ing ▁the ▁Sp urs ▁to ▁draft ▁point ▁guard ▁Tony ▁Parker ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁move ▁as ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁Super S on ics , ▁he ▁trad ed ▁multiple - time ▁All - Star ▁Ray ▁Allen ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics , ▁whom ▁Allen ▁helped ▁win ▁the ▁NBA ▁title ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁trade ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁draft ▁rights ▁to ▁Jeff ▁Green . ▁He ▁shortly ▁there after ▁trad ed ▁All - Star ▁R ash ard ▁Lewis ▁to ▁the ▁Or lando ▁Magic ▁for ▁a ▁second - round ▁draft ▁pick , ▁generating ▁a ▁ 9 - mill ion - d ollar ▁trade ▁exception ▁which ▁Pr esti ▁later ▁used ▁to ▁land ▁Kurt ▁Thomas ▁and ▁two ▁first - round ▁draft ▁pick s ▁from ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁S uns . ▁To ▁lead ▁the ▁team , ▁he ▁selected ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁P . ▁J . ▁Car les imo , ▁whom ▁he ▁knew ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁coach ▁at ▁San ▁Antonio . ▁In ▁Pr esti ' s ▁first ▁season ▁in ▁charge , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁a ▁franch ise ▁worst ▁ 2 0 – 6 2 . ▁Tow ard ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁season , ▁the ▁league ▁author ized ▁a ▁move ▁and ▁after ▁a ▁court ▁battle ▁and ▁settlement , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Oklahoma ▁City , ▁Oklahoma . ▁Sub sequently , ▁they ▁were ▁renamed ▁the ▁Th under . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁the ▁Th under ▁began ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 – 1 2 ▁and