Just because they can't put together a better package for Love doesn't mean that they'd actively work for him to get to another team, though. I think it would be detrimental. It'd definitely be a tough sell to your bosses if you were the GM, right?
Imagine the reaction if we couldn't get Love and we just decided to help him to another team. With a player who has said they will become a FA, if you couldn't get him, you wouldn't help him get to another team where he might sign an extension. All I'm saying that's a bigger hurdle than the compensation they're getting here.
If the trade makes their team better then they're doing the right thing aren't they?
They're not realistic players for Love, they never were. He's not re-signing there.
This is a trade that makes Sacto a better team and gives them a proven young power forward next to Cousins with a great work ethic and solid defensive intangibles.
They still get a great pick in a loaded draft.
The main premise of this idea is that Timberwolves fans (not the front office) have attempted to say that by doing a 3 team deal with Chicago and Sacto, they could end up with the #8 pick instead of Sullinger.
I'm saying that they can have
the #6 pick
the#8 pick (from Sacto)
2015 Celtics pick
Jeff Green
instead of Chicago's offer of:
the #8 pick (from Sacto)
Jimmy Butler
Nikola Mirotic