ESPN's Russillo: Latest on Love

[BigAlTheFuture]

Think maybe Thompson doesn't  want to be in Minny so the deal dies.

That doesn't really matter because he's not a free agent.  So he has to play wherever he's dealt.

Would he want to re-sign in Minny? And would Minny give him the max? Think the answer is no to both.

[hardlyyardley]

Thompson's dad played at U of Minnesota....might have some roots there

[GreenWarrior]

His thoughts on Boston specifically (not overly earth shattering)...He likes Olynyk & Sullinger, but sees them as backups...Green's contract is detrimental to his value b/c he's inconsistent...Basically said that the Warriors deal was the best b/c he's pretty high on Thompson and at least Lee is a starting caliber PF...

i'm not the the biggest sully supporter. but sully is definitely a starter.

[Ogaju]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

[obnoxiousmime]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

I think it's also a case of having such a large supply. Minnesota knows we can spare a first rounder or two, in fact they're counting on it.

[Ogaju]

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Absolutely, they have their eyes on our stash. Lol
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Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

I think this is a big part of it.

I think Minnesota is bitter over the fact that we landed their last franchise player in a trade and they don't want to be viewed as a Celtics farm team.

[GreenWarrior]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

if Minn. is essentially making us pay for 2 trades then we need to fold.

if Minn. is actually bitter from a past deal and having it effect a current or future negotiation then they'll remain a team in the basement.

[hpantazo]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

I think it's also a case of having such a large supply. Minnesota knows we can spare a first rounder or two, in fact they're counting on it.

I think that's exactly right, and if I'm Sota I hold out for another first as well. I think Ainge is trying to spare some assets for a follow up trade if he gets Love, otherwise it's not worth acquiring Love

[LooseCannon]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

Boston is also suffering from the success of the second Garnett deal.  Ainge exacted his pound of flesh from the Nets and Saunders wants to be similarly demanding.

Saunders maximizes his return if he can demonstrate that he is willing to say no and walk away from a deal he doesn't like.

[Sketch5]

Seems to me Boston is suffering from the huge success of the Garnett deal. Because it appears we fleeced them on Garnett deal they want to exact a pound of flesh on this deal. So that if we are not only paying for Love but for title 17. They will take a lesser deal from gsw rather than a reasonably better deal from BOston.

I think it's also a case of having such a large supply. Minnesota knows we can spare a first rounder or two, in fact they're counting on it.

I think that's exactly right, and if I'm Sota I hold out for another first as well. I think Ainge is trying to spare some assets for a follow up trade if he gets Love, otherwise it's not worth acquiring Love

If the reports are true, and its either KO or Sully 6th,17th, and a future. And Sanders wants one more pick, we would still have 3 to give up and two to keep over the next 3 seasons. Not including if some second rounders get used instead of 1sts.

It would just depend on which 1st's. I'd want to keep the Nets 2016 and the 2017 that gets swapped. Out side of that I'm good with what ever.

[droopdog7]

His thoughts on Boston specifically (not overly earth shattering)...He likes Olynyk & Sullinger, but sees them as backups...Green's contract is detrimental to his value b/c he's inconsistent...Basically said that the Warriors deal was the best b/c he's pretty high on Thompson and at least Lee is a starting caliber PF...

i'm not the the biggest sully supporter. but sully is definitely a starter.

Sully is defintely a starter on a bad team.  But I agree that he is no more than a back up on a good team.  Been saying it all along.

[knuckleballer]

His thoughts on Boston specifically (not overly earth shattering)...He likes Olynyk & Sullinger, but sees them as backups...Green's contract is detrimental to his value b/c he's inconsistent...Basically said that the Warriors deal was the best b/c he's pretty high on Thompson and at least Lee is a starting caliber PF...

i'm not the the biggest sully supporter. but sully is definitely a starter.

Sully is defintely a starter on a bad team.  But I agree that he is no more than a back up on a good team.  Been saying it all along.

I'm still holding on to the hope he can get his ass in shape.  I think he'll be close to allstar calibre if he does.

[Rondo9]

His thoughts on Boston specifically (not overly earth shattering)...He likes Olynyk & Sullinger, but sees them as backups...Green's contract is detrimental to his value b/c he's inconsistent...Basically said that the Warriors deal was the best b/c he's pretty high on Thompson and at least Lee is a starting caliber PF...

i'm not the the biggest sully supporter. but sully is definitely a starter.

Sully is defintely a starter on a bad team.  But I agree that he is no more than a back up on a good team.  Been saying it all along.

Sullinger is skilled enough to be starter on any team good or bad.

[Randy]

Think maybe Thompson doesn't  want to be in Minny so the deal dies.

That doesn't really matter because he's not a free agent.  So he has to play wherever he's dealt.

Would he want to re-sign in Minny? And would Minny give him the max? Think the answer is no to both.

Does anyone want to really sign in Minny? I fail to see what power Minnesota really has when it comes to trading Love. He's made it pretty clear he is gone one way or another. If we are offering a fair deal that's better then what any other team can offer, but they still want more then I say screw em. Let Flip take less from another team or not trade him at all. Lets see how that turns out for him. Seems very obvious to me the only path to success for Minny is through the draft so not sure why they would even be considering another trade partner.