This trade is about one person: Tom Thibodeau

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yeah...but in the end, we know that the guy who writes the checks is the one who calls the shots.

 

Thibodeau to be our next Defensive coordinator. (amongst candidates) next year.

 

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I found it useful kinda.

 

Pretty sure it's about jimmy butler

I think the details being leaked are good for the rockets . There is widespread agreement that 4 firsts is a good deal .

Thibs might not make any deal that doesn't make the team immediately better/comparable .... and that's not going to happen when you are giving up a top 15 player ( at least it's very rare lol )

Hopefully the owner is pressured into pulling the trigger by the 31st

 

The "all in" picks package clearly looks like good eye candy for the Wolves owner. Morey waving those shiny picks in front of his face.

 

It DOES indicate that there isn't a rush to trade, and that if Butler is playing well there, and helping them win...the incentive to trade isn't going to be that great. As time passes, the desire to get something may come into play...but at that point, it could be someone besides Butler they are wanted to trade.

It seems worth bearing in mind that this wasn't being driven by Thibs in the first place...it was being driven by Butler. But Thibs is the one who has to pull the trigger, and he isn't going to do that unless he sees it being in his best interest.

 

Agreed .

Also , in typical Morey fashion , this is the "variance" package . Those picks could turn out to be fantastic , or (even if they are good) you could still draft crap with them . They could be high 20's and you could draft a steal.

Like many others have said , it's not even who you draft with the picks , it's what else you can do with them . Most GM's would take this deal and run with it for a soon to be UFA . But most GM's are also not the coach lol .

Hopefully the owner steps in .

 

Bingo

Rocket River

 

Thibs . .. does the trade. .. . at all star break the timberwolves are 15 - 35
Thibs is fired
Thibs get asst coach job with DAntoni
Conspiracy theories abound

Rocket River

 

If Wolves want a win-now offer from Houston, then there is no deal to be had because Houston can't compete with Golden State while giving up competent rotational players + picks.

I also highly doubt the 4 first rounders being offered have lax protections. If we're in the business of mortgaging our future away, it's not like Jimmy Butler is the only guy who can help the roster. Plenty of other teams with coaches that aren't GMs.

 

The first rounders HAVE to have lax protection because otherwise there is a chance they don't convey ... which would be a violation of the rule .

Other teams don't have stars as good as jimmy butler that want out and fit the rockets

 

I think the acronym everyone is looking for is I.D.I.O.T.

 

This trade is about one person: Max Kellerman