Jordan had pippen and rodman. Magic had Kareem and worthy. It's not like having a big three is some kind of new thing. Duncan has Parker and ginobili.
The difference is, they already had those players. They got better and better by year. They weren't demanding tons of money or recruiting one another. It was competitive. It wasn't like "hey this person is playing here so I'm gonna go there and then we are gonna get this guy and win a title." Plus, the guys you mentioned, all stayed together for years and years until retirement practically. Lebron has done this twice in a matter of what? 4 years? It's ridiculous
If I had to give either GM the award in this trade, it would Minnesota's. Yes, they gave up the biggest star, and yes the trade made Cleveland instant contenders (if they weren't already), but Love was leaving anyway, and Minny got a really nice little haul. Remember last year, when everyone was saying that 2014 would be the greatest draft in a decade? And Wiggins was the crown jewel? Now, you could argue that Bennett is a scrub and a throw-in, but that doesn't make Cleveland's GM look better, because he's the guy who took that player at #1. Minny should be FUN to watch: Zach Levine and Wiggins running the wings with Rubio?
I like the T-Wolves haul in this deal, but I'm not sold on Rubio going forward. I'd look to trade him and make a big push for Bledsoe from the Suns. I think a Bledsoe/Wiggins combo could be a nice core to build around. Rubio has way to many holes in his game to really help turn them around.
I like that plan Rubio seems like a great back up PG but his terrible shooting at 36 minutes a night hurts the team more than his defense and passing help IMO.
The difference is players like Jordan, Kobe, Duncan, Magic, Bird never formed a big three. Lebron James is the player that stated this forming of the super team.
It's a good thing the Wolves always fuck up and do something stupid, i'd be really worried about them in a few years with all of those young guys if it was like Denver or Utah.
So GMs should form superteams, that's smart. Players forming superteams is wimpy and uncompetitive. Not. Swayed.
Look who you quoted. It's the same guy who said trading Michael-Carter Williams for Andrew Wiggins could be a good idea.
Saunders would have to share it with LeBron James, since without James pushing to trade for Love, Minnesota would have had zero leverage. The Wolves got lucky that circumstances occurred as they did.
Barkley/Pippen/Olajuwon tried it first. The problem is that at 33, Pippen was the youngest of that Big Three!
They'll need to make a decision on Rubio after this season. Will they extend him sometime this season, or wait for him to become a RFA? He's entering his first contract year, and the big dollars are next. Being young is nice, but when those rookie deals start expiring, you hopefully have a few veterans on your team, and it's winning. Otherwise, you're paying for potential as a young roster matures and didn't win much.
Also true. I think the big 3 is a media blown thing anyway... Bosh really isn't that good and Wade didn't do as well as perceived... James still carried them.
Really? Watch him go 20/10 this year now that he doesn't have to be a role player for a playoff Heat team. He's only a year older than LMA. He gave up a lot of personal glory (and money) doing the dirty work for Wade and James. Riley wouldn't max him if he couldn't play.
I did post a "Heat playoff" team, didn't I? Yes! I could have posted "and instead will be the leading player," but it seemed that was obvious.
