OK(C), BUT NOT OKAY

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"Trust is like rust, but ya' got that 'T' in there, I guess."

Our friend at TrueHoop has been all over the case of what a mess the Oklahoma City situation has been. When you're getting scooped on your own press conference—by the NBA?!—you may want to get your communications department off the rotary phones. In the current issue of ESPN the Magazine, Molly Knight is seeing some of the same things.

Like, who is working there?

"Only 20% of the franchise's employees made the move from Seattle, so there are only about 50 people on the ground trying to manage the relocation," writes Knight. "Nearly every division of the organization has staffing holes to fill. Maybe that's for the best, because with the arena not yet ready, the club is renting office space, anyway. As for the players, a few have looked at houses, but most will stay in hotels during training camp, waiting until October to hunt for real estate."

Hopefully the franchise can get the players in before the games start. Our suggestion? Bonuses for players who show up early to do one of the other big things that hasn't been done: Painting the inside of the new arena.

As of a few days ago, with the season just weeks away, they hadn't started. The team wasn't sure what colors it would be.

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