Why would Minnesota trade Kevin Love for Parsons, Lin, and a late first round pick?

This. This makes sense.

 

Yeah, losing Parsons would really suck, but at least this with this scenario the Rockets would be doing right by him. He'd have a chance to go to a team he wanted to play for and most likely wouldn't be buried as a 4th option.

 

Klove, Martin for Parsons, Lin, and Pelicans 1st rd pick would be just fine with me!

 

This is very very simple thinking.

When Parsons left the court this year, our team was +2.1. Which means we were still good. When Love left the court, his team was -5.6. When he played, they were +6.1. Meaning, the team sucked and Love carried them.

Is Chandler good enough to carry a team? I'll answer this for you. No. And he averages almost 10 more ppg and 7 rpg. That's like saying you want a guy that gives us 7 less possessions and enough points to win all but 9 games we played during the regular season. That would have made us 73-9, an NBA record.

Okay, it's not that simple, but points and rebounds are the 2 most important stats in basketball and Kevin Love is 50% better at both when you compare him to Chandler Parsons.

Also, people in media called him Parson Chandler. No one will call Kevin Love, Love Kevin. We will just love him because he's a Rocket. Parsons isn't a god, he's not an allstar, he's not in the top 3 or 4 at his position. Love is 2 out of those 3.

 

Agreed. I could really see Phoenix as an option. They're rumored to be after Hayward, and he's a better version of that and more easily attainable if it means Kevin Love for us. We'd be ready to deal with them.

 

I feel like this tweet by Morey shouldn't be overlooked. I'm not saying that Love isn't worth giving up Parsons for, but i'm not entirely convinced that Morey would do it unless Parsons really wanted to go to a different team and we could make it work.

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That could be posturing. Ever heard a GM say one thing and do another?

 

I don't disagree, I highly doubt Morey would let this one statement interfere with him trading Parsons in order to get Love. I just found it curious because if he really did mean it and he fully plans on Parsons being back, this implies he likely has made an offer to Minny that does NOT include Parson. I personally believe there is no way we could get Love without giving up Parsons, but Morey may feel differently.

However, if the Warriors are not willing to give up Klay Thompson, what are the best offers the Wolves could have received for Love? Likely a pick-heavy offer from Boston would be the front runner. And as it has been mentioned several times, the number of teams that Love is willing to sign with seems to be a relatively small number. So I am under the impression that Morey might believe he can field a competitive offer WITHOUT giving up Parson. I'm not saying he can offer more than one of the other teams, just that it could be seen as equivalent to a Warriors offer that doesn't include Klay Thompson.

 

Your last reason cracked me up. LOL. good one.

 

It's modus operandi for GMs to declare that they're keeping their own restricted free agents. It's a risk-free way to depress market value for these players.

Remember when NY would match Lin up to a billion dollars?

 

Never fully trust the words of a conniving son of gun that is Morey.

Trust him enough that he can build a team that is very good but something will be missing.

 

this is an interesting scenario, but the problem is RFA's have to agree to S&Ts, and why in the hell would Parsons want to join the team that sports the longest playoff drought in the WC?

Consider that teams like LA, Chicago & Dallas can clear the cap space outright and sign him, and if he's not playing here, he's certainly not going to want to join a losing situation in one of the coldest areas in the country. He's a FL guy, so the weather in CA is bound to be more appealing than frigid MN, so if you're going to join a losing effort, why not do it in a desirable place to live and a marquee franchise that's bound to be good again soon?

On the flip side, he can join a Chicago team that has an easier path to the NBA finals, and top tier players in Rose and Noah, while being directed by one of the five best coaches in the NBA. Even if Rose never comes back, they're a playoff team, and adding Parsons gives them another playmaker who can hit 3s and play defense when he gives it a lot of effort.

Lastly, Dallas can sign him, is near Houston (where he's clearly started to establish roots), is a winning situation, in a familiar climate, and, like Chicago, has a great coach.

Long & short, there's no way Houston lands Love while giving away Parsons to MN, which is why I don't see KL heading here at all (unfortunately).

 

Theoretically, the Rockets could pick up his option for one more year so that he could be traded. I'm not saying they would, but they haven't officially declined it. (Turned in paperwork to league office) I think they have a day left to do so.
Of course Wolves may not want him if he only has a year left, but he would be cheap and maybe they would think they had a chance to sign him outright. But after what they've been through with Love.......

 

If Parsons is willing to accept a s&t to minnesota, we can use the ~18m of cap space to sign free agents before doing it.

 

...because k love isn't that good. Not once, a playoff experience

 

totally agree. in addition, love has a shoe deal with a Chinese brand-Peak if i remembered correctly. rockets has millions of fans in China thanks to Yao. Love will make more Chinese endorsement $$$ if he is a Rocket.

 

Not saying Parsons will agree to this. But the reason why this is possible is because of money.

Hypothetically imagine the following scenario.

Rockets - willing to match any offer
Wolves - willing to pay $13mil
Cavs - willing to pay $11mil
Suns - willing to pay $10mil

Imagine those are Parsons' only offers on the market. Then he has to choose between signing the Cas offer sheet and have the Rockets match($11mil/yr). Or S&T to the Wolves at $13mil/yr.

Some players make prefer the extra money.

 

Plus he'd probably be their #1 option, maybe make an All-Star team or two off those inflated numbers and his next contract can be fat too. Not to mention the endorsements from his beautiful hair.

 

Parsons maybe take the extra money to leave to a big market, but he won't to go to the Wolves.

 

Yeah Morey isn't going to say "I hope so. But if any team offers more than 12 million or a trade for a superstar comes along then I'm afraid he's gone."