Typed notes during the interview...as much as I could get, before going back to work!
Wojo says that Minnesota keeping Love is becoming more likely...
Asking way too much from Golden State right now...Thompson & Barnes.
Flip's discussing deals that he knows won't happen and will go back to Love and say, "we tried."
Warriors could give Flip the best package of players - Thompson & Barnes...You have to get a tremendous haul of picks or an All-Star player. They believe that deal will be there later for them...
He's told Flip believes they can get into the playoffs as currently constituted...Maybe they look again at deadline or they dare him to take less @ the end of the year. Doesn't think they take it until the end of the year.
The deals that are there now, will be there later...They're looking for a one-sided deal & GS is the team that could give them the one-sided deal and GS is NOT going to deal what Minny wants...GS wants Love, but not dying to get him.
Cleveland's the one team, b/c of the LeBron factor, could be in play...But that's too big of an if...The #1 pick has lost some of its value b/c of Embiid.
Boston intrigues Love b/c Rondo, he'd be huge in NE and Ainge has done this before...It'd be tough for Love to sell people on the idea that he forced himself out of Minnesota to go to the Celtics...Although, he is intrigued by Boston, that's why he took the trip.
If Embiid slipped to Celtics @ #6, Wojo's not sure if that would urge Minny to agree to a deal...But, Embiid is such a question, b/c only two teams have the medical info - Milwaukee & Cleveland. Not every team will get access of his medicals...It'll be really tough for any team to draft him in the "single digits"...
Embiid has Danny written all over him...Ainge is NOT afraid of getting fired. Doesn't know how DA feels about Embiid, but he gives Ainge a "punchers chance" in pulling the trigger on Embiid.
Orlando & Philly are possible on Embiid, because they have two picks in the lottery.