MIN/PHX

[Note30]

MIN sends: Nikola Pekovic, removes the protection on the 2016 pick, sends earliest 2nd, and Adrien Payne
PHX sends: Marcus and Markieff Morris

Minnesota fixes the massive black hole at PF and cleans up its roster at the cost of a 2nd and Payne.
PHX gets another solid pick, a prospect and a decent backup center all while enduring the "rebuild"

[bondom34]

PHX isn't giving both twins for a pick and a terrible contract. I'd think its closer if Minny gave their pick this year than 2016, and that's not fair either.

[jscott]

PHX isn't giving both twins for a pick and a terrible contract. I'd think its closer if Minny gave their pick this year than 2016, and that's not fair either.

Not giving up this years pick to dump PEK. That's a non starter.

I get PHX wouldn't wanna wait for a return on two of their players either so I think this whole idea is dead in the water.

[bondom34]

PHX isn't giving both twins for a pick and a terrible contract. I'd think its closer if Minny gave their pick this year than 2016, and that's not fair either.

Not giving up this years pick to dump PEK. That's a non starter.

I get PHX wouldn't wanna wait for a return on two of their players either so I think this whole idea is dead in the water.

Yep, I'd agree. That's what I meant when I said that it wasn't fair either way.

[hcsilla]

I think that the Celtics warmly welcome the idea of the Wolves removing the protection on 2016 pick since they acquired it in the Brandan Wright-trade.

[Mattya]

Pek isn't getting moved. The cost to move him isn't a price the Wolves are willing to pay. But hey it only cost a protected pick to get rid of McGee's contract. So, maybe next offseason. We will have to wait and see how the recovery for Pek goes. If it is all better, great. If not there is some talk that they may look into a medical retirement.

[moss_is_1]

Pek isn't getting moved. The cost to move him isn't a price the Wolves are willing to pay. But hey it only cost a protected pick to get rid of McGee's contract. So, maybe next offseason. We will have to wait and see how the recovery for Pek goes. If it is all better, great. If not there is some talk that they may look into a medical retirement.

Exactly. No reason for us to attach value to move Pek. We aren't going to be FA players, or be that close to having caproom with Rubio's extension kicking in, Martin, Wiggins, Bennett, KG(he'll be singing an extension). Maybe once the cap goes up we can explore it, but we would be selling really low on Pek.