You Hate Superteams?

[FireDavidKahn]

You should be thanking Minnesota:applause:

Set the bar so incredibly high for stars to be traded that it is unlikely to be feasible for multiple stars to be traded to one team going forward.

:rockon:

[Spurs m8]

So you gonna stan your team now and jump off LeLotterys nuts?

[FireDavidKahn]

So you gonna stan your team now and jump off LeLotterys nuts?

You have no idea about my history here.


1. EVERYONE’S MAD AT THE WOLVES

There’s some wondering in league circles about who exactly pushed hard enough for the Wolves to trade four picks and a swap for Rudy Gobert. Was it was Tim Connelly looking to make his stamp immediately or (eventual) new ownership in Marc Lore looking to reshape the team in his (and A-Rod’s) image?

Either way, the deal has gotten a lot of shorts in a bunch around the league.

“How are we supposed to establish a market after that?” one executive commented. “It was one thing when Milwaukee (traded five firsts for Jrue Holiday), they were in a specific spot. If you want an All-Star, it starts with six picks, plus good rotation guys? It’s going to poison the market for a while.”

Picks have become more liquid in recent years. For more on that, read this from ESPN’s Zach Lowe. But if there is one takeaway from the conversations about how teams are trying to build, it’s frustration at what the Hawks gave up for Dejounte Murray and what the Wolves gave up for Gobert.

If part of your betting involves “they might trade this player” or “they might trade for this player,” you should proceed with caution. The market is severely damaged at the moment and sellers will be holding up unreasonable standards of return relative to what most teams are willing to give.

This is an inherent issue when you have 30 teams actively competing against each other while also being responsible for market stability. The Wolves’ primary responsibility is not to the market, but to themselves. If it makes things harder for other teams, that, in fact, is a feature, not a bug. As one executive said:

“Yeah, Minnesota screwed us if we look to move one of our key guys. But isn’t that what they should want?”

:roll:

[Xiao Yao You]

And yet the odds are the Jazz lose the trade. Minnesota most likely gets the best player in the trade

[FireDavidKahn]

And yet the odds are the Jazz lose the trade. Minnesota most likely gets the best player in the trade

There is a 99% chance the Wolves for the best player and the best value over time.

[Gohan]

And yet the odds are the Jazz lose the trade. Minnesota most likely gets the best player in the trade

Bruh yall have the opportunity to get carmelo anthony even though you lost gobert youd have a 10 ppg stud in carmelo