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Chris Paul is officially on the move which is bad news for Kelly Oubre Jr.
On Monday afternoon it was revealed the Thunder traded Paul to the Phoenix Suns in a blockbuster deal that is going to send multiple players to Oklahoma City.
Devin Booker and Chris Paul, together with the Suns now pic.twitter.com/kxV2rE5YLU
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 16, 2020
Suns owner Robert Sarver is bringing the future Hall of Fame guard to Phoenix, delivering Devin Booker a running mate and the franchise a leader. Suddenly, the Suns become a real factor in the Western Conference this season. https://t.co/gVkly4QpNa
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 16, 2020
Here are the details of the trade.
OKC has traded Chris Paul to Phoenix for Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre, Ty Jerome, Jalen Lecque and draft compensation, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. https://t.co/QA1hoZlxzM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 16, 2020
Oubre was the big loser of the trade considering he was forced to model the new Suns city edition jersey just a few days ago.
They had Kelly Oubre modeling those Suns city jerseys just to ship him off to tornado valley. PAIN
— Big Civilian (@fadecorner) November 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/robvillainy/status/1328402953464647681
The Suns using Kelly Oubre to debut their City Edition jerseys only to ship him out 4 days later is COLD 🥶 pic.twitter.com/WHOImagYnK
— Jazz Uniform Tracker (@JazzUniTracker) November 16, 2020
Kelly Oubre had to be included in the trade because he wears Chris Paul's number and it will be easy to switch his head out in Photoshops. pic.twitter.com/4tDsNJxqVC
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) November 16, 2020
Kelly Oubre on his way to Oklahoma like pic.twitter.com/PbIXW8JAqK
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) November 16, 2020