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Need to add another wing

Good, he was more of a negative than a positive!

Good, Rose needs to be our 6th man from now on anyway.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23388138/jamal-crawford-minnesota-timberwolves-decline-option-become-free-agent

Nice! :-d

This is terrific news! Besides freeing up some more $, it also frees up pretty much a guaranteed 6th man spot for whichever wing we target, assuming we go the free agency route. Playing time along with money will be really important.

Assuming Wiggins isn't traded doesn't he make sense as 6th man? He could get nearly as much playing time and not have to defer to Butler? Also did Rose earn a contract and if so what does he get paid?

Big O wrote:Assuming Wiggins isn't traded doesn't he make sense as 6th man? He could get nearly as much playing time and not have to defer to Butler? Also did Rose earn a contract and if so what does he get paid?

Wiggins does not make sense as a 6th man IMO for a ton of different reasons, not the least of which it would make Thibs look foolish for signing him to a max deal and then bringing him off the bench. The other reason is that I want Wiggins out there with other scorers and play makers so that he doesn't get to shoot it or handle it as much. We've seen that movie and it's ugly. If he is still with us, he needs to figure out how to play off Butler and KAT.

I would avoid Rose like the plague. I know he had some great moments in the playoffs, but that was a very small sample size and ultimately he gets injured too much anyway.

Great news! Pop the cork, let's celebrate!

Good news for us as fans. Bad news/outlook for the wolves organization and Thibs.