Chandler?

[MN Die Hard]

Anyone interested in blowing the cap space on Chandler if we like what we get in the draft tonight?

Say we're able to land our future backcourt (some combination of Rubio, Harden, Evans, Curry) without giving up Love.

It sounds like Chandler might (I dont know for sure) be available for expirings. Would you do Cardinal plus others (Madsen, Brown, whatever) for Chandler and roll with it?

Let's say we get Curry and Evans tonight (worst case scenario IMO):

Curry/Telfair
Evans/??? #18
Brewer/Gomes
Jefferson/Smith/Songaila
Chandler/Love/Thomas

Maybe flip Smith for a backup SG and away we go?

I see lots of flexibility there: go big with Evans-Brewer-Songaila-Jefferson-Chandler or small with Telfair-Curry-Brewer-Gomes-Love. I see defense (Evans, Brewer, Thomas, Chandler) and offense (Curry, Evans, Jefferson).

Shrink can decide what that does to us financially, but talent-wise, can that team compete?

[shrink]

Tyson Chandler is one of the hardest players in the league to evaluate his trade value, because we don't know the specific health reason OKC voided his trade after the physical at the trade deadline.

As for the basic idea of raiding New Orleans coffers, I think its a good one. New Orleans' attendance has finally increased this season with the play-offs for the team to come close to breaking even, though they projected at the beginning to lose millions of dollars. Shinn hates losing millions of dollars. The Chandler trade was an obvious attempt to save money at the expense of contention, and signals a team that is in very bad financial straights. MIN's financial flexibility and strength is one of our greatest assets -- perhaps even bigger than any of our picks. If NOH needs to cut salary, MIN would be a perfect trade partner or third team.

I think it would be pretty easy to buy their pick (#21) as well. I wonder if a shallow TOR team would do #18, #21, and #28 for #9, and take a shotgun approach to finding talent in this draft?

[karch34]

That's a tough one. I think Chandler would fit, but at the same time I have a hard time convincing myself that we should overpay for the likes of Chandler, Dalembert, etc.

That said Madsen, Smith, and Cardinal work on the trade checker and that would be a steal, even with Chandler's health concerns.

I would wait and see how the draft plays out. If we got someone like Mullens at 18 and just said to him, "we don't need you to be a dominant offensive player, just focus on D", I'd still prefer that route.

[funkatron101]

I would take a shot at him using some combo of Smith, Madsen, Cards, our second rounders, and of course Pekovic, as we need that duffel bag and water bottle.

He's still pretty young, I think he will recoup from that surgery.

[revprodeji]

remember what his offense was like before he got breast feed from Paul.

Plus I hear he likes the pot.

[Krapinsky]

remember what his offense was like before he got breast feed from Paul.

Plus I hear he likes the pot.

[revprodeji]

Is that a surprise?

[Esohny]

I don't know. An NBA player who smokes pot?

[revprodeji]

Not that I endorse, but there is a huge difference between occasionally smoking pot, and "liking" pot.

[Esohny]

True.

[mandurugo]

My main concern would be the failed physical, I wish that had been explained better. If he is healthy, the wolves couldn't do much better than to add him I think - even with his offensive limitations.

[horaceworthy]

Not that I endorse, but there is a huge difference between occasionally smoking pot, and "liking" pot.

Oh, that pot. I just assumed he'd signed up for some fine arts classes at the local community college and was really proud of his latest creation.