Hmm. I'm not sure it does Golden State any good to be leaking this. If it's coming from Minny, are they trying to pressure Cleveland or Boston?
Mike
Cleveland.
I think Minnesota knows what it can get from Boston, unless they're trying to improve what picks Boston was offering. I think Minnesota will use Boston as their scenario of last resort at the deadline.
Here's the problem with that scenario, if it's at the trade deadline, I'm not sure Boston does the trade without a firm commitment from Love to stick around.
They might gamble on having a full season to seduce him to stay, but that late into the season? I'm not sure Ainge would give too much value for him.
Yeah, I don't think Minni gets as much from any team at the deadline as they would during the summer. Unless Love opted his extra year, I don't think DA pulls that trigger at deadline. Too short of a time to convince Love to stay, and the best chance is to get him here early and get the team rolling and making the playoffs. Who knows were the C's will be in Jan.
It's still early, and until Cleveland tells them they wont talk to them because they wont budge on Wiggins, and the same with GSW and Thompson, DA will just have to wait. I figure mid August?