Lowe - Timberwolves Still Want D-Russell

[Merc_Porto]

We better not trade RoCo for Dlo with Wiggins still here...
That would be a disaster. Imagine that defense. ugh

[old school 34]

Hey, I tend to think we just became runner ups.... but there does seem to be some odd things here.. & a few others that haven't been thrown out there:

1.  GSW need wing depth and that is something of an abundance that we have?

2.  Rosas & staff say & proven in past positions to be extremely creative....take the conspiracy theory with all involved one step further & one more trade back....swap A. Crabbe & J. Teague out (both expiring for same money essentially) so GSW get Crabbe/Roco...now that fits for them.

3.  No announcement because we'd prefer to keep Crabbe/Roco instead & are canvassing a deal that could be an acceptable return that still fits GSW's needs in turning Wiggins into 'X' & we have until the 6th to make it happen?

4.  Very odd in the fact that reports were very much out there that we had a path, but yet that path still has mysteriously never been leaked?  NJ essentially has tampered & had a lot of this done prior....we most likely had inside info on that from our hires....our path may have always been GSW w/ multiple options but knowing they were going to be extremely limited on replacing KD & needing overall wing depth if they wanted any chance next year?

And if guys are laughing at us....glad we're entertaining them?

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[Mattya]

Is Wolves Central Legit?

I just looked. The account started last month. It has 1350 followers.

They’ve made some pretty basic posts, and don’t profess any internal sources.

No they aren't legit. It regularly reposts out of context Darren Wolfson scoops with poor wording and without sourcing.

[Klomp]

Is Wolves Central Legit?

I just looked. The account started last month. It has 1350 followers.

They’ve made some pretty basic posts, and don’t profess any internal sources.

No they aren't legit. It regularly reposts out of context Darren Wolfson scoops with poor wording and without sourcing.

Ah, my least favorite type of twitter account out there

[Worm Guts]

WCS wouldn’t take a vet min deal, would he?

One year, to get exposure for his next contract?

Well it worked so well for Cousins.

[D1SGRUNTL3D]

We better not trade RoCo for Dlo with Wiggins still here...
That would be a disaster. Imagine that defense. ugh

Who cares. Were not even close to competing but wed have a great guard/center combo coming into their prime when Wiggins' deal is up. Roco really has no future with this team. DLO does. We'll add defensive parts in the draft and as dieng and Wiggins come off the books

[Jedzz]

WCS wouldn’t take a vet min deal, would he?

One year, to get exposure for his next contract?

Well it worked so well for Cousins.

Sounds like War got him for Min or slightly over Min. I'm going to go ahead and assume WCS is coming here in a deal with War very soon. The alternative is for my NBA fandom to possibly slip away forever.

[theGreatRC]

I'd take Cousins for 1 year, see what he's got. We might re-vist a D-Russ trade before the deadline next season, so who knows what'll happen.

[Krapinsky]

I think I've fleshed out the conspiracy:

1) D-Lo meets with Wolves and agrees to play for them. Notably, D-Lo never set up a meeting with the Warriors, who never had any reported interest in D-Lo until it came out of the blue after D-Lo's meeting with the Wolves.
2) The Nets agree to terms with KD and Kyrie and thus are planning to renounce D-Lo, making him a free agent.
3) However, the Wolves don't have the cap space to sign D-Lo out right so need to execute a sign and trade.
4) The Nets cannot take on additional contracts in a sign and trade because they need to preserve the two max spots so they can sign KD and Kyrie.
5) Wolves approach Boston and Golden State to see if they can help facilitate a sign and trade, rather than lose Kyrie / KD for nothing. Boston is in on Kemba, so not interested. Warriors are over the cap even without Durant, so are very interested as they see this as their only route to improve team and not squander Durant for nothing.
6) Wolves signing Dieng replacements Bell and Vonleh, likely mean he is being moved as part of the larger deal.
7) Trevor Graham and Shabazz Napier announced as being traded to Wolves because Wolves can absorb into their TPEs now without waiting for rest of the trade machinations to play out.
8) Tyus Jones being in a holding pattern likely means his time in MN is impacted in someway. After the D-Lo trade was perceived to have fallen through, why didn't Wolves brass quickly move to resign their guy? My guess is because D-Lo makes him expendable or he is part of the deal as a sign and trade.
9) Obviously the fact that the deal has not been announce outright means that some dominos still have to fall.
10) That leads me to the Clippers, a team that has shown a willingness to use their cap space to take on an asset already (Dieng spot?), but is waiting on Kwahi to decide what he wants to do.
11) The Wolves preferred version of the trade includes the Clippers, likely somehow getting Dieng + assets. If the Clippers are not involved, then the Wolves likely have less preferable plan B and C options lined up.

[Klomp]

9) Obviously the fact that the deal has not been announce outright means that some dominos still have to fall.

Yeah, like the moratorium

[Nick K]

I think I've fleshed out the conspiracy:

1) D-Lo meets with Wolves and agrees to play for them. Notably, D-Lo never set up a meeting with the Warriors, who never had any reported interest in D-Lo until it came out of the blue after D-Lo's meeting with the Wolves.
2) The Nets agree to terms with KD and Kyrie and thus are planning to renounce D-Lo, making him a free agent.
3) However, the Wolves don't have he cap space to sign D-Lo out right so need to execute a sign and trade.
4) The Nets cannot take on additional contracts in a sign and trade because they need to preserve the two max spots so they can sign KD and Kyrie.
5) Wolves approach Boston and Golden State to see if they can help facilitate a sign and trade, rather than lose Kyrie / KD for nothing. Boston is in on Kemba, so not interested. Warriors are over the cap even without Durant, so are very interested as they see this as their only route to improve team and not squander Durant for nothing.
6) Wolves signing Dieng replacements Bell and Vonleh, likely mean he is being moved as part of the larger deal.
7) Trevor Graham and Shabazz Napier announced as being traded to Wolves because Wolves can absorb into their TPEs now without waiting for rest of the trade machinations to play out.
8) Tyus Jones being in a holding pattern likely means his time in MN is impacted in someway. After the D-Lo trade was perceived to have fallen through, why didn't Wolves brass quickly move to resign their guy? My guess is because D-Lo makes him expendable or he is part of the deal as a sign and trade.
9) Obviously the fact that the deal has not been announce outright means that some dominos still have to fall.
10) That leads me to the Clippers, a team that has shown a willingness to use their cap space to take on an asset already (Dieng spot?), but is waiting on Kwahi to decide what he wants to do.
11) The Wolves preferred version of the trade includes the Clippers, likely somehow getting Dieng + assets. If the Clippers are not involved, then the Wolves likely have less preferable plan B and C options lined up.

Not bad. Not bad at all. Now to what end?

[Jedzz]

Now that Warriors are reporting they have "long term vision for" Dlo, I suppose they want us to throw a pick in now that they own the drivers seat. Screw it. Let them sort out there own financial mess from here on out. Dump whatever deals we had going with them before the final date and let's do what we have to without all this crooked mess.

[_AIJ_]

I love conspiracy theories!


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[theGreatRC]

We have so many wings:

Wiggs, Josh, Cov, Layman, Nowell, Culver, Graham,

2 PGs - Teague, Napier

Haven't re-signed Tyus yet (Guess they're waiting for the market to decide his fate)

I still think something will happen before the 6th, everyone is just waiting for Kawhi to choose and for both LA teams to make moves...this is relies on Kawhi

[Neeva]

Let the dlo mess blow up in the warriors faces.
Then we can swoop in and swap him for Wiggins.

[MN7725]

We have so many wings:

not really, pretty typical of what most teams have after having embarrassingly short wing/combo forward rosters previous seasons

[Klomp]

Sorry shrink, had to bring it up

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[Fargofan5]

I've Been long time reader on this site, I'm wondering why there isn't a lot more confidence that Dlo is more or less a done deal. To me it seems to me they were all in and haven't said any more on the subject since their meeting, all is too quiet. I will be shocked if he isn't on the roster by Monday.

[Klomp]

I've Been long time reader on this site, I'm wondering why there isn't a lot more confidence that Dlo is more or less a done deal. To me it seems to me they were all in and haven't said any more on the subject since their meeting, all is too quiet. I will be shocked if he isn't on the roster by Monday.

This might have something to do with it

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[Fargofan5]

Has there been any more info coming from KAT other than having to wait until the 6th. I'm still hoping.