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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #30 on: May 18, 2018, 09:53:17 PM »

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Too bad for him. He's not Kyrie Irving with time running out on his deal and soon to be an unrestricted free agent. Minnesota has all the leverage, if they think he's worth it.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #31 on: May 18, 2018, 09:56:40 PM »

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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #32 on: May 18, 2018, 09:59:27 PM »

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As was stated, the solution is keeping Towns and trading Wiggins. That being said, Towns might want to start learning how to play defense before complaining about his offensive usage.

Sure, but they don't necessarily get to make that choice if Towns wants out and nobody wants Wiggins. The key variable here is Towns forcing his way out.
Towns cannot take conrol of his future unless he is willing to play for the qualifying offer in 2019/20.

Players "force" their way out despite contractual obligations all the time. Teams have little leverage once a player makes his wishes known. Same way a player kills his own trade value by saying he won't re-sign in certain places etc.
I hear what you're saying, but KAT is still on the rookie scale. He is under team control for the foreseeable future. It's not like he is hitting unrestricted free agency in a couple of years. At the end of the day, the Wolves hold all the cards regarding his future.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #33 on: May 18, 2018, 10:08:06 PM »

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Sorry ,    no.....he ll go Lakers 

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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #34 on: May 18, 2018, 10:10:42 PM »

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As was stated, the solution is keeping Towns and trading Wiggins. That being said, Towns might want to start learning how to play defense before complaining about his offensive usage.

Sure, but they don't necessarily get to make that choice if Towns wants out and nobody wants Wiggins. The key variable here is Towns forcing his way out.
Towns cannot take conrol of his future unless he is willing to play for the qualifying offer in 2019/20.

Players "force" their way out despite contractual obligations all the time. Teams have little leverage once a player makes his wishes known. Same way a player kills his own trade value by saying he won't re-sign in certain places etc.
I hear what you're saying, but KAT is still on the rookie scale. He is under team control for the foreseeable future. It's not like he is hitting unrestricted free agency in a couple of years. At the end of the day, the Wolves hold all the cards regarding his future.

He'll be an UFA in exactly two years, actually. The moment Towns accepts the qualifying offer (would happen after next season), the Wolves are totally screwed.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #35 on: May 18, 2018, 10:48:33 PM »

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 No way in hell do I give up Tatum and or Brown for him.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #36 on: May 18, 2018, 10:56:19 PM »

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No way in hell do I give up Tatum and or Brown for him.

As a fan, I'm with you... I'd much rather roll with our guys. But from a basketball standpoint, you're talking about a guy who put up 22/12 with 55/42/86 splits. If he did that in Boston, he'd be every bit as untouchable as those two guys. His defense is a little worse than hoped, but let's not get it twisted, he's still twice the defender that IT or Kyrie has been and would be our best offensive player on day 1.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #37 on: May 18, 2018, 11:01:06 PM »

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No way in hell do I give up Tatum and or Brown for him.

It's hard not to think about it though.

This guy is already an All-Star at age 22, he's still on his rookie deal, and whatever scoring Brown or Tatum provides, he can easily replace. Now defense is the issue, but I think he can get to improve defensively with this team, with the coaching, and the players that surrounds him.

Yeah, it's great to stay with our guys, but this lineup is oh so sweet too.

Irving - Hayward - Brown/Tatum - Horford - Towns
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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #38 on: May 18, 2018, 11:13:55 PM »

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I think if you wanted Towns it would mean losing pick 27, Horford, Rozier and Morris then take on Teague and Aldrich.

Wolves roll with= Rozier, Butler, Wiggins, Morris, Horford.
First bench three Crawford, Gibson, Deng.

C's then have= Irving, Brown, Hayward, Tatum, KAT
With Teague, Semi, and Theis as first three guys off the bench.

Are you serious?

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #39 on: May 18, 2018, 11:19:54 PM »

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Team would probably be happier if Wiggins was removed. Take his shot attempts away and Towns would have a bigger role. Replace Wiggins with someone who is more capable of effecting games outside of their own scoring ability.
If they had Brown at the wing instead of Wiggins that whole team would work so much better. Someone who's more of a weapon from 3 and can impact the game with more than just bad shot attempts.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #40 on: May 19, 2018, 12:17:43 AM »

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I think if you wanted Towns it would mean losing pick 27, Horford, Rozier and Morris then take on Teague and Aldrich.

Wolves roll with= Rozier, Butler, Wiggins, Morris, Horford.
First bench three Crawford, Gibson, Deng.

C's then have= Irving, Brown, Hayward, Tatum, KAT
With Teague, Semi, and Theis as first three guys off the bench.

Huh??

I mean, add in 2019 SAC Pick and that's the kind of trade idea most have thrown for Anthony Davis  :P

KAT is NOWHERE near his level right now.
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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #41 on: May 19, 2018, 12:21:40 AM »

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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #42 on: May 19, 2018, 12:37:26 AM »

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BYE KYRIE, KAT Justin Patton TO BOSTOOOOOOOON

Fixed ;D.

Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #43 on: May 19, 2018, 12:50:25 AM »

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BYE KYRIE, KAT TO BOSTOOOOOOOON

Irving holds all the cards still as his contract is up end of next season so he can nix any trade by saying he won't re-sign there. He already said no to the Suns so I'm not sure he would want to go to another small market team with obvious internal issues to boot.

I trust the Boston Front Office but I personally wouldn't trade for Towns as the package needed would gut this team and bring back too much of a work in progress and poor defensive instincts that Ainge & Stevens have never gravitated towards.
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Re: Whoa, Karl-Anthony Towns "Frustrated", Possibly To Be In Trade Talks
« Reply #44 on: May 19, 2018, 12:55:49 AM »

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Fixed ;D.
:D wouldn't mind that either 🤣
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