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bleedspeed177 wrote:2 trades:

Dunn to 76ers for Okafor and Furkan Korkmaz
Rubio to Lakers for Russell and lottery protected first

Russell/Jones
LaVine/Korkmaz
Wiggins/Shabazz
Towns/Belly
Okafor/Dieng

I don't like the first trade, bleed. I like Korkmaz, but he has a $2 million buyout in Turkey, so he's a Euro stash at best.

I'm not ready to trade Rubio, and I don't think Thibs is either. He has two of the qualities Thibs covets in a PG...defense and low turnovers.

Like the pick, he was the guy I valued the highest of those available. Like Tim and others, disappointed in the Rubio trade chatter. I really hope they keep both guys. We need PG depth.

I like the pick. But don't tell me Rubio and Dunn can play together for significant stretches. Not in today's NBA.

CoolBreeze44 wrote: But don't tell me Rubio and Dunn can play together for significant stretches.

They can play together for significant stretches.

I think the odds they go into next season with both Dunn and Rubio are very low. The fact that they actively shopped Rubio has me believing he'll be traded at some point. I think they want someone to absorb Pek's contract and Rubio is the price.

TheSP wrote:I think the odds they go into next season with both Dunn and Rubio are very low. The fact that they actively shopped Rubio has me believing he'll be traded at some point. I think they want someone to absorb Pek's contract and Rubio is the price.

I agree and that has me thinking they have some things worked out in free agency. Talked to agents and are confident in who they can sign to what.

bleedspeed177 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote: But don't tell me Rubio and Dunn can play together for significant stretches.

They can play together for significant stretches.

We might have to play games in the 70's then. It will be hard for everyone on the court to score when those two are in there. And I'm talking both teams.

Cool, I have no idea how it would work. I just wanted to see how you would react.

CoolBreeze44 wrote:

bleedspeed177 wrote:

CoolBreeze44 wrote: But don't tell me Rubio and Dunn can play together for significant stretches.

They can play together for significant stretches.

We might have to play games in the 70's then. It will be hard for everyone on the court to score when those two are in there. And I'm talking both teams.

I think Thibs might fancy a game in the 70s.

I prefer Dunn at PG, assuming he learns to take care of the ball better. I want Zach and Wig to be taking all of the SG minutes, but I don't have a problem with Dunn moving over there if we run into injuries.

TheSP wrote:I think the odds they go into next season with both Dunn and Rubio are very low. The fact that they actively shopped Rubio has me believing he'll be traded at some point. I think they want someone to absorb Pek's contract and Rubio is the price.

SP, do we know for a fact that Thibs/Leydon were actively shopping Rubio? Thibs handing the keys to Dunn or Jones as our starting PG seems contrary to everything we know about him...I don't think a team with one of those guys starting next year would be a playoff team. Rubio rumors have been part of our lives since we drafted him, and I guess I haven't heard anything that I would deem reliable. I would like to hear the Wolves say they never shopped Rubio (like Milt had to do last year), but that doesn't seem to be their style. Silence from Thibs in this case tells me nothing.