Bulpett: DEN makes offer for Love

[Lucky17]

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  2h

Sources: in addition to Wilson Chandler and Kenneth Faried, Denver offering Minnesota a player they would acquire (Arron Afflalo) for Love.

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  1h

Note: Denver's pick (No. 11) NOT included in what I've heard Minnesota can get. Tweets attributing that to me are incorrect

Specifics would be nice (how are the Nuggets going to pull off an Afflalo deal?), but Chandler/Faried/Afflalo for Love has to be an intriguing offer for Minnesota.

[rondohondo]

why don't the c's just trade for afflalo to send him to minny? send the tpe and #17 for Afflalo to go to minny .

Minny gets:Afflalo, Bass, Sully, #6,#brooklyn 2016

C's would still have Non guaranteed contracts of Bogans, Johnson, Pressy, Babb to move in a trade for Asik

[Beat LA]

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  2h

Sources: in addition to Wilson Chandler and Kenneth Faried, Denver offering Minnesota a player they would acquire (Arron Afflalo) for Love.

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  1h

Note: Denver's pick (No. 11) NOT included in what I've heard Minnesota can get. Tweets attributing that to me are incorrect

Specifics would be nice (how are the Nuggets going to pull off an Afflalo deal?), but Chandler/Faried/Afflalo for Love has to be an intriguing offer for Minnesota.

Where's the potential, though, long term for the Timberwolves when it comes to these players?  They all have pretty much become finished products already (although Faried could make significant improvements offensively), and none of them is a franchise player.  I'm just curious as to why they would do that deal.  Maybe Boston really does have the best offer for Love.

[Lucky17]

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  2h

Sources: in addition to Wilson Chandler and Kenneth Faried, Denver offering Minnesota a player they would acquire (Arron Afflalo) for Love.

Steve Bulpett @SteveBHoop  ?  1h

Note: Denver's pick (No. 11) NOT included in what I've heard Minnesota can get. Tweets attributing that to me are incorrect

Specifics would be nice (how are the Nuggets going to pull off an Afflalo deal?), but Chandler/Faried/Afflalo for Love has to be an intriguing offer for Minnesota.

Where's the potential, though, long term for the Timberwolves when it comes to these players?  They all have pretty much become finished products already (although Faried could make significant improvements offensively), and none of them is a franchise player.  I'm just curious as to why they would do that deal.  Maybe Boston really does have the best offer for Love.

Yeah, Faried is the one there who might be able to elevate his game. Chandler is still fairly up and down. I've always been a big fan of Afflalo, but he's probably plateaued by now.

But, even if they don't plan of using those guys to compete in the short term (which could be a priority for MIN in a Love deal), any of those guys have value on the market for spin-off deals.

[indeedproceed]

The only way, at this point, that I don't see us getting Love is if Saunders makes an absolutely stupid move like accepting the Denver offer in the hopes of parlaying it into a playoff appearance (absolutely futile with the current status quo in the West) and saving his job.

The right move, the only logical move, is a full rebuild. Trade Love, trade Pek, trade Martin if you can. Maybe gamble with Rubio long-term, but they need, more than anything, a reset. They screwed up building around love, try again.

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

How do they get Afflalo to send them? U can't sign and trade FA unless they were on ur team the last season.

[Lucky17]

The only way, at this point, that I don't see us getting Love is if Saunders makes an absolutely stupid move like accepting the Denver offer in the hopes of parlaying it into a playoff appearance (absolutely futile with the current status quo in the West) and saving his job.

The right move, the only logical move, is a full rebuild. Trade Love, trade Pek, trade Martin if you can. Maybe gamble with Rubio long-term, but they need, more than anything, a reset. They screwed up building around love, try again.

If trading Love gets Minnesota into the playoffs, is that a stupid move, though? Maybe shortsighted. But it's been a long drought up north.

I was surprised to learn that Saunders has three titles with the Wolves: along with GM and coach, he's also part owner. I think he has job security there.

[indeedproceed]

How do they get Afflalo to send them? U can't sign and trade FA unless they were on ur team the last season.

Affalo isn't expiring. They'd acquire him from Orlando and ship him to Minny in this scenario. How they do that, and whether it's a 3-team trade or a separate deal for Afflalo then shipping him to Mijny is unknown.

[Fafnir]

The only way, at this point, that I don't see us getting Love is if Saunders makes an absolutely stupid move like accepting the Denver offer in the hopes of parlaying it into a playoff appearance (absolutely futile with the current status quo in the West) and saving his job.

The right move, the only logical move, is a full rebuild. Trade Love, trade Pek, trade Martin if you can. Maybe gamble with Rubio long-term, but they need, more than anything, a reset. They screwed up building around love, try again.

If trading Love gets Minnesota into the playoffs, is that a stupid move, though? Maybe shortsighted. But it's been a long drought up north.

I was surprised to learn that Saunders has three titles with the Wolves: along with GM and coach, he's also part owner. I think he has job security there.

The Denver deal still leaves Minnesota a worse team and they missed the playoffs this year.

Faried + Pek would make things very tough on the perimeter players, even more so with Rubio's inability to shoot.

[indeedproceed]

The only way, at this point, that I don't see us getting Love is if Saunders makes an absolutely stupid move like accepting the Denver offer in the hopes of parlaying it into a playoff appearance (absolutely futile with the current status quo in the West) and saving his job.

The right move, the only logical move, is a full rebuild. Trade Love, trade Pek, trade Martin if you can. Maybe gamble with Rubio long-term, but they need, more than anything, a reset. They screwed up building around love, try again.

If trading Love gets Minnesota into the playoffs, is that a stupid move, though? Maybe shortsighted. But it's been a long drought up north.

I was surprised to learn that Saunders has three titles with the Wolves: along with GM and coach, he's also part owner. I think he has job security there.

For me, when I hear about a GM assuming coaching duties, it is because they've been given a mandate from management to sleep in the bed they made. It's not the first time with Taylor either, he did the same thing with McHale before he was fired.

I imagine Kahn was given the same deal, but laughed and said, "No thanks. I've got this Nigerian Prince to help out and a bridge I'm buying in Brooklyn."

[Lucky17]

How do they get Afflalo to send them? U can't sign and trade FA unless they were on ur team the last season.

Affalo isn't expiring. They'd acquire him from Orlando and ship him to Minny in this scenario. How they do that, and whether it's a 3-team trade or a separate deal for Afflalo then shipping him to Mijny is unknown.

FWIW, Orlando could send Randy Foye along with Chandler and Faried to match Love's incoming deal. Perhaps the Afflalo deal is where Denver uses their #11 to get things done.

[apc]

Is Denver doing this deal with no commitment from Love?
cause I don't see Love signing with Denver long term.

[Lucky17]

The only way, at this point, that I don't see us getting Love is if Saunders makes an absolutely stupid move like accepting the Denver offer in the hopes of parlaying it into a playoff appearance (absolutely futile with the current status quo in the West) and saving his job.

The right move, the only logical move, is a full rebuild. Trade Love, trade Pek, trade Martin if you can. Maybe gamble with Rubio long-term, but they need, more than anything, a reset. They screwed up building around love, try again.

If trading Love gets Minnesota into the playoffs, is that a stupid move, though? Maybe shortsighted. But it's been a long drought up north.

I was surprised to learn that Saunders has three titles with the Wolves: along with GM and coach, he's also part owner. I think he has job security there.

For me, when I hear about a GM assuming coaching duties, it is because they've been given a mandate from management to sleep in the bed they made. It's not the first time with Taylor either, he did the same thing with McHale before he was fired.

I imagine Kahn was given the same deal, but laughed and said, "No thanks. I've got this Nigerian Prince to help out and a bridge I'm buying in Brooklyn."

I hear you. With Saunders, though, I get the sense that he's riding in on the white horse for the franchise. No coach worth his salt will take a job without knowing whether Love is on the roster. He's got a long history with the franchise, and if there's going to be a hatchet man who sends Love out of town, he's willing to be the guy.

[j804]

Is Denver doing this deal with no commitment from Love?
cause I don't see Love signing with Denver long term.

Good question as we get closer I expect his agent to get involved it'll probably come down to us and GS and wether or not they offer Klay

[ImShakHeIsShaq]

How do they get Afflalo to send them? U can't sign and trade FA unless they were on ur team the last season.

Affalo isn't expiring. They'd acquire him from Orlando and ship him to Minny in this scenario. How they do that, and whether it's a 3-team trade or a separate deal for Afflalo then shipping him to Mijny is unknown.

Thanks.

I can't wait until this is over... I don't care where he goes at this point, just be done NOW!