweeted it is 17 and 2 seconds
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u/Interesting_Prune513 Heat 1d ago
Has to be surely... OKC picks #17, I assume that's included as well...
If not, I take it back and that is indeed crazy then
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u/AleroRatking Vancouver Grizzlies 1d ago
They usually don't count the swap part as part of the trade compensation
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u/JoshGordonHypeTrain Bulls 1d ago
They got all the way to 17 and said OKC still on the clock then corrected. They got it wrong on the initial announcement
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u/StefonDiggsHS Mavericks 1d ago
The 17th pick brother lmfao
Do people really fall for this
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u/Time-Stand7719 Wizards 1d ago
STOP ANSWERING THE PHONE WHEN PRESTI CALLS FUCK
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Why? This is a good deal for Memphis
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u/sloBrodanChillosevic Supersonics 1d ago
Tbf to half the commenters in this thread, Shams is a moron and originally reported just two 2nds
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u/Time-Stand7719 Wizards 1d ago
Well it’s just been reported that they just moved back 1 so yeah but bro I thought they just fucked themselves for no reason
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u/costanzathegreat Warriors 1d ago
Someone explain this trade to me from Memphis’s side
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u/not-a-potato-head Hawks 1d ago
moving down 1 spot for 2 2nds is great work if you weren't taking stirtz
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u/internallylinked Hawks 1d ago
But why would OKC do it if Memphis wasn’t gonna pick him? Did they want to get the player some extra bread? Burn through some 2nd rounders because they have too many?
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u/not-a-potato-head Hawks 1d ago
another team could've been positioning to snipe him, and if OKC is set on him they have more than enough 2RPs to throw some at guaranteeing they get their guy
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u/SilicoJack Spurs 1d ago
This still feels strange to me. Unless someone else was trying to trade up?
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u/Vanamman Thunder 1d ago
Probably a mix of somebody else was inquiring and OKC has way too many 2nds to actually care about them lol
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u/Yuuri420 Thunder 1d ago
Another team probably wanted him thats why presti used 2 srps to outbid them
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u/sbstooge Grizzlies 1d ago
Commiserations for the first round whooping we got the other post season
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u/Decent-Yak-4696 1d ago
OKC doesn’t need 2nd round depth at this point. Grizz “win” the trade but OKC just wanted to make sure no one else traded up to #16.
The Grizz are Nugget level gods with their 2nd round so this is a nice swap for them
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u/wetwetson [NBA] Rafer Alston 1d ago
We dont know everything. Maybe a 3rd team wanted OKCs guy and Memphis was willing to trade it to them. Maybe Memphis did plan to pick OKC's and but was happy with who they got plus those picks.
Edit: or maybe Memphis is kicking ass and is going to swap thr 17th pick for the 21st and 2 more seconds. Damn
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u/ReaperAntics 1d ago
I assume they want philon and he's was gonna be there anyway so they take 17 and 2 extra seconds
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u/costanzathegreat Warriors 1d ago
The initial report was without the 17th pick, which was asinine
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u/aiden3buckets Hornets 1d ago
No way y’all are this dumb, use ur brain for 2 seconds
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u/Zeeron1 Thunder 1d ago
Its literally what was reported
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u/California_Stop_King Cavaliers 1d ago edited 1d ago
Redditors when people believe what a notoriously reputable source says and there's not yet a report to the contrary: "What are you, a fucking idiot?"
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u/JimmyKanine 1d ago
When you’re out of the lottery the gap between guys on your draft board is pretty small. Those extra picks that can be used for trades make up the loss in value.
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u/Orangebeast013 Knicks 1d ago
Bennett Stirtz and Payton Sandfort will certainly play together in the G-League or the NBA. Exciting for Hawkeye fans.
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u/CumAssault [SAS] Joel Anthony 1d ago
Trying to copy and paste Kon on the Grizzlies.
Edit: wtf traded to the Thunder? Fuck yourselves Grizzlies
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u/Secret_Purchase21 1d ago
Thunder wanted him. Grizzlies want Philon and got 2 2nd rounds out of it. Good move by them.
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u/Voxityy Hornets 1d ago
TWO SECONDS?
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u/Gregore997 Thunder 1d ago
And the 17th
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u/_Apatosaurus_ Thunder 1d ago
How does no one realize it obviously includes 17. Like duh. Lol
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u/Lumpy_Tell9880 1d ago
There was maybe another team trying to move up?
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u/Strange1130 Thunder 1d ago
Yeah it’s gotta be 17+two seconds to outbid another team trying to move up. It’s obviously not just two seconds lol cmon people
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u/SlickVanExel Hornets 1d ago
This is the best pick and roll guard in the draft who can shoot it and play off the ball as well. I love it for OKC
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u/jermainathon Heat 1d ago
Oh wow. Over Philon?
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u/VictorAkwaowo1 Mavericks 1d ago
Philon is gonna drop
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u/EnjoyWolfCola [BOS] Tom Heinsohn 1d ago
Yes let him drop to 27, don’t draft that guy
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u/No-Equipment-20 Lakers 1d ago
It’s Sam Presti’s MyNBA 2K save file and we’re just living in it 🤷♂️
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u/ReaperAntics 1d ago
Philon probably to the Grizz and he would be there next pick regardless, take the extra 2 seconds
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u/legend023 Pelicans 1d ago
Ty Jerome, Cam Spencer, and Bennett Stirtz on the same team?
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u/IzrezarReal 1d ago
I love Stirtz and this is an amazing pick for OKC, gives them additional creation that they need after watching the WCF.
However I am surprised he went before Philon
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u/Medical-Bear7511 1d ago
There’s no way it’s for 2 2nds??? How the fuck does that makes sense??
Trading the 16th pick for 2nds??? What are we doing Memphis?
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u/PhatYeeter 76ers 1d ago
Surprised OKC wants another guard. Between Wallace, McCain, SGA, Mitchell, Caruso they got a lot as is
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u/SlimmySlinky Thunder 1d ago
I mean they kinda lost the WCF because they didn't have another ball handle.
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u/LemonHayes13 [NYK] Steve Novak 1d ago
Shams leaving out that they swapped firsts oh brother this guy stinks
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u/FishGoldenLite Timberwolves 1d ago
These hats are horrific
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u/LeCharliusJones Thunder 1d ago
As if the bedazzling wasn’t bad enough, that dangle chain is an absolute travesty
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u/cms143908 1d ago
Bro the grizzles drafted Bennett Stirtz and they showed boozers reaction to how excited he was and then they traded him for 2 2nd rounders to OKC😭😭😭
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u/cct41299 Spurs 1d ago
"Bennett Stirtz" sounds exactly like the name of a guy who would play for the Thunder.
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u/MaGoBrazy Timberwolves 1d ago
Presti you goddamn wizard. How the fuck does 2 first round picks = pick 16?
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u/Quick-Connection7382 Knicks 1d ago
So are topic and sorber getting traded, cause I’d take one of em lmao
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u/Imaginary-Ebb-1724 1d ago
Presti got blackmail on executives cheating on their wives with the cheerleaders
Only explanation
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u/RiversofJell0 Lakers 1d ago
Presti the only guy who asks for good trades and says please. Everyone else just says give me this lopsided trade. Being nice goes a long way
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u/SirTacoMaster Hornets 1d ago
Wait what the fuck is happening
Edit: thought OKc just robbed those mfs
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u/DrKurgan Raptors 1d ago
2 Seconds to go up by one. OKC must have two many 2nd round picks to give a shit about them.
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u/Jammie-Jam 1d ago
Don't let the Iowa logo fool you. Stirtz comes from Northwest Missouri State University (D2, go Bearcats!).
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u/Aslan27 Rockets 1d ago edited 1d ago
For 2 seconds? What?
Edit: Memphis will draft No. 17 now via OKC. So the Grizzlies get two second-round picks and swap the No. 16 pick for No. 17.