Marc Spears If not the Kings, who, based on needs and gut feeling and talking to people in the league, who is the front-runner? It seems like it's up to Kevin. And that's what the Kings are doing that's different than anybody else. They're willing to take a chance. I don't know that anyone else is willing to. You know the Lakers aren't after what happened with Dwight Howard. Golden State is not. Chicago is not. New York is not. I think he'd be open minded going to all those places with an extension but what do they have to offer? If Thompson is not part of it, why would Minnesota do it? You want something? You have to give up something. Lakers, what do they have to give up? Chicago, Noah or Rose? No. Boston? Rondo? Okay, but then there's not a great PG for me to play with. Knicks? What are you gonna trade? If you look at it, the lack of what everyone has to offer, give me McLemore, the 8th pick, throw in Jason Thompson and I'm just being novice GM here, at least I get young talent. Then I want a first next year too. Maybe you get all that. That's how you rebuild that way. I'm saying if you look at it, if I'm the Wolves, maybe the Kings have the best offer.
Novice GM, indeed. McLemore is terrible. Thompson is a bad contract. And the Kings already owe their pick to Chicago next year. So it's the 8th pick and probably net negative value. Also, New York would definitely trade the nothing that they have for Love with no extension or assurance to resign.
The bidding is gonna get hot. The Kings are only the first team not to be afraid of losing Love. BOS can offer the 7th pick and more to pair Love with Rondo. People who think that HOU has a shot a getting Love while lowballing are insane. The price will be at least Parsons, Jones, Asik and picks. Maybe there needs to be third team facilitators, too. Eventually, it may take Harden to get Love. And that's OK with me.
This has been my point all along. It's up to Love. We haven't heard from him for sure what teams he's willing to entertain. But it's really going to come down to where Love wants to go.
The Rockets aren't trading Harden. They just aren't. If the price for Love is Parsons, Jones, Asik, and picks, then I think they should definitely do that. I think the Wolves could probably get a better offer than that, but not by much.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Vinny Del Negro interviewed with Timberwolves GM Flip Saunders for coaching job, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. The two met in Cleveland.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/472071317827899393">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Wolves owner Glen Taylor has been partial to Sam Mitchell, but Saunders is increasingly intrigued with Del Negro's candidacy, sources say.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/472073505295855617">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Del Negro's candidacy isn't so much about selling K-Love, as it's developing Ricky Rubio, sources say. He had Rose and Paul in CHI and LA.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/statuses/472074854339211264">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Surely that last tweet is a joke.
I don't know, accordding to longstanding tradition of lots of posters around here, coaches can magically develop players in the NBA, particularly point guards. So I wouldn't put it past Del Negro to instruct Rubio on how to actually score a basket, due to the magical triforce he gave to Paul.
So Flip Saunders believes that Ricky Rubio belongs in the same sentence as Derrick Rose and Chris Paul?? That's.....special.
Such a troll. How long did it take you to get over the PPat trade? Maybe 6 months? Time can't go by fast enough.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Wolves&src=hash">#Wolves</a> GM Newton on Love: "1st inclination is to keep him on board, but if that's not case, at the end of the day ... "</p>— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/APkrawczynski/statuses/472112454743654400">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Wolves&src=hash">#Wolves</a> GM Newton on Love (cont.) "...best believe we'll be a better team based on what happens."</p>— Jon Krawczynski (@APkrawczynski) <a href="https://twitter.com/APkrawczynski/statuses/472112577166983168">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Wolves GM Milt Newton on current state of trade talks: "It’s not hot and heavy right now, but I think there’s a lot of planting seeds early"</p>— Nate Sandell (@NSandell) <a href="https://twitter.com/NSandell/statuses/472117268869316608">May 29, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Even worse, he's suggesting that Del Negro had a significant impact on developing Derrick Rose and Chris Paul into superstars...
If they want to develop Rubio, why haven't we heard Mike Dantoni's name? From Adelman to Joerger to Vinny Del Negro... I feel bad for the wolves fans
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Flip on Love's Boston visit: "last I knew Kevin was under with us and I expect him to be playing for us next year. I don't dictate where...</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473153586483195906">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"Guys go on vacation or what they do. They can go wherever they want to go."</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473153819937759233">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More Flip: "I know there's a feeding frenzy out there from a lot of teams, unfortunately they have no say. I plan on Kevin being here"</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473154262688886785">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Flip: "I've got enough worrying where my kids are at let alone worry about where my players are at."</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473154591421644801">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>More Flip on Love visit: "anyone looking into that, those are pipe dreams. It has no bearing on what's happening."</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473154900915138560">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Flip when asked if Celtics fans should calm down: "I've been there. They're never going to calm down. I think they still think they got...</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473155403640225792">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>"Tim Duncan in the draft"!</p>— Jerry Zgoda (@JerryZgoda) <a href="https://twitter.com/JerryZgoda/statuses/473155493842534401">June 1, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
I think Boston has enough. 7th pick, one of the Nets picks or two, Sullinger, and another young guy like Faverani. More than anyone else can offer.
I hope somebody overpays for that perennial loser. It'll just make the Knicks/Cavs desperate and easier to coerce into a S+T/T for Melo/Kyrie
If there's anymore than two suitors - it will blow up. And I have the feeling the Celtics will gladly offer a package like I just described. Love may not have actually won anything, but he's a very good second option (I'd put him in the same category as Bosh in Toronto). Plus, I don't think it hurts that Love is white.
