Free Agents of Interest

[Phenom]

Any interest in Cole Anthony? Sounds like he will be bought out. He has cooked the Wolves a few times but isn't a particularly good defender. Might be worth the upside play.

The good thing is the Wolves are showing that they can develop and raise player's value ala Naz and NAW. That could be appealing to talented players that haven't quite caught on yet.

[Monster]

Any interest in Cole Anthony? Sounds like he will be bought out. He has cooked the Wolves a few times but isn't a particularly good defender. Might be worth the upside play.

The good thing is the Wolves are showing that they can develop and raise player's value ala Naz and NAW. That could be appealing to talented players that haven't quite caught on yet.

Ive always been a it of a fan of his but I think he is good enough he might be out of our price range of a vet min deal. The good news is if he doesn't come here he will go somewhere else and that might leave a player for the Wolves to sign.

[Monster]

Tre Mann was too expensive for the Wolves 3 years 24 million to return to the Hornets.

[Lipoli390]

Tony Jones: The Denver Nuggets are getting Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Vet Minimum, according to league sources. Shocking they can get a guy of that caliber on that contract, but the market is drying up, so the Nuggets got a bit fortunate there – via x.com

The Nuggets are having a great offseason. Right now, I’d say the Wolves rank 4th in the West behind OKC, Houston and Denver in the West. And look out for the Mavs if Cooper’s as good as expected and both Kyrie and Anthony Davis stay healthy. I wouldn’t sleep on the Spurs either.

It’s really interesting that Hardaway signed with Denver for the minimum. I guess the market for 3-point marksman isn’t what it used to be.

[Monster]

Tony Jones: The Denver Nuggets are getting Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Vet Minimum, according to league sources. Shocking they can get a guy of that caliber on that contract, but the market is drying up, so the Nuggets got a bit fortunate there – via x.com

The Nuggets are having a great offseason. Right now, I’d say the Wolves rank 4th in the West behind OKC, Houston and Denver in the West. And look out for the Mavs if Cooper’s as good as expected and both Kyrie and Anthony Davis stay healthy. I wouldn’t sleep on the Spurs either.

It’s really interesting that Hardaway signed with Denver for the minimum. I guess the market for 3-point marksman isn’t what it used to be.

Beasley was gonna get paid before the Pistons found out about him being an idiot. The pivoted and gave Duncan Robinson over 40 million. 3 point shooters can still get paid.

Hardaway likely signed with Denver because they have a rotation spot open for him to play regular mins and they are legit contenders. He has already made over 150 million so if he wants to take a vet min deal for 3 million that might be relatively easy for him to do. Who knows what other teams were offering.

It would be nice to get a cheap worthwhile guy to sign here but the problem is the Wolves don't really have a clear path for someone to come here for an opportunity to play. Legit vet players aren't going to come here to take less money and sit on the bench and basically only play if someone gets hurt and/or a young guy falls flat on their face and sucks. As FA goes on and they don't have great options...sure maybe but not now they are gonna look for something better.

[60WinTim]

Yeah, we might be looking at well after summer league to wrap up our last two roster spots.

[Lipoli390]

Tony Jones: The Denver Nuggets are getting Tim Hardaway Jr. for the Vet Minimum, according to league sources. Shocking they can get a guy of that caliber on that contract, but the market is drying up, so the Nuggets got a bit fortunate there – via x.com

The Nuggets are having a great offseason. Right now, I’d say the Wolves rank 4th in the West behind OKC, Houston and Denver in the West. And look out for the Mavs if Cooper’s as good as expected and both Kyrie and Anthony Davis stay healthy. I wouldn’t sleep on the Spurs either.

It’s really interesting that Hardaway signed with Denver for the minimum. I guess the market for 3-point marksman isn’t what it used to be.

Beasley was gonna get paid before the Pistons found out about him being an idiot. The pivoted and gave Duncan Robinson over 40 million. 3 point shooters can still get paid.

Hardaway likely signed with Denver because they have a rotation spot open for him to play regular mins and they are legit contenders. He has already made over 150 million so if he wants to take a vet min deal for 3 million that might be relatively easy for him to do. Who knows what other teams were offering.

It would be nice to get a cheap worthwhile guy to sign here but the problem is the Wolves don't really have a clear path for someone to come here for an opportunity to play. Legit vet players aren't going to come here to take less money and sit on the bench and basically only play if someone gets hurt and/or a young guy falls flat on their face and sucks. As FA goes on and they don't have great options...sure maybe but not now they are gonna look for something better.

That’s a good assessment, Monster. Most NBA free agents make likely base their signing decisions on playing opportunity or clear role (getting meaningful minutes) and winning as well as money. Location can factor in as well - i.e., how close to home, climate, etc. Different players weigh these factors differently. The Wolves have two factors working against our ability to sign the better free agents: (1) we can’t pay more than the $5.7 TMLE or vet minimum; and (2) we can’t offer a clear path to a role in our rotation unless we trade one of our existing likely rotation players. That’s why the Jones brothers, Schroeder, Kornet, Looney, etc. were never viable options for the Wolves. What we have to offer is a good chance to win, maybe challenge for a title, and a good team culture. Those two things plus some portion of the TMLE might be enough to sign a guy like Dinwiddie, but that’s about it.

Speaking of Dinwiddie, I like the idea of signing him more and more as I think about it. He’s still 32 years old and not in decline. He’s a good playmaker who can help facilitate the offense effectively. He has a reputation as a class act and good teammate. And he has excellent size for a PG as an alternative to the smaller Conley and Dilly. He could potentially even play next to Conley or Dilly. I don’t think we’d have to use the entire TMLE to sign him and we might be able to sign him for the vet minimum. He seems like the perfect fit for what we need and a solid bridge from Conley to Dilly.

[Q-is-here]

Yeah, we might be looking at well after summer league to wrap up our last two roster spots.

LOL, we've gone from visions of Looney and Tyus Jones to fighting for scraps off summer league rosters!

[Lipoli390]

Yeah, we might be looking at well after summer league to wrap up our last two roster spots.

LOL, we've gone from visions of Looney and Tyus Jones to fighting for scraps off summer league rosters!

lol. Hey Q, Those were your visions, possibly fueled by a special mushroom pizza. I avoided those visions to spare myself the inevitable disappointment. . Now it’s up to TC to find a diamond in the scrap heap. That’s why we pay him the big bucks.

[Q-is-here]

Yeah, we might be looking at well after summer league to wrap up our last two roster spots.

LOL, we've gone from visions of Looney and Tyus Jones to fighting for scraps off summer league rosters!

lol. Hey Q, Those were your visions, possibly fueled by a special mushroom pizza. I avoided those visions to spare myself the inevitable disappointment. . Now it’s up to TC to find a diamond in the scrap heap. That’s why we pay him the big bucks.

Vision A: Randle + piece parts for Derrick White, sign Kevon Looney as FA
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Vision G: Compete with Charlotte for a heretofore unknown summer league ball handler from Poland.