I like Steven Adams and think he could be a realistic target, however I think we need to give up more than Green. I would trade KO for him.
Wait KO and Green for Adams? Are you serious?
OKC's not trading him for Green alone. Hell, they're not trading him period, but you can't be serious if you think they'd trade Adams for Jeff Green, of all people.
Umm...if they had half a brain, yes.
Jeff Green is playing out of his role in Boston because he's a complementary scorer (a #2 or #3 option optimally) and we are trying to force him to be a #1 scorer.
Do you have any idea how much more deadly OKC would be with Jeff Green as their third scoring option to compliment Westbrook and KD? He would be the absolute perfect complement for them. He can shoot from outside AND attack the basket, gets to the line at a decent rate, is a solid free throw shooter, is a proven clutch scorer, and has a history of shutting down opposing elite SF's defensively.
Just imagine if OKC had Green defending the Lebron / Carmello / George types, allowing KD to save his energy for the offensive end of the floor?
Alternatively they could bring Green off the bench for 30 minutes a night the same way they used to with Harden, allowing them to continue to put offensive pressure on when KD and Westbrook sit.
I can absolutely guarantee Green would help OKC a LOT more than Adam's does with his 3 points, 4 rebounds and 0.5 blocks in 12 minutes a night.
This is also the reason why I'd never dream of trading Green for Adams. Adams has attitude problem and at this point in time he's still a nobody. He's mediocre. Jeff Green is two-way player and a starting calibre swingman in this league. I wouldn't even trade Green for Adams and a first round pick, because any OKC first rounder is going to be a borderline 2nd round pick anyway.
Oh and a PER of 11 is not actually good...it's about 25% below average.