Athletic article about Conley trade

[sip]

We got really poor return for Mike trade. Amd make Minny much better. The pick we got from Rudy trade loose a lot of value. Definitly not a good trade.

It's way too early to make that judgement. This year really doesn't matter at all and next year Mike will be 37. Anyone that was expecting high lottery picks from Minny is a fool but we should get at least another decent pick out of what we have left. As far as the laker pick goes who the hell knows at this point.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

We got really poor return for Mike trade. Amd make Minny much better. The pick we got from Rudy trade loose a lot of value. Definitly not a good trade.

We got what we could get. MIke isnt a spring chicken. Teams just arent going to break the bank for a guy they view as being one injury away from retirement.

 

[fishonjazz]

Anyone that was expecting high lottery picks from Minny is a fool

On the other hand, if you look at the history of the minnesota franchise, they suck a lot.

 

[hgb]

We got really poor return for Mike trade. Amd make Minny much better. The pick we got from Rudy trade loose a lot of value. Definitly not a good trade.

I'm not so sure. It's hard to say how much it changed the '23 pick, but probably not very much. It's also hard to see Mike being a key piece down the line. I don't care how well the Wolves do this year, after all.

 

[Bawse Dawg]

We got really poor return for Mike trade. Amd make Minny much better. The pick we got from Rudy trade loose a lot of value. Definitly not a good trade.

We got Keyonte with that pick…

 

[fishonjazz]

We got Keyonte with that pick…

Good point. Hopefully Keyonte turns out to be good. Promising start to his career.

 

[FrenchJazzFa]

We got Keyonte with that pick…

Yes you're right. Good pick for sure. It's a start, would like to see the next step.

 

[vegas]

So to recap we saved a bunch of money to make our pick better and the twolves pick worse We also get a shot at a top 4 protected lakers 1st pick in 2027(I viewed the help Mike would give Rudy as quite significant since Rudy was a mess without Mike). We also did one of the nicest guys in the league wrong and he was not happy about it. We lost Beasley NAW and Vanderbilt which were reasonable rotation players.

Regarding outcome of schedule the Wolves seemed to be lateral. 30-28 at time of trade, 43-41 end of season (No impact, though it's not what I expected at the time) This is the Keyonte pick I'm guessing, so it would be incorrect in my view to say this trade got us Keyonte.
Jazz 27-29 at time of trade, 37-45 at end of season. We went from borderline playoff to pick 9 and into the lottery. That's a significant difference and was amazing if we would have hit the lottery.

Now that I typed it out, I think it was a logical move to get the chance at the lottery. I hated helping the Wolves, but for a chance at the lottery I think it was worth it. Typing it out actually changed my mind. At the time I hated the trade.

 

[Isaiah 1:13]

I actually couldn’t be happier for Gobert, Conley and NAW being integral pieces on a contender. I know that Conley wasn’t happy at first but he knows the business and he’s in a much better position moving forward towards retirement with maybe one or two more bites at the apple. Seems like a decent place to live if you enjoy the outdoors particularly with climate change and all.

Anyway, as far as our end, we wanted to shed salary and open up some spots with three first rounders coming in. Also, I think that we really wanted to smooth things over with a trusted trade partner after the Gobert haul. Trade partners are important in the NBA and Ainge had to do them a solid as conciliation.