This will most likely anger everyone but I do not see the point in trading away all these great potential assets for Kevin Love. Let's go with idea that we get Love and Asik to go with Rondo. Completely doable, correct? That leaves us razor thin on the bench, still needing scoring and no better than Chicago, Indiana or Miami should they stay together which in the end I think they will do for a number of reasons I do not need to delve into here. So Love comes here, we trade away all our picks to get him and we still are not winning a title. Even if we get out of the East (Doubtful) are we better than any of the top four or five teams in the west? We most certainly are not. So why does Love come here? I just do not get it. Additionally we only have picks to give them. At this point neither Olynyk or Sullinger are considered better than Jefferson was prospect-wise. (I disagree on Sullinger, see below) Why does Minnesota trade it's best player again to Boston? The PR nightmare would be too much. If Love wants to win now, face it, Boston is in no way the destination.
Furthermore, why would we want him? Yes, Love has put up gaudy numbers but has never made the playoffs. A few times surrounded by decent talent. They could not run down Phoenix or Dallas last year? With a guy averaging 25 and 12? Why not? Additionally if we get Love he wants the max. Rondo will want the max or darn close, Asik will need over 10 to 12 million. There goes your cap on three great but flawed players. Add to that we have no picks left and what have you got? No title and a team that wins 50 games a year but loses in the second round for five years running. We would be like the Houston Rockets of the last 15 years or so. I say we keep our picks and draft, draft, draft. Let Sullinger have a year to get in shape and come into his own. Would anyone here be shocked if Sully averaged 18 and 11 next year? If he does (He will) why pay Love 20 million when you basically get the same guy for 1.5 million? It makes no sense. Why trade Olynyk when he could become one of the most unique players in the modern NBA, a big-man Sixth Man? Think of it, he can handle well, shoot well, pass well. He could come off the bench and simply crush second string centers and PF's. Either position he would play his unique skills would befuddle second string guys. Olynyk is too much of a defensive liability to start at either the 4 or 5 but a sixth man offensive spark as a big, he would be one of a kind in the current NBA. Additionally we could still get Asik for the trade exception plus I bet we could get another pick out of Houston for getting them off the hook for Asik's salary. That gives us even more chances to draft great cheap talent which is the way this league is going. All these picks also afford coach Stevens to draft his guys. Guys that play his system. Why do you think he was at all the workouts. Doc was NEVER at the workouts. This signals a sea change regarding how the team is going to be built and developed. Let Stevens and Ainge get their guys for their plan. Not a max paid malcontent who may not fit.
In the end, from every angle I do not see it. Love coming here does not get us #18. So why would he, or we want that? Additionally I think the history of KG is too much for Minnesota to swallow to make the same deal twice.
OK, start ripping away.