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Originally Posted by SNR
Here's what I see:
Because Love is a crybaby bitch, his trade value has ALREADY been flattened into pittance for the Wolves. The Wolves are now down to one of two pieces that they'd like to have happen. Before this, they were trying to make both happen, and now they'll be lucky to get one:
1. Get Klay Thompson/Andrew Wiggins/some player they actually covet
2. Get somebody to take the Kevin Martin contract off their hands
Cleveland after making room for a new Love deal isn't exactly going to have money to waste, so I don't think they can take care of the Kevin Martin deal. Golden State is in the same position, though maybe a little bit better.
What people like RustShack are expecting is that Minnesota just take it up the ass and be stuck with no extra cap maneuverability, shitty players, and a draft pick in exchange for Kevin Love. Raped trade value aside, right now the Wolves are getting NOTHING that they want out of these trade offers. And in that case, they should just double down and hope a desperate team steps forward during the season before the deadline. It's not like they're exactly going to miss out on much if Cleveland or Golden State just won't ****ing budge at all.
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That is all fair. I just doubt any desperate team is going to beat what Cleveland is offering, which is essentially two top 5 picks and they're probably packaging a few more first rounders. I don't blame Minnesota for pushing for Wiggins or Klay Thompson. I do blame them for being way too aggressive early in the game. I really wonder if they could have pulled this deal off a long time ago if they weren't so aggressive.