Fantasy Trade Thread

[Jailblazers7]

Long-term thinking is objectively the right approach for Minny but I don’t see it happening. New owners & new GM need to scrap and claw for a playoff birth or else they get branded as a total failure. The vibes here in Minneapolis are terrible so my guess is that the org just wants to be able to sell season tickets as a back-to-back playoff team.

Also, the Gobert trade was terrible but I’d want more than 20 games to evaluate the new roster. In the press Eason, if you told me Towns was gonna miss half the year but the team would be .500 I’d be pretty encouraged by that.

[PhillyFan11]

Thybulle, Korkmaz and House for 1 of Will Barton, Terrance Ross or Garry Harris Jr. Throw in whatever 2nds we have too…

Not sure if Thybulle has enough value to get it done if/when those players become available, but adding a wing like 1 of those 3 would really help. I think a defensive C can be had in buyout later

[youngcrev]

Thybulle, Korkmaz and House for 1 of Will Barton, Terrance Ross or Garry Harris Jr. Throw in whatever 2nds we have too…

Not sure if Thybulle has enough value to get it done if/when those players become available, but adding a wing like 1 of those 3 would really help. I think a defensive C can be had in buyout later

I have a hard time seeing Gary Harris being useful here. He's fine, but he's strictly a guard, and I'm not convinced he's a better fit or player than Shake.

[PhillyFan11]

Thybulle, Korkmaz and House for 1 of Will Barton, Terrance Ross or Garry Harris Jr. Throw in whatever 2nds we have too…

Not sure if Thybulle has enough value to get it done if/when those players become available, but adding a wing like 1 of those 3 would really help. I think a defensive C can be had in buyout later

I have a hard time seeing Gary Harris being useful here. He's fine, but he's strictly a guard, and I'm not convinced he's a better fit or player than Shake.

Maybe not, but he can guard wings under 6’7 a lot better than Shake or Maxey no? Don’t love Garry Harris or anything, but do think it makes a lot of sense to turn the 3 wings we have not playing into 1 more useful guy. Of course a lot easier said than done.

[youngcrev]

Thybulle, Korkmaz and House for 1 of Will Barton, Terrance Ross or Garry Harris Jr. Throw in whatever 2nds we have too…

Not sure if Thybulle has enough value to get it done if/when those players become available, but adding a wing like 1 of those 3 would really help. I think a defensive C can be had in buyout later

I have a hard time seeing Gary Harris being useful here. He's fine, but he's strictly a guard, and I'm not convinced he's a better fit or player than Shake.

Maybe not, but he can guard wings under 6’7 a lot better than Shake or Maxey no? Don’t love Garry Harris or anything, but do think it makes a lot of sense to turn the 3 wings we have not playing into 1 more useful guy. Of course a lot easier said than done.

Honestly, I think you get more utility out of Thybulle as a situational defender, and that might not just apply to Harris. Harden, Maxey and Melton are going to eat up the vast majority of guard minutes, and I think you get more out of Shake as a playmaker when Harden is off the floor.

Ross is the guy I'd be most interest in among that group.

[Kobblehead]

Ross and Harris, at this point in their career, are basically marginally better versions of Daniel House. Not really worth the shakeup, in my eyes.

Will Barton still has playmaking chops to go along with his shooting, so he'd be interesting.

[ProcessDoctor]

I think they'd consider if Minnesota is going nowhere this season. In fact, I'd say there's a very good chance they'll miss the playoffs all together. The Suns and Lakers all will likely have a better run at it by seasons end than the T'Wolves unless they can figure out how to make KAT, DLO, Gobert, and Edwards work.

Do you really think they would pull the plug so quickly on this group after making such a franchise altering trade? It might be the harsh reality staring them in the face, but it would send an awful message to the fan base.

Might be tough after this stretch where they see the light on Kyle and realize he’s an elite role player in the NBA. But up to this point, trading Anderson wouldn’t be “pulling the plug”. Even if they were to move KAT and/or DLO, I would see that more as a reshuffling of priorities than a rebuild. The Wolves gave KAT like 8 years to figure it out. Time to hand the baton off to the next piece to build around.

Maybe it would work best with 3 teams?

Anderson to PHI
Thybulle + Korkmaz to team X
Protected FRP + filler to MIN

Team X being Dallas or Chicago maybe?

Edit: FWIW, Thybulle/Springer/Korkmaz for Anderson/Minott gets us a playoff rotation player AND beneath the tax line this year.

[mjkvol]

Do you really think they would pull the plug so quickly on this group after making such a franchise altering trade? It might be the harsh reality staring them in the face, but it would send an awful message to the fan base.

Might be tough after this stretch where they see the light on Kyle and realize he’s an elite role player in the NBA. But up to this point, trading Anderson wouldn’t be “pulling the plug”. Even if they were to move KAT and/or DLO, I would see that more as a reshuffling of priorities than a rebuild. The Wolves gave KAT like 8 years to figure it out. Time to hand the baton off to the next piece to build around.

Maybe it would work best with 3 teams?

Anderson to PHI
Thybulle + Korkmaz to team X
Protected FRP + filler to MIN

Team X being Dallas or Chicago maybe?

Edit: FWIW, Thybulle/Springer/Korkmaz for Anderson/Minott gets us a playoff rotation player AND beneath the tax line this year.

[mjkvol]

If I'm the Wolves, I cut the Sixers out of the deal and just trade Anderson for a 1st.

[76ciology]

Montrez and Korkmaz

for

Zach Collins or Eubanks or Plumlee

[76ciology]

Korkmaz and Springer for Josh Richardson

[MoeGreene]

So, 4 second round picks offered for Eric Gordon by Mil.

So much for adding help this season. Have to give up more value to get less in return, no?

[Sportfan73]

Korkmaz and Springer for Josh Richardson

Would absolutely do this

[76ciology]

Is it just me..

I’d trade Maxey for OG but I wont trade Maxey for Barnes.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Korkmaz and Springer for Josh Richardson

Yes...Sign me up. Doesn't fix the backup center issue, but it does give us another wing defender to throw at the likes of Jaylen Brown and Tatum. PJ is giving it all he has, but I'm afraid he's lost a step. Adding Richardson gives us a ton of flexibility.

[HartfordWhalers]

Korkmaz and Springer for Josh Richardson

Yes...Sign me up. Doesn't fix the backup center issue, but it does give us another wing defender to throw at the likes of Jaylen Brown and Tatum. PJ is giving it all he has, but I'm afraid he's lost a step. Adding Richardson gives us a ton of flexibility.

I see a few problems, no one has mentioned.

It looks really bad for SAS unless you think Springer has not just more value than his contract, but also more value than Korkmaz's negative value a nd then still whatever positive value Richardson has (a pair of 2nds maybe?).

Oh, and it is fully not legal.

First it fails trade matching.

Second even if somehow it didn't it would push Philly over the hardcap and be illegal anyway.

(But he would be a nice fit)

[phillynative]

Nah we need a player with some length on the wings you guys are bringing up shooting guards or guard size wings .

[76ciology]

Nah we need a player with some length on the wings you guys are bringing up shooting guards or guard size wings .

Time to call baby durant

[phillynative]

Matisse& Furk for Daniel Theis and Oshae Brisset

Sixers add length, athleticism and defense

[rocketsfan100]

If the Sixers can get a very good help defender like Rocco Covington for a reasonable price they should do it