thamadkant wrote:ImNotMcDiSwear wrote:I'm just not a fan of how KLove's game has "evolved" since leaving Minnesota. My interest in him is dropping close to zero. I don't think he's a good fit with this young crew. Bender can stretch the floor just as well. Ayton will be gobbling up rebounds. We need defense and versatility at the 4 more than anything, and preferably in the form of a player who can be happy coming off the bench if/when Bender/Chriss takes over.
Come on man.
Bender is no way near the stretch player Love is.
The ONLY thing Bender does offensively is shoot 3pters... And he does that barely reliably every game.... He doesn't shoot enough for the amounts of looks he gets out there.
Love not only shoots 3s.... He puts the team on his back offensively when they ask him to.
One of the reasons - in the trade scenarios I post - mainly using Chandler, Dudley (and Daniels) expiring contracts - is I am trying to trade for better players with short term (2 year) contracts. Marvin Williams, PJ Tucker, Eric Gordon, Kevin Love. All have two years left. Part of adding these players - is I think they are all better than Tyson/Jared at this point and they also give time to Josh, Dragan and Chriss to get better - meaning a two year window before rookie contracts expire, three for Josh. Go back to the Warriors - sure they signed David Lee in 2010; then drafted Klay in 11, BArnes and Green in 12. But they also used an asset like Ellis, not really needed to get Bogut. Bogut has been gone, what two years - but he helped the team.
I see any of the names mentioned above - for various compensation - being both an upgrade and a bridge for the young guys
So getting back to Love and the Cavs. If LeBron leaves - they are still in cap hell in 18/19. But summer of 19, Hill has one year, guaranteed for $1m; JR Smith, only guaranteed like $4m and Korver, the same. So, by trading Love for say Chandler, Warren and a 1st round pick - they get another expiring Chandler when those other contracts essentially expire, they get a young player in WArren and a pick.
Now the Suns will be horrible defensively with Love and Ayton - but they should be able to rebound the hell out of the ball and be better offensively. And maybe because they used Chandler/Warren - so very little if any cap space - they might have some money to sign a "defensive stopper". Like if Houston needs cap space - PJ Tucker for nothing would be a solid move.
Ryan should have already been on the phone with Morey and should be on the phone soon with Altman (give him a few days) - but I think the Suns have young talent, draft picks, expiring contracts, non guaranteed contracts to be a third team to help a team get LeBron or take an asset from the Cavs as they move on from LeBron.
