http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/234225/Kevin-Love-Willing-To-Commit-Long-Term-To-Cavs-If-Traded Does that make them the 2014 version of the Bulls that the Blazers could not get past? Does that increase the likelihood Blazers might consider trading LA next year and refocus the "window" to a point after James retires? Probably not, but it would make you think.
The T-wolves are trying to play hardball and demanding Wiggins in return. They're going to end up not making any trade and letting Love walk for nothing.
Why? Minny has very little bargaining power. They risk losing Love for nothing. Here is the deal they should take and be happy to get it. [TWEET]487654890626240512[/TWEET] But they won't, they'll try to play hardball and end up fucking themselves.
Could be a huge mistake IMO. Then again, it depends what Cleveland wants to do. Adding Love, Irving and LBJ would be the sickest trio. Although, Irving and Love are extremely injury prone.
Minny doesn't have a lot of leverage, so that garbage offer is probably about as good as they can expect.
You can't "refocus your window" for something like 8-10 years in the future. The Spurs are a bigger obstacle at the moment than the Cavs, even if they get Love. There's always going to be really tough teams to get through. All the Blazers can do is try to keep building the best team possible.
Minnesota has leverage in that multiple teams want Love. It's not good enough to offer more than "the nothing you get if Love walks after next season"...you have to out-bid other teams that want him. Klay Thompson of the Warriors is a lot more valuable than that rumored Cleveland offer, and a Thompson/Love swap has been rumored as a possibility.
Wiggins is a SF of the future and Lebron the best SF who wants to win a title now. Give up Wiggins to have Lebron, Love and Irving. That is one hell of a big 3 and made to win now.
yes, but the Warriors are no longer offering Klay, which is why the Tpups are waiting for a team with cap space that comes up empty in free agency.
