The 33-year-old is on a two-year, $26.3 million deal. It's a team-friendly deal that fits perfectly with OKC's payroll timeline. He fits the Thunder's mold for a role player and could spot-start when needed.

Oklahoma City, Houston and Memphis are young teams with large asset pools, but going "all-in" at the wrong time could backfire.

The NBA trade deadline is, for most teams, an exercise in resource-management. Take the Phoenix Suns. They are so desperate for the flexibility to make moves that they just traded one great first-round pick for three bad ones.