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5 Free Agents The Oklahoma City Thunder Should Avoid This Offseason

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5 Free Agents The Oklahoma City Thunder Should Avoid This Offseason

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If the Oklahoma City Thunder choose to add a free agent to the mix this offseason, they may want to re-think their strategy. Here are five players they should avoid.

5. Jimmy Butler

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5. Jimmy Butler

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Even though he is one of the brightest young stars in this league, signing him to play in Oklahoma City would only damage this franchise. I understand fans want the best, but that simply isn't possible at times. The money can't even come close to adding up, and even if the Thunder do somehow sign him, they will lose countless others.

4. LaMarcus Aldridge

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4. LaMarcus Aldridge

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LaMarcus Aldridge is a great talent, but he doesn't fit with what Oklahoma City is doing. The team would likely lose Serge Ibaka, plus he cannot coexist with Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook.

3. Rajon Rondo

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3. Rajon Rondo

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The struggles of Rajon Rondo and the Dallas Mavericks are well documented, but he still has plenty of talent. If Oklahoma signed him, Russell Westbrook might move on to bigger things. That's a big no-no.

2. Jamal Crawford

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2. Jamal Crawford

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Jamal Crawford can get buckets with the best of them, but Oklahoma City already has someone who does that in Dion Waiters.

1. DeMarre Carroll

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1. DeMarre Carroll

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Carroll has a fantastic story, and he plays with the sort of grit that you don't really see anymore, Unfortunately, the Thunder have Durant, and they simply can't start both at the same time as they play the exact same position.

Samuel Martell is Oklahoma City’s beat writer at www.RantSports.com. To stay connected, ‘follow’ him on Twitter, ‘like’ him on Facebook, or ‘add’ him to your network on Google.

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