How The Bulls Can Trade for Kevin Love!

[dreadpirateroberts]

There have been rumors circulating about Kevin Love having interest in Chicago! This upcoming offseason, I think the Bulls should pursue Love. How? Well, you would send Carlos Boozer, Nikola Mirotic rights, 2014 Bulls first-round pick (about 19) and the protected Sacramento pick. Thoughts? Opinions?

 

[Axl Rose]

yeah i'd give up that for Love easy

 

[ChettheJet]

Way too much for a player who isn't far and away better than what you've got. And understand Love would play heavy minutes, that's supposedly why you'd be giving up so much to get him. But you want to keep an ever improving Noah on the floor, so where do you manufacture minutes for Taj Gibson? The 3 of them cover 2 spots, none can play the 3 spot so you're either sitting one too much or only playing all 3 32 minutes each. Gibson plays that now with Boozer sitting out the 4th quarter.

You could justify rationing the minutes for them but not at the cost of the expiring giant contract, the Euro guy you've been waiting years for, and 2 first round picks.

 

[Axl Rose]

Way too much for a player who isn't far and away better than what you've got.

hes not? :thinking: i'd say hes much better than Boozer/Taj

And understand Love would play heavy minutes, that's supposedly why you'd be giving up so much to get him. But you want to keep an ever improving Noah on the floor, so where do you manufacture minutes for Taj Gibson? The 3 of them cover 2 spots, none can play the 3 spot so you're either sitting one too much or only playing all 3 32 minutes each. Gibson plays that now with Boozer sitting out the 4th quarter.

simple...if you cant find a way to get taj minutes then trade him for something we need...no need to pass on Love because of that

not at the cost of the expiring giant contract, the Euro guy you've been waiting years for, and 2 first round picks.

expiring contracts have no value other than salary filler and if we get Love then Nikola is redundant

2 first round picks isnt much especially if the ones we are giving up are #20 and the other one might never materialize due to restrictions and best case scenario if we do get it is #11

 

[czman]

The Bulls can't. It takes two to trade and the Bulls don't have the assets to make it happen. The Bulls also don't have the future cap space to sign him so there is no reason for the Timberwolves to even seriously entertain an offer from the Bulls.

Kevin Love to the Bulls is a pipe dream.

 

[Axl Rose]

The Bulls can't. It takes two to trade and the Bulls don't have the assets to make it happen. The Bulls also don't have the future cap space to sign him so there is no reason for the Timberwolves to even seriously entertain an offer from the Bulls.

Kevin Love to the Bulls is a pipe dream.

rumor is love wants a big city...they named LA, Chicago, New York as teams hes interested in....out of those 3 teams Bulls have the best assets unless Lakers are willing to give up their high lotto pick this year

getting Love might not happen but ive got more faith in it then getting Carmelo

 

[czman]

rumor is love wants a big city...they named LA, Chicago, New York as teams hes interested in....out of those 3 teams Bulls have the best assets unless Lakers are willing to give up their high lotto pick this year

getting Love might not happen but ive got more faith in it then getting Carmelo

How do you figure that. Love has one more year under contract and then anyone can sign him as a FA. All the Lakers have to do is wait a year. The Knicks will have a ton of money too if they want.

I honestly don't see an asset the Bulls have that the Timberwolves would want.
They don't want Boozer.
Gibson is not worth his contract and a huge step down.
Noah cannot play alongside Pekovic who is signed forever.
Rose is why Love wants to play with the Bulls.

I know Bulls fans like the idea, but I don't see how it could happen. If the Bulls had kept and resigned Deng they might have been able to swing a trade. Some kind of Deng+(Gibson or euro kid)+ picks for Love and salary filler.

The Bulls are pretty much done at this point. They have allowed too many contracts to walk away to make trades and they have a few players making to much to bring in a near Max guy. The reality is the reality. I know fans don't want to believe it, but Bulls are in cap hell right now. They really have to pray they get stud in the draft or the Euro kid is a beast, or someone on their team takes a huge step forward.

 

[Axl Rose]

Love has one more year under contract and then anyone can sign him as a FA.

so wolves are gonna let Love walk for nothing instead of taking some picks and a top euro player? okay

 

[czman]

so wolves are gonna let Love walk for nothing instead of taking some picks and a top euro player? okay

Or you can roll the dice and hope he takes the 30 million more or do a sign and trade when he is a FA.

Moreover, if the team lets the player leave the is the bad guy. If the team trades the player for no real value the team is a bunch of dumb asses.

The Bulls don't have the assets. I see no deal that makes any sense for the Timberwolves. I have yet to see anyone anywhere provide one. Bulls picks going forward are not going to be good so 2 picks in the 25 range plus a euro kid is not a good deal at all. Not all first rounder are equal.

Hell the Lakers may have a top pick in this draft. That could easily be better than anything the Bulls could even think about moving.

Your comment is just not very realistic. There are more options out there than Euro kid + picks or nothing. There is still the chance that they roll the dice and hope he stays. The Lakers did it with Howard. The Knicks are doing it with Melo.

Lastly, if the Bulls amnesty Boozer they cannot trade him for Love now can they. If Love does gets traded durring the season and the Bulls amnesty Boozer how are they even going to make the money work? Gibson + Butler + what?

 

[Axl Rose]

you act like you totally forgot the part where i said he wants a big city and named 3 teams he was interested in and said we'd have the best assets unless lakers were willing to give their top pick (which i dont think they would be)

Love is out of Minnesota....if they want to let him walk for nothing then so be it...even then i think we could make a few moves to free enough space

 

[RoseMVP1]

you act like you totally forgot the part where i said he wants a big city and named the 3 big city teams he was interested in and said we'd have the best assets unless lakers were willing to give their top pick (which i dont think they would be)

Love is out of Minnesota...if they want let him walk for nothing then thats on them

I actually read somewhere on my break a couple of days ago that the Lakers were planning on offering their pick this year in a package for Love this summer. I think it was on CBSsports.

 

[Axl Rose]

i heard that also...not sure i buy it

 

[czman]

If you think the Bulls have a realistic chance to get Kevin Love that is fine. We can agree to disagree.

 

[Axl Rose]

If you think the Bulls have a realistic chance to get Kevin Love that is fine. We can agree to disagree.

got to hope we could get something done

 

[The Hawk]

The Bulls can't. It takes two to trade and the Bulls don't have the assets to make it happen. The Bulls also don't have the future cap space to sign him so there is no reason for the Timberwolves to even seriously entertain an offer from the Bulls.

Kevin Love to the Bulls is a pipe dream.

It might not happen but it will not be due to trade assets not being available to make it happen. You are talking about a team that owns the rights to the best player in Europe and three very valuable draft picks in a rich draft. Then you also have a team that has good young players on its roster. IF a team wants to truly rebuild, then who else has the young assets the Bulls have. Teams rarely swap all-stars for each other. When they re-build they re-build with young players don't they?

 

[The Hawk]

I actually read somewhere on my break a couple of days ago that the Lakers were planning on offering their pick this year in a package for Love this summer. I think it was on CBSsports.

I don't see it. All the Lakers have young talent-wise is that pick which is likely the 6th pick in the draft. How much more valuable is the 6th pick in this draft than the 14th pick which the Bulls have? Also, the Bulls can offer both the 14th as well as the 17th pick to the Wolves along with someone like Gibson and/or Butler in order to match up salaries. The Lakers have aged creaky players and not likely to be a prime trade partner with anyone.

 

[czman]

It might not happen but it will not be due to trade assets not being available to make it happen. You are talking about a team that owns the rights to the best player in Europe and three very valuable draft picks in a rich draft. Then you also have a team that has good young players on its roster. IF a team wants to truly rebuild, then who else has the young assets the Bulls have. Teams rarely swap all-stars for each other. When they re-build they re-build with young players don't they?

The Bulls have young players with value? Who would that be? The Euro kid has done nothing in the NBA and no one else on the Bulls that is young has much value at all.

Gibson is not a centerpiece of a trade for Love.

 

[Bear Pride]

How to get Love for one third of the price!

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[RoseMVP1]

I don't see it. All the Lakers have young talent-wise is that pick which is likely the 6th pick in the draft. How much more valuable is the 6th pick in this draft than the 14th pick which the Bulls have? Also, the Bulls can offer both the 14th as well as the 17th pick to the Wolves along with someone like Gibson and/or Butler in order to match up salaries. The Lakers have aged creaky players and not likely to be a prime trade partner with anyone.

This is the Twolves, they aren't exactly the best ran organization out there. I'm not implying that they would take the offer, I just said I read that they will be putting a package together in order to get him, which is smart. Kobe isn't getting younger and the sooner they get help in, the better.

 

[Axl Rose]

This is the Twolves, they aren't exactly the best ran organization out there. I'm not implying that they would take the offer, I just said I read that they will be putting a package together in order to get him, which is smart. Kobe isn't getting younger and the sooner they get help in, the better.

as much as i hate to say it i think Kobe is done

the lakers might be better off going with a traditional rebuild instead of trying to force a contender like they did with Howard and Nash....Howard left and Nash is eating 9m in cap and is more injury prone than Rip Hamilton...total fail

would they try that again? especially at the cost of a young player?