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Would Wolves fans make this trade? It would have to be done in mid July meaning that the Wolves would select the player for the Sixers. Additionally Iguodala is in his restricted free agency year.

I prefer Mayo to Iggy. I'd think about it with the 4th pick or lower.

I like Iggy a lot, but I wouldn't trade #3 for him. I agree with MNDH, I probably would've thought about it had we landed #4 and Mayo was gone.

The Wolves already have Randy as a 6'4" combo/PG. Wouldn't drafting Mayo be redundant?
Brewer was drafted as your 6'6"+ SG/SF but he brings absolutely no offense to the table and looks like he is in need of a lot of development before he becomes a rock solid factor in the NBA.

Meh. Nah.

curious to why youd wanna trade Iggy for Mayo? Obviously you probably see the potential that we do

I think Iggy is going to be overpaid by a lot, though he would be a great fit. I'd take Mayo and save that capspace though.

No, pick any of the numerous threads on this board, Mayo and Foye will fit very well together, Foye at PG and Mayo at SG.

Mayo + "free agent with cap space" > Iguodala.

That space can be used to address our desire to get a center, to let Al Jefferson play more PF.

Mayo-Foye should be a scary combo, combined they provide adequate defense (Mayo guarding the 2), combined they provide adequate play-making, and combined they provide scary offense.

shrink wrote:Mayo + "free agent with cap space"

All that needs to be said considering the money AI2 wants.

D1SGRUNTL3D wrote:Meh. Nah.

curious to why youd wanna trade Iggy for Mayo? Obviously you probably see the potential that we do

This trade is a piece of a larger Sixers offseason move thread that I started. The Sixers at the moment do not have a PG of the future that I am comfortable with in respect to the moves that were made in that thread. Mayo looks like he could be that guy.

Would this trade be of more interest to you Wolves fans if Lou Williams were added?

No

And same goes for your pick this year. For the Wolves to budge, I think it'd take an Iggy/Dalembert package, with Jaric outgoing. And I wouldn't do that if I were the Sixers

Wasnt aware that Mayo was on Minnesotas radar. All Mock draft sites has you going for Lopez. What has changed?

I'd consider it. It would depend on what we would have to trade, but if it was #3(Mayo), Jaric, and Buckner to make the money for AI2's extension that's close to Jefferson money and reasonable for him. If he's looking for max money than I probably wouldn't.

I like Mayo, but Iguadola is an 18-20ppg scorer who averages around 5 rebounds and 5 assists from the SG/SF position. He's young, proven, and still has upside and is a legitimate 2nd star type to pair with Al. Mayo might be the better player long term, but it's still a crap shoot with anyone you draft, so I'd consider it.

SouthJersey wrote:Wasnt aware that Mayo was on Minnesotas radar. All Mock draft sites has you going for Lopez. What has changed?

Most mock drafts dont follow the Wolves closely enough and fail to realize our team is still considered to be draft best player available. Not need.

At 4 I'd take Lopez

At 3 Id take Mayo or whoever Miami doesnt choose.

Its that easy to see. Im surprised most "experts" havent caught that yet. Its turning into a 3 horse draft daily.

Nothing changed, the mocks are just wrong. Based on all the threads on this board, I'd say 75% of us want to take Mayo.

deeney0 wrote:No

And same goes for your pick this year. For the Wolves to budge, I think it'd take an Iggy/Dalembert package, with Jaric outgoing. And I wouldn't do that if I were the Sixers

You know that's a terrible package and even admitted so yourself.
That's too much value from the Sixers for a player that isn't a guaranteed PG. A shot blocking, rebounding, floor running center and 20 5 and 5 type multipurpose SG/SF for a combo guard that isn't considered in the top 2 players in the draft? There is the risk that OJ could be a bust that simply isn't good enough like Antonio Daniels. Are you adding in Jaric to get rid of his salary or balance salaries? Philly is UNDER the cap so the Sixers can trade whomever they want to any team without the cap being a factor. With that said Jaric will not be included nor Dalembert. I would have thought that Iggy and Lou Williams would have been enough...

Other Wolves fans weigh in. Are Iggy and Lou Will enough for the 3rd pick?

SendEm wrote: Other Wolves fans weigh in. Are Iggy and Lou Will enough for the 3rd pick?

No, and its really not very close!

You have to factor Iguodala and Mayo's paychecks in. Even if MIN really wanted Iguodala, why wouldn't they just offer Iggy (or a comparable FA) max money, and dare PHI to match?

At that price tag, you're in the "overpay, or lose him for nothing" club with Iguodala, and nobody's going to throw you OJ Mayo, locked in on a cheap rookie deal for four years, for a player they have a chance to get without even trading him.

The Dalembert-for-Jaric component that you hate so much helps make up the huge trade value gap between Iguodala and Mayo, and even then, Dalembert's contract is nothing great .. he's finally doing enough on the floor to justify his money.

I like Iggy a lot as well but I would not do this trade either. I fall in the camp that thinks Mayo and the capspace is more valuable to the Wolves right now.

If the Wolves picked a couple spots lower, I'd probably do it.

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You made your post as if the Wolves have the money to sign Iguodala to a max contract.

We dont.

And I dont even think you can trade soon to be free agent players. Especially before the draft.

So why are we even discussing this