Would you make this Kevin Love trade?

[dreamgreen]

Yea I do that all day long!!!

[nostar]

I'm saying no for the same reason most people are. Four 1st round picks is just too rich for a guy who could (and maybe should) pull a Dwight Howard and go play wherever he wants in 1 year.

I'd give up two 1st rounders and a young player. I think #6 this year is a given and probably our pick next year. They can pick Sully or KO and I'll take back Martin's deal if they want to swap him for Anthony's expiring.

This with #6 and our 2015 1st going to them:

With Martin:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=nja2gzq

Without:
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=k78oyyf

I'd probably bargain with the 2015 Clipper pick too if that is what it takes. But 3 is my limit for a possible rental. It's worth it to me to compete while the East is weak (maybe weaker next year) and also to give Rondo a good reason to stick around in 2015.

Not sure they can get a deal that gives them:

-expiring deals
-three 1st rounders
-a young talented player
-offloading Martin's contract

The only other team that could give them as much is probably Utah. Maybe the Sixers. The idea that Faried and #11 is better than #6 and KO isn't completely laughable but Faried+11 isn't better than KO+6+two-more-1sts+cap-room. That is just common sense I think.

GS has to send back a bad contract to get Love, almost certainly David Lee. They also have no picks, only young (and certainly talented) players. I might deal Love for Thompson/Barnes if I didn't have to take back Lee.

So call me crazy but I might stop at #6, KO, expirings and our 2015 1st. I think that is a reasonable offer and I doubt another team beats it. Four 1st round picks is just insanity to me. I'm loathe to give up 3.

[Rakulp]

No...as I said in another thread, 3 draft picks, no more.

If Flip can get a better deal, go fer it!  Love is not the of all and end all of basketball for Boston.  I'd rather draft some young talent and build them up then give away the bank on one player, no matter his stats.

Rak

[loco_91]

Boston gets: Kevin Love, Kevin Martin

Minny gets: Brandon Bass, Joel Anthony, Keith Bogans, Sully, this years #6 and #17, New Jersey's 2016 and 2018 pick.

No. While I'm extremely high on Love, I also value those Brooklyn picks very highly. In 2016, it will likely be mid-lotto. In 2018, it will quite possibly be high lotto.

I would do this trade if the Bkn picks were both top 10 protected (in which case they can have our pick-- hopefully #30!)

Even better, I'd do it if we can give them Crash instead of Bogans and Bass.

[moiso]

I agree with the trade however I would like the ability to choose either Brooklyn's 2018 pick or ours.  I still think we have the best package but I think if they do trade with us KO is gone...

Exactly what I was thinking.  If we get the better of the picks in those years, I would make the trade.

[Mazingerz]

Boston gets: Kevin Love, Kevin Martin

Minny gets: Brandon Bass, Joel Anthony, Keith Bogans, Sully, this years #6 and #17, New Jersey's 2016 and 2018 pick.

Too much. swap the Brooklyn 2016 and 2018 picks for the Celtics 2016 and 2018 and we have a deal.

[boscel33]

Boston gets: Kevin Love, Kevin Martin

Minny gets: Brandon Bass, Joel Anthony, Keith Bogans, Sully, this years #6 and #17, New Jersey's 2016 and 2018 pick.

Nope, too much.  Sully, this years 6th, and one other first.  I wouldn't give four firsts (five count sully) for any player in the nba.  This is almost as bad as the Vikings trade for Hershel walker!

[Birdman]

That's  way too much...Minnesota be crazy not to do that deal

[footey]

Do the NBA rules permit us to condition a future pick on whether or not Love signs an extension with us at some point after the trade is done?