awesome response/explanation. I kinda see your point but my snap reaction says that's a huge steal to get brook Lopez for Lavine and when you throw getting out of pekovic then it seems like stealing. And it doesn't matter ages when you get Steals in trade you just take them.wolves_89 wrote:Coeur wrote:wolves_89 wrote:
Yeah, I don't see that happening for a number of reasons from Minnesota's side. Plus, that deal doesn't work salary-wise so it's dead without having to argue on the wisdom of trading for a player with a scary injury history who is on a very large contract (which technically applies to both Pek and Lopez and it would be a mistake to trade young talent for either).
What reasons? Lavine has that kind of value? Brook Lopez plus unloading pek (who don't people think might have terrible contract that you'd have to pay to unload?)
Minnesota really likes LaVine and he fits age wise with Wiggins/Towns, so moving him for a high risk center is more of a gamble than the Wolves should be taking at this point. A second reason is that the Wolves have Towns and Dieng at center (and Pek in limited minutes), so adding Lopez doesn't really address an area of need. In addition, I think there is a pretty good chance the Wolves end up drafting another PF or C with their top 5 pick which would make the front court even more crowded and means there is even less reason to acquire Lopez. A third reason is that while Pek is still a negative contract, there is some hope that he can play himself back closer to neutral value (much as Lopez did after his last injury), so trading for another center with an equally bad injury history who is making $19.5M more over the next two years doesn't seem like a wise choice.
How would you people compare cj McCollum and Lavine in a trade? Could Portland offer McCollum for brook Lopez?
