Post#869 » by Domejandro » Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:55 pm
I would never post this on the Trade Board, but here is just a loose hypothetical....
Let's say Memphis landed fifth overall with their draft pick and decided "you know what, we want Andrew Wiggins!" Brace yourselves for the upcoming proposal they give.
Chandler Parsons and #5
for
Andrew Wiggins and Shabazz Muhammad
Minnesota would obviously HAVE to do that, right? Parsons' deal is for three less seasons (would be two years compared to Andrew Wiggins' five years), is about two dollars less annually, and Minnesota would get to select a top five talent in this draft-pool.
I understand the instant reaction is "hell-no", but the issue is that Minnesota is looking to be hit by MASSIVE repeater tax penalties as we currently stand, and I strongly question whether Andrew Wiggins is worth that going forward. Andrew had a small stretch of playing quality defense (which I was really excited about), but as of late his defense has fallen back off the cliff and he gets terribly lost off of the ball. In addition, his offensive inefficiency consistently kills the team, as he is the type of player that needs to be the primary scorer to get into the flow of the offense. In all honesty, I don't know if Memphis would consider it, but we will just pretend they wanted it.
It would be incredibly dependent on who fell, and whether or not the front-office was in love with a certain player or not, but ultimately it might be better for the team to try to go towards efficiency. Maybe call-up Tyreke Evans and offer him a Mid-Level Exception type deal. If Minnesota is going to be in the Luxury-Tax, they might as well compile players that fit better (albeit Tyreke may get a better offer elsewhere, who knows?).
Just for context on the trade alone....
Jeff Teague / Tyus Jones
Jimmy Butler / Marcus Georges-Hunt
Nemanja Bjelica (QO) / Chandler Parsons
Taj Gibson / Gorgui Deing
Karl-Anthony Towns / Justin Patton
#5 and OKC-Pick (#16-20)
....Just a thought, but man, Tyreke Evans would look amazing on that roster. If you somehow swapped Gorgui Dieng and #16 for Joakim Noah and #9, I would be really intrigued with the roster. Here is the whole grouping of nonsense, but ultimately these are different hypothetical situations crammed into one. You would probably HAVE to let Nemanja go at this point, but I'll still throw him in for laughs.
Jeff Teague / Tyus Jones
Jimmy Butler / Marcus Georges-Hunt
Tyreke Evans / Nemanja Bjelica (QO)
Taj Gibson / Justin Patton / Chandler Parsons
Karl-Anthony Towns / Joakim Noah
#5 and #9
After one season of that roster, Jeff Teague, Chandler Parsons, and Joakim Noah would all be expiring deals (assuming we extend Towns and Jimmy Butler).
Smokey name fits you. Now pass me what you got over there
