Berry Tramel: How the rescinded Tyson Chandler trade worked out well for the OKC Thunder

 
By Berry Tramel | Published: June 9, 2011    Comment on this article Leave a comment

The Oklahoman sports columnist Berry Tramel answered questions from readers in today's Power Lunch chat. Read the entire chat recap here. Participate in our Power Lunch chats Monday-Friday at 11 a.m. at NewsOK.com/sports.

photo - Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler, right, front, wipes his face as Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka (9) of Republic of Congo and Kevin Durant (35) walk up the court in the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals basketball series Monday, May 23, 2011, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Dallas Mavericks' Tyson Chandler, right, front, wipes his face as Oklahoma City Thunder's Serge Ibaka (9) of Republic of Congo and Kevin Durant (35) walk up the court in the second half of Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals basketball series Monday, May 23, 2011, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

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On the rescinded trade that would have brought Tyson Chandler to Oklahoma City:

The rescinded trade still worked out for OKC. With Chandler on board, there would have been no trade with Chicago that landed Thabo and eventually Eric Maynor. With Chandler on board, there would have been no cap room to sign Nick Collison to the kind of contract he signed. So this deal had a lot of moving parts. It worked out well for OKC. And remember, two teams after the rescinded trade dealt away Chandler. The Hornets for something, the Bobcats for nothing.

On college athletes being paid by schools legally:

I think it's an awful idea. Players get all kinds of benefits already. It's a horrible idea, mostly pushed by coaches who are guilty at making so much money off college football.

On the latest on Oklahoma State's proposed athletic village:

Gone with the wind.

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