The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
Re: The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
I still want to believe that the Cavs are taking 1 other piece and that this is the base trade that will be done if nothing else is worked out. Why would the Cavs have traded for those expirings if they weren't going to be taking back more salary?
Re: The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
TheGrey08 wrote:I still want to believe that the Cavs are taking 1 other piece and that this is the base trade that will be done if nothing else is worked out. Why would the Cavs have traded for those expirings if they weren't going to be taking back more salary?
Because Wiggins and Bennett is not quite enough salary for Love, they needed to add about 1.4 mil more, thus the non-guaranteed contracts. Sounds like Flip held firm on his demands. Which means there is absolutely no more room for Cleveland to take one of our expirings...
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Re: The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
I don't like the deal. The protected first has no real value, so it really comes down to Bennett and Wiggins. While Wiggins is a great prospect, he is far from a sure thing. And while I actually like Bennett's talent, I just don't see him as a difference maker. To small to defend PF position, and way to slow to defend SF spot. Also, while I think he improves his shooting this year, he is obviously dead-set on being a long range chucker, which is not good. He needs to really develop his mid-range game and post play if he is ever going to become an effective rotation player.
I was desperately hoping we would get Thompson to fill in at PF as we know we would be getting a solid commodity that will defend and is FULLY capable of starting at the PF spot. Wiggins and Bennett simply doesn't feel like enough. Very disappointing. Well, this team may not win 10 games next season, so at least we are a lock for a top 3 pick.
I was desperately hoping we would get Thompson to fill in at PF as we know we would be getting a solid commodity that will defend and is FULLY capable of starting at the PF spot. Wiggins and Bennett simply doesn't feel like enough. Very disappointing. Well, this team may not win 10 games next season, so at least we are a lock for a top 3 pick.
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Re: The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
Hicks123 wrote:I don't like the deal. The protected first has no real value, so it really comes down to Bennett and Wiggins. While Wiggins is a great prospect, he is far from a sure thing. And while I actually like Bennett's talent, I just don't see him as a difference maker. To small to defend PF position, and way to slow to defend SF spot. Also, while I think he improves his shooting this year, he is obviously dead-set on being a long range chucker, which is not good. He needs to really develop his mid-range game and post play if he is ever going to become an effective rotation player.
I was desperately hoping we would get Thompson to fill in at PF as we know we would be getting a solid commodity that will defend and is FULLY capable of starting at the PF spot. Wiggins and Bennett simply doesn't feel like enough. Very disappointing. Well, this team may not win 10 games next season, so at least we are a lock for a top 3 pick.
I'm not a fan of Bennett either. Seems like Derrick Williams v.2.0 to me. A tweener who never measures up. Literally.
Wiggins is the carrot here. And, if we consider where the Wolves were just a couple months ago... I think landing the #1 pick in a seemingly loaded draft would have been championed by most.
I'm sick of Wolves Promise of Hope campaigns probably more than anybody else here. But it's really the team's only long-term play here. They have a guy who COULD develop into a legit franchise guy. They're rolling the dice that he does... but isn't that all you can really ask for in this situation?
It's better than trotting out there without at least one guy who has the potential to be a franchise savior.
[Note: As for Thompson, I think he's a bad fit offensively. The new NBA is about spacing. Imagine the Wolves with Rubio, Pekovic and Thompson (and unproven jumpshooters LaVine and Wiggins) trying to create spacing. Yikes.]
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Re: The Love-Wiggins Deal Thread
I'm not a fan of Bennett either. Seems like Derrick Williams v.2.0 to me. A tweener who never measures up. Literally.
Wiggins is the carrot here. And, if we consider where the Wolves were just a couple months ago... I think landing the #1 pick in a seemingly loaded draft would have been championed by most.
I'm sick of Wolves Promise of Hope campaigns probably more than anybody else here. But it's really the team's only long-term play here. They have a guy who COULD develop into a legit franchise guy. They're rolling the dice that he does... but isn't that all you can really ask for in this situation?
It's better than trotting out there without at least one guy who has the potential to be a franchise savior.
Wiggins is the carrot here. And, if we consider where the Wolves were just a couple months ago... I think landing the #1 pick in a seemingly loaded draft would have been championed by most.
I'm sick of Wolves Promise of Hope campaigns probably more than anybody else here. But it's really the team's only long-term play here. They have a guy who COULD develop into a legit franchise guy. They're rolling the dice that he does... but isn't that all you can really ask for in this situation?
It's better than trotting out there without at least one guy who has the potential to be a franchise savior.
That's the sad part. Kinda like committing a crime and looking at life in prison, but end up only getting 15 years. Yea its great your not going away forever, but your still going to jail