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CoolBreeze44 wrote:I think NB along with one of our 2nds should land us back into the middle of the 1st round. Add something to that, and we might be able to get back into the lottery. I believe that would be a great course of action, provided there is someone Flip has on his target list in that area of the first round.

It's hard to know how teams value draft picks because it seems like there my be some young talent available for teams to grab in the middle-ish of the first round. Of course a high 2nd rounder and NB would be a nice addition to a playoff type team though as well.

One guy I haven't heard much of anyone talk about on this board is Kevon Looney from UCLA. Anyone interested in him? Seems like a young guy with some positives but some big weaknesses also. he is from UCLA so... Lol when I watched UCLA in one tourney game he didn't jump out at me at all so I suppse that's not good but he was a freshman and DX has him mocked at 20 to the Raps.

sjm34 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote:I think NB along with one of our 2nds should land us back into the middle of the 1st round. Add something to that, and we might be able to get back into the lottery. I believe that would be a great course of action, provided there is someone Flip has on his target list in that area of the first round.

Makes a lot more sense Cool. I think you only sign a guy like Belica if you think you have your core in place, and I'm not ready to say that. We jumped the gun with Adelman, and it set us back 5 years.

Truth. I was saying that from the beginning of his tenure.

Rumors -

The Timberwolves still hope to sign former second-round draft pick Nemanja Bjelica , but if the team isn't able to come to an agreement with him, there appear to be plenty of trade options.

According to a report by Minneapolis station KSTP teams that are interested in Bjelica are the Mavericks, Spurs, Heat, Nets and Bulls, with other possibly willing to get involved.


http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybasketball/update/25207938/mavericks-spurs-heat-nets-bulls-could-trade-for-timberwolves-nemanja-bjelica?FTAG=YHF7e3228e

I would think about packaging him with Martin for the highest pick we can get.

Kevin Martin isn't going anywhere. We can argue about it to the moon and back, and both sides have some valid points, but I'm here to tell you that Flip thinks of him very highly and is NOT going to trade him. I'm not trying to step on toes with this post, but that's just the reality of the situation. Because of it, I'll try not to post about Martin in trades anymore either.

Cam - I agree, but I think if he could package him to land a top 10 pick it wouldn't be out of the question.

AP guys says Bjelica is coming over too! The hype is real

Volans19 wrote:AP guys says Bjelica is coming over too! The hype is real

This group is so much more exciting than when all our expectations where upon the shoulders of the great white mope. Is there a single player on this roster that has a crappy Love like attitude? It's like they've finally been able to reroute the summer breeze so it doesn't pass through the garbage dump, refreshing!

I forgot to mention one other tidbit from one of the Flip interviews -- he specifically mentioned Nemanja as someone they could bring over. I don't think he would have brought it up if it wasn't a real possibility. Plus the fact that Bennett was rumored to be on the trading block, I really think Flip will bring Nemanja over. I already have him slotted in my depth chart, just like I had Towns a month ago!

I did not, however, have Tyus, or any other rookie PG penciled in my depth chart. But Tyus is there. I think LoBrown just lost his roster spot because a 3rd PG will likely be someone with more experience.