Officially I believe his name is Metta World Peace, so I don't think he'd be able to put World Peace on his jersey if World would be considered his "middle name". I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure it would just say Peace.
and they still sucked last year and will this year also. We need a good player to develop other than these 09 rejects
Adelman wants to sign Bonzi Wells. Hurry! He's trying to assemble the Old King's team again. Unload Martin NOW!
Whoever they offer has to fit with TWill, since it won't be anyone in the front court. Wesley Johnson might....Derrick Williams won't. My guess is Johnson, filler, and picks....that probably won't get it done.
So Wes Johnson for K-Mart? Count me in, 4th pick and all-rookie second team. Though Wes is already 24... So he is pretty old for a player drafted 2010.
Get Wes and Anthony Randolph. The team has been rumored to be after Randolph before. Both young guys with super high ceiling. Or we could get B-easy... But Murray completely effed up by not nabbing Mike Beasley from Miami when the Wolves got him for basically scraps. He's young and developing into one of the better offensive players in the NBA. I'd still do a Kmart for Beasley swap but we could've had him for nothing...
Nothing about Wes Johnson makes me think he will be an above average player in the league. If his draft position matter at all to me, I would be ecstatic about having a former 2nd pick on our team right now. And I wouldn't take Beasley if they paid me to.
Pekovic would be an upgrade too. He has excellent potential. He got a ton of offensive fouls last year trying to adjust to the NBA game, but otherwise he showed some serious low post scoring and brute strength on defense.
If we are giving up Martin I would hope it would include Rubio, Love or Williams somewhere in there. I know it is unlikely but I don't like anyone else on their team besides them.
From what I've seen Wes is solid and was misused by Rambis all of last season. Good shooter, a good defender, a good teammate...well rounded player. He's better than Bud IMO.
Pek couldn't even take the center spot from Darko last season... Plus being around Darko, he might have picked up on his bad habits. Not interested at all in him. He's a scrub. Wes/Randolph or either B-easy - Derrick Williams
Besides Love and Williams, the Twolves have nothing that I would accept in return for Martin. They don't even have their 1st rounder next season. Beasley is worse than Martin, and a total head case. Wes Johnson doesn't have a lot of upside, and will probably never be the player that Martin is now. Now, if they want to get creative and let Martin be the centerpiece of a trade for Williams, then that is worth considering.
