The Oklahoma City Thunder are apparently open to trading the No. 21 overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, according to Sham Charania of The Athletic.

The report indicated that the Thunder are apparently motivated to move the pick in a trade in order to reduce team salary and relieve future financial pressure.

The salary associated with the 21st pick is currently projected at $2.4 million for the 2019-20 season, which would add another $10.5 million to the Thunder’s luxury tax bill with their current roster, according to USA TODAY Sports Media Group’s Yossi Gozlan.

With the NBA Draft just over two weeks away, general manager Sam Presti and the front office is likely gauging the market in order to weigh their options. Though, the team technically cannot trade their first-round pick due to the Stepien Rule, which prevents teams from trading first-round picks in consecutive years so they would need to get creative to work around this rule.

The team has been busy hosting pre-draft workouts recently so they could just be doing their due diligence ahead of the NBA Draft. They could also look to acquire a second-round pick in the coming days, which would be a significantly cheaper option than the salary associated with a first-round pick.

The Thunder could be looking to package the No. 21 pick in a potential deal to acquire additional players that can help win now, although that is purely speculation at this point. This option also wouldn’t help cut salary costs, either.

As the past has shown, Presti has been known to be active around the NBA Draft so it could be shaping up to be a busy few weeks around the organization.