It's no secret that Sam Presti and the Oklahoma City Thunder have been very intentional about developing young talent and acquiring a large sum of future draft capital. But what can appear to be a recently developed strategy has actually been in the works since the Seattle SuperSonic days back in 2007.

In this video essay, we break down exactly how a seemingly small sign-and-trade from 15 years ago made an impact so large that it left OKC with a treasure trove of draft picks along with players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Aleksej Pokuševski, Tre Mann, and Jalen Williams.

Let's take a look at some of the great trades in NBA history.

Written & Narrated by:
Royce Young

Chapters:
0:00 NBA Draft 2016
0:38 2007 Seattle SuperSonics
1:20 Ben Cohen Excerpt
2:05 Phoenix Suns Trade
3:11 Drafting Serge Ibaka
3:33 Orlando Magic Trade
4:00 OKC Trades for Paul George
4:14 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to The Thunder
4:56 Oklahoma City Thunder Trade History
5:47 In Another World
6:19 Continuing OKC Trade History
7:11 Becoming The Thunder
7:40 NBA What Ifs


Music Credits:
Music Unlimited http://y2u.be/RDoGDJQ_nbo