MoragaBear;842326266 said:
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11108483/golden-state-warriors-add-klay-thompson-possible-kevin-love-trade
With the Warriors now willing to add Thompson to the package, should the Warriors make the trade suggested in the story without a sign and trade deal? I say no. You can't give up Lee and Thompson to rent Love for a year and hope he resigns with you.
If they can do a sign and trade, I'd definitely do the proposed Love, Martin, Barea and 13th pick for Lee and Thompson if I'm the Warriors but not without the contract security.
Thoughts?
If we're talking the players you list, MB, I would do the trade in a heartbeat !! Love is a better rebounder than Lee. He's THE premier outlet passer in the NBA and he extends defensive 4's out to the 3-pt line. Their defensive shortcomings are a wash, but Love has never had a rim-protector like Bogut to play beside.
Lee's StatsLove's StatsI love Klay's defense, but he gets in more foul trouble than K-Mart. He's a better 3-pt shooter, but his career average PPG is below Kevin's 16.0 to 17.9. When I look at a scorer, I use pts/shot to determine their efficiency. K-Mart has Klay there, too ... 1.43 to 1.17. He also shoots 3X as many FT's per game and for a higher % than Klay ... .869 to .827 and, Martin is a slightly better rebounder ... 3.3 to 3.1/game.
If Barea is a throw-in, he makes up for the loss of Blake to UFA. Getting a #13 pick is just pure gravy !!! The Dubs get BETTER on defense because Draymond slides in at SF and moves Iggy to off guard. I think that makes for a great defense and they will make up for "starter points" with better ball movement.
The second unit would be: Barea (PG); K Mart (2); Barnes (3); Speights (4); and, Ezili (5) ... not too shabby !! I would also like to see them bring back Jermaine O'Neal as the 3rd post guy. He's better than Kuzmic.
I don't think signing Love will be a problem. Kerr is a player's guy and I think the ball will be moving a lot more, as it does with the Spurs. Love wants to win and this talent really complements the guys on the Warrior's roster.