Warriors are willing to include Klay Thompson in a trade for Kevin Love

but at the same time harden is better on-ball offense and curry could run off screens and play off the ball

 

Well, you are missing something here.

David Lee was an allstar last year, and although Kevin Love is an amazing player, they are both kind of interchangeable.

The Warriors would lose Klay and David, and be a worse team, because Klay's absent would be felt much more than the upgrade at the 4.

 

People keep missing this point. Losing Lee and Thompson will make Love there a lateral move.

 

#yupp

 

I agree but looking at the coach and the circumstances when Harden was trade, i don't think they would want him there. Remember he was pushing OKC to give him the max and was aggressive about it.

I agree with this - Love is marginally better than Lee. Other than Loving having a 3pt shot I dont think the upgrade is that much.

Who I think GSW should go after would be Larry Sanders and keep the rest of the team the same. They need a better Defensive Anchor than Bogut.

 

Wow. When you can get a super star level talent for a glorified role player you do it! Regardless of fit! Not to mention, having Curry play off the ball and setting him up for open shots could make him an even deadlier shooter then he is right now.

Also regarding the length, are you aware that Harden and Thompson have identical standing reaches, but Harden has the superior wingspan?! Also Harden tested out better then Thompson in almost every athletic category.

 

Yep, that has been the bottom line from the beginning. That is why Love has always been out of our reach, in addition to his reluctance to come here.

DM must move Lin, to have any chance of getting Melo.

 

You are looking at this in hindsight, No one knew Harden was going to be able to get to the next level. Not even Morey, which he even admitted. Harden was an unknown and had demands.

Harden might have tested superior to Klay but he doesnt do anything with it on the D side of it. Mark Jackson was the coach and I am sure he had his imput and valued the defensive side of Harden's play.

 

I thought the Asik trade created a trade exception - Bima indicated that the trade exception could be rolled up into a trade for Love. I am not cap expert but if we expand the Asik trade - which has not officially happened we can make that into a 3 team trade what would allow us to send 2 first rders and some nice players and Cap relief and/or trade exception to get Love.

 

You really believe that?

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>NBA source (*) just reiterated that GSWs have no intent to put Klay Thompson into any trade offer. But Kevin Love is still the main target.</p>&mdash; Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) <a href="https://twitter.com/timkawakami/statuses/484410693811073024">July 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
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If this isn't actually just posturing and the Warriors pass up Kevin Love because they consider Klay Thompson untouchable...lol.

 

Can't really blame GSW for not wanting to include Thompson when we as fans here are wanting the Rockets to exclude Parsons from the offer. If the Warriors add Love while keeping Thompson they become a legitimate title contender, if they include Thompson they probably are not. Then you also consider the risk of Love leaving in the 2015 offseason.

 

He is untouchable right now. How does replacing Love with Lee and Thompson make the Warriors better?

I could realistically argue that the Warriors with Love and Curry are worse than Curry, Thompson, and Lee.

 

GS must really overrate their players! No chance klay is worth ruining a Love trade!

 

So in the end, it's back square one: Klay Thompson may or may not be included in a trade for Kevin Love.

 

I have been saying we have zero chance of getting Love without Parsons. But if GSW isn't BSing, I may actually be wrong.

Jones+Pelicans Pick+our 2015 pick+Lin+Asik's TE for Love+Brewer(salary dump)+KMart(salary dump)+Shved(salary dump) may just get it done.

Also the above trade can work around a Lowry signing first.

 

Without a significant s&t the Rockets at most can absorb just under 19 million, meaning that scenario is impossible, since it involves the Rockets taking in over 30 million. Even IF the Rockets could somehow send 8-9 million (kmart + shved) of that to another team, why would Minnesota take that offer when they've already turned down Bostons offer of offer of draft picks and players including the #6 pick as well as Sacramento's offer which included the #8 pick and DID NOT require a Love extension.

I think you were right saying Rockets have zero chance without Parson agreeing to a s&t. Even if the Rockets want to use Parson in the trade, they'll have a tough time getting him to agree to go to Minnesota, especially if teams like LA/ORL/DAL/PHX offer him similar money.

 

Actually, when typing out, I was thinking KMart OR Shved+Brewer. You're right. The way I had it we can't take on all 3. Now, it's possible for us to take on all 3 if we trade Asik for an expiring contract in our 3-team deal with the Pelicans though. Anyway, probably won't happen regardless but one can dream.

 

That's why gsw will always be gsw. They could've had a superstar in harden for Thompson. They overrate their own players. That's why it's always been an incompetent franchise.