Norseman79 wrote:I think the main division on trading towns is whether or not people view him as a superstar. I don't many others don't either but there are plenty that do. If he is in fact a superstar, you don't trade him unless you are getting an insane haul. If he's just a great player, you trade him for a good package. If you go the superstar route, you are not trading him for anything less than another star or a couple of very promising prospects and multiple first round picks. If he's just a great player, cut that in half.
As far as the wolves being competitive next year even by trading towns, it shouldn't take much coming back to be as good or better than last year. Assuming we are able to retain our own free agents. Fact is, we were basically 500 without towns. We played 500 basketball with a new point guard, a new center, and essentially a new power forward all while missing a star/great player. Now if you could change that player into two good players or better all while the rest of the team continues to gel and grow, how would we not be better? I completely get the argument that if towns is healthy for the entire year we are likely better than last year. However if we can trade towns for multiple good players that fit, we are also likely better than last year.
As the roster sits right now, this team needs guard help, perimeter help, and depth with not much cap space to address it all. We can definitely try to run it back and if everyone's healthy see what happens. But everyone needs to keep in mind, Conley injury who is our starting point guard? Rudy injury who is our starting center? As of right now, Edwards injury who is our starting two guard?
I will give you an example of a trade I don't like but one that seems to line up value-wise and creates a better roster. Let me repeat, I don't want to do this trade it's just one that explains value.
Timberwolves trade towns, Prince, and McClaughlin
Timberwolves get Murray, Collins and a couple picks
PG Murray, Conley
SG Edwards,
SF McDaniels, Minott
PF Collins, Anderson, Miller
C. Gobert
With about the same amount of cap space to try to sign Naz and NAW. Obviously Murray is expiring. I doubt they could resign him, but it creates cap space and allows for a potential sign and trade. I would also argue that is a better team than the one with towns would be.
So when I say I'm in favor of trading towns it isn't just a stockpile firsts and hope, it's to add a couple of pieces to the roster that make us better and adding a couple of pics. Towns is better than both Murray and Collins, but the wolves would be better with Murray and Collins then they are with towns. Looking at trades like this as we are giving up the best player is fair, but then you also have to look at the sum of the parts not just the parts themselves.
In an ideal world, we are able to resign our guys, town stays healthy all year and the wolves have a great playoff run, and his trade value is at an all-time high next year where they can make bank. Or maybe just unload Rudy who knows.
Well put.
The people who want to trade Towns want to improve the team while profiting, it isn't to blow it up. There should be an abundance of win-win offers out there.
