Sofa King wrote:C.lupus wrote:This is correct. Say what you want about David Kahn but he has been very consistent about two things: making "value" deals and keeping financial flexibility. Beasley is an expiring contract to the Wolves. It's pretty obvious that he has no future with Adelman's system. Kahn is trying to see if he can get an extra pick (or some other asset) in a Beasley trade. If he can't, then he just lets Beasley walk in the offseason. Either way it's $6 million off the book. There is absolutely zero chance that he would take on additional salary/years to move him. Zero.
My guess: Kahn offered Beas for the TPE and a pick. Buss countered with Walton + pick. Kahn said no and went back to talking to Boston about Beas for JO and a pick.
With all the media criticism and being the butt of NBA GM jokes for the past few years, do you think Kahn is on the right path of being a better GM?
I think he's OK. He's a terrible drafter but he's made some good moves as well. He worked his butt off and bent over backwards to make Rubio feel comfortable with Minnesota and he talked Adelman out of retirement. Those two things are huge. He's a financial guy at the core and not a basketball mind but he does seem to be willing to defer to his coaches and try to get the talent they want. That didn't workout so well with Rambis...
Overall, I can't complain with the direction the team is going. They are fun to watch and play hard just about every night. The project isn't complete yet, obviously, so we'll see but I'd say he's probably an average GM at this point, not great, not as bad as ESPN makes him out to be. He has learned to talk less candidly and less frequently to the media, which is a good thing.
