Thursday, June 19, 2014

Love Dial, Who wants to trade for Love? 1

The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to trade Kevin Love. Public favor is starting to turn, and Minnesota sports fans are sick of hearing his talks of "whatever situation I end up in" and "I'm letting my agent handle it". His passive aggressive national media tour is making Minnesota sports fans feel like the girlfriend watching her boyfriend: flirt with surfer girl Golden State, the vegan chick Denver, or that snobby gal from out east that took her last boyfriend too. The offers are beginning to see light, and with only a week left before the draft, the intensity will increase until the Wolves pull the trigger on another franchise changing trade.
Hopefully this one will get them out of the purgatory that is the NBA Lottery.

Trades reported by @ NBACentral on Twitter.

Trade no 1. Boston Sends

6th overall pick
17th overall pick
Future 1st round picks
and A young player (Avery Bradley/Kelly Olynyk/Jeff Green/Jared Sullinger)

Minnesota Sends

F Kevin Love

B Trade Rating. This will infuse a lot of young talent on the Timberwolves, but no real established veteran. In the end unless you nail the draft with the 6, 13, and 17 picks MN would likely be in the lottery again next year as they wait for young talent to develop.
In order for this trade to go through, I believe Boston needs to offer Avery Bradley and Jeff Green along with the three picks. Avery Bradley and Jeff Green would be great pieces to surround a different all-star player, but are not all-stars themselves.

Trade no 2. Denver Sends

F Wilson Chandler
F Kenneth Faried
G Arron Afflalo (from Magic)

Minnesota sends
F Kevin Love

B+ Trade Rating. All three of these are proven NBA veterans. Afflalo led Orlando in scoring this season, Faried is an athletic freak that averages close to 10 and 10. A front court of he and Pekovic would be physically imposing and he and Dieng would defend well. Lastly, Chandler averaged 13 points last season, and would offer good depth at the small forward position with Corey Brewer. This trade would saturate the Wolves with average NBA players but no stars. A safer option than the Boston option, but does not guarantee a playoff spot in 2015.

Trade no 3. Golden State Sends

F David Lee
G Klay Thompson
1st round draft pick

Minnesota sends

F Kevin Love
G Kevin Martin

A- Trade Rating. I am all for combining Kevin Love and Kevin Martin to get a better deal, but this one isn't quite there. The NBA is a star driven league. For the most part the team with the best player or players wins the playoff series. In the case of the finals Miami had the best player, but SA had players 2-5. Klay Thompson gives MN a legitimate near All Star that could develop into a great shooting guard. David Lee is also a quality big man, but he and Pek together don't add any defense. What really needs to happen in this deal is Harrison Barnes. Barnes also has the ability to develop into a special player, and with Klay Thompson and Rubio could be a playoff caliber core.


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