The Presti Plan is to strip the roster, leveraging space and vets to maximize rebuilding assets. 24 in 2008 ( Serge Ibaka).ġ2/13: Where did New York's draft picks go? 5 pick in 2007 ( Jeff Green) for Ray Allen and renting out cap space to the Suns for the No. (As it turns out, the Sonics and Thunder were not competitive for three years, and landed three of their own high picks, used on Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden.) But that wasn't the totality of Presti's plan: he also dealt his assets for picks, landing the No. There's no question that Presti's strategy in Seattle and then Oklahoma City was to make the Sonics and Thunder non-competitive for two years to acquire two of their own high picks. 4 pick a year later, despite that guard's range being all over the place? Was it lucky, in that same year, to pick a Congolese prospect in the 20s and have him challenge for Defensive Player of the Year within three seasons? Was it lucky to land potentially the best player in the draft at No.

2 pick was both obvious and a future ultra-elite scorer? Do you think Presti was lucky to pick out a future All-NBA point guard with the No. Do you think Sam Presti was lucky to land the No.