Timberwolves Trade Analysis

Well, McHale is obsessed with Ricky Davis. Remember when they signed him to an offer sheet a couple of years ago? Now...is he good? Yep. Does he try all the time? Nope. Can KG keep him in line? Who knows.

Now, in the end, I like this trade. I have never been a huge Wally fan, except when he's borrowing porn from King and Scho. But he has never really done it for me. Sure, he's great offensively, but he's a defensive liability. Now, they have some very strong defensive players to lock down opposing teams. The problem is, they still have no one who will step up in clutch time on offense. Wally never did it. Spree and Cassell would, but they've been gone. KG will not step up. Will Davis? Who knows. But I like the option of trying him out as opposed to sitting there with Wally.

I also like that Kandi is gone. Is Blount a big upgrade? Hell yes. Is he a great center? Hell no. Does he have the ability to be solid, play defense, grab some boards, not do a crappy little hook shot that misses everytime he shoots it and not be a black hole on offense, where the ball is never coming back when he gets it? Yep. And that's what we need out of a center. The problem is, if he doesn't regain his 03-04 form, we're on the hook for a lot of money for a slightly-above-medicore center. Plus, this is Kandi's last year. So, Blount has to respond, or that part of the trade is bogus.

I also don't like the trade of draft picks. Though McHale blows at drafting, why would you get two second round picks and give up your first round pick? Oh, yeah, because we're on the hook for so much money to Blount, we wouldn't be able to afford a first round draft pick.

So, this trade really comes down to: Will Davis step up in the clutch and can Blunt prove that his one good year was not a fluke? I say yes on the first and no on the second. But...at least Kandi is gone...