Ainge is probably going to overpay for AD because the ONLY reason he has hoarded all these assets was to get AD. If I know this then NOP know this. Also, the problem with hoarding assets is that your deal partners see your assets and they know that to outbid others you have to overpay otherwise your assets give you zero advantage maybe even a disadvantage because it makes the partner 'lose the trade' when they cannot pry away more of your assets. In other words, the reason an old billionaire gets the young model over a younger less wealthy guy is not just because he is a billionaire, its because he is willing to spend the billions on her.
I do agree, but I’m keeping an eye on Timberwolves. DA may be able to shake towns loose as he may be cheaper than AD. This will be the offseason I’ll get to see how good Ainge really is.
Why would KAT be cheaper? He signed a 5 year extension that hasn't even kicked in yet. Why would the Wolves trade a player that they have under contract for 5 more years? I'm genuinely curious as to the reasoning here.
Cheaper as far as what assets need to go out. I say this because yes they gave him A 5 year Max with Wiggins and that duo isn’t panning out. With that being said, if Towns ask for a trade for being unhappy with a team who has only made it to the Playoffs once they could be looking to semi tear it down and restart knowing that Towns wants to be moved.
With that being said a potential star in Tatum comes into play. Also a contract like Hayward’s becomes valuable to them as they can ride themselves of Wiggins and Teague. Hayward’s contract would be no use to NO but it will be of use here.
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They will also have 1st round picks #7 (Reddish) + #14(BoL Bol)annnnd cap space going forward.
Unlike their failed attempt to build around towns, they will have another shot at building around Tatum, and Rozier(who is a starting PG IN THIS LEAGUE) with cap space and picks....
In summary, the Timberwolves can fix their cap issues and replace Towns with another rising star as well as give that star some better players to play with all by trading him. Nooot to mention Hayward is a fan favorite out there as his only huge games were against them, and their fans hate Wiggins (all comments I’ve seen)