I think the promise of Wiggins is greater than the reality of Love. Wings develop faster than bigs anyway and Wiggins will have LBJ to learn from. In 2-3 years Cleveland could have two of the best players in the NBA.
It will be interesting to see if vets will go to Clev to play with Lebron. Clev is not South Beach, but LeBron is still LeBron Mike Miller comes to mind
I probably would, because I usually prefer to bet on upside. Winning a championship is so difficult, it takes winning some gambles. Wiggins brings not only huge upside but also low salary. It would also depend on the filler...as long as the filler wasn't garbage on long-term deals.
That remains to be seen. Nothing has fundamentally changed, so it's not clear that the deal is off the table. Both teams may be waiting to see how things shake out. I think Minnesota will eventually get more than two disappointing top picks, but they may have to wait.
James will turn 30 in December. You think he is playing solid until he is 40? My thought is that he has six more years at high level; a window similar to LAs. Dame will be peaked at that time, but LA will be heading down. There are too many uncertainties to make big decisions about this, but if Cavs get Love (I would swap Wiggins for him, and I bet James would too) and play great (win title), and next years Blazers don't improve, I could see Olshey factoring this into his nuclear option.
As Lebron gets older and loses some athleticism he'll slide into the PF position. And he'll give a team more from that position than Love ever could.
Treaty made some sense. LeBron and Wiggins are a generation apart. That wasn't the case of Scottie and Michael. Wiggins mentally and maturity wise may not be ready to win at the level LBJ is ready to win at. Won't be the case with Love.
I think Olshey has to at least have a conversation with Cleveland. But Love probably has more value out there in GM's eyes and Minny will take a discount given the Love situation.
If Portland was going to make such a deal they would have did it before the draft. The only way they move on LA is if he demands it.
True, but LeBron's presence should expedite Wiggins' development. Their window might not be long, but it could be better than any they can field with Love instead. Maybe it's just my disdain for Love, but I'd take the potential that AW offers as Minstrel mentioned above.
Lebron mentioned Wiggins as one of his reasons for coming back to Cleveland. I doubt the Cavs trade him.
Elite players play a long time. Jordan, Malone, Duncan, Abdul-Jabbar, etc. Not every great player will last til 38+, but even if you change it to 6-8 years, I don't think you can just punt on that long and build for 2020.
One thing about it the Cavs are in such a better position now than where they were when he left. Maybe that was the plan all along. Leave for a few years. Allow them to build back up. Make my return. A blessing in disquise for that franchise. They will be interesting to watch.
So maybe it's a hybrid of MJ/Pip and The Admiral/The Big FUNdamental? Now THAT'S a scary thought - the dominance of the Bulls with the longevity of the Spurs! Yes, trade LMA for Wiggins immediately to keep this from happening!
Or you could compare it to Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. That worked out well for the Lakers.
I was trying to stick to duos that played similar positions (wings, bigs), but yeah, that works too! Either way we need to split them up!
