Roster doesn't look half bad

[phxspurfan]

These guys remind me of the Nuggs of a couple years ago. They look like they could win right away with some coaching.

http://www.si.com/nba/team/minnesota-timberwolves/roster

TEAM ROSTER
NO. NAME POS AGE HT WT COLLEGE 2014-2015 SALARY
11 J.J. Barea PG 30 6-0 178 Northeastern $4,519,500
15 Anthony Bennett PF 21 6-8 259 UNLV $5,563,920
13 Corey Brewer SF 28 6-9 185 Florida $4,702,500
10 Chase Budinger SF 26 6-7 209 Arizona $5,000,000
33 Dante Cunningham PF 27 6-8 221 Villanova
5 Gorgui Dieng C 24 6-11 238 Louisville $1,413,480
6 Robbie Hummel SF 25 6-8 220 Purdue $880,000
0 Othyus Jeffers SG 29 6-5 210
14 Zach LaVine PG 19 6-5 180 UCLA $2,055,840
23 Kevin Martin SG 31 6-7 197 Western Carolina $6,792,500
15 Shabazz Muhammad SF 21 6-6 222 UCLA $1,971,960
14 Nikola Pekovic C 28 6-11 285 $12,100,000
1 Glenn Robinson III SG 20 6-6 220 Michigan
9 Ricky Rubio PG 23 6-4 185 $4,660,479
32 Ronny Turiaf C 31 6-10 241 Gonzaga $1,500,000
22 Andrew Wiggins G 19 6-8 200 Kansas $5,510,640
25 Mo Williams PG 31 6-1 195 Alabama $3,750,000
21 Thaddeus Young SF 26 6-8 230 Georgia Tech $9,410,869

[baseline bum]

Roster looks 100% bad

[Chinook]

Pek is the only player that I'd really want. Thad and Martin are both decent enough players who are sort of overpaid, given where their team is currently. After that, it's pretty much crap or potential crap all the way down.

[baseline bum]

Look at Bennett gaining all that weight back this month once he realized he wasn't going to be playing with LeBron :lmao

http://i.imgur.com/AmTyOSr.jpg

[phxspurfan]

Starters

C Pekovic
PF Thad Young
SF Wiggins
SG Mo Williams
PG Rubio

Bench
C Dieng
PF Turiaf
SF Budinger/Brewer
SG G-Rob III/KMartin
PG ?

I see one or two holes on their bench, but that to me looks like a pretty good group for a shitty team.

[spurraider21]

zach lavine

[Chinook]

Part of me wishes I could have a summer team, like rich folks have summer houses. It would be nice to be able to root for certain franchises with high draft picks and consistent roster turnover like the Wolves and Sixers, and then to be able to go back to the Spurs when it's time for actual business. That's pretty much what DD does with the Ravens and Bills.

[Chinook]

Starters

C Pekovic
PF Thad Young
SF Wiggins
SG Mo Williams
PG Rubio

Bench
C Dieng
PF Turiaf
SF Budinger/Brewer
SG G-Rob III/KMartin
PG ?

I see one or two holes on their bench, but that to me looks like a pretty good group for a shitty team.

I think Brewer would start at the three, and Wiggins would play the two. Williams and Lavine would battle for the backup guard spots with Robinson, and Martin or Bud would be moved.

[baseline bum]

Starters

C Pekovic
PF Thad Young
SF Wiggins
SG Mo Williams
PG Rubio

Bench
C Dieng
PF Turiaf
SF Budinger/Brewer
SG G-Rob III/KMartin
PG ?

I see one or two holes on their bench, but that to me looks like a pretty good group for a shitty team.

Mo Williams is horrible, Rubio can't shoot, Young is a nobody who used to have potential. Wiggins and Pekovic are it on that team. I'd be surprised if they won more games than Sacramento. They're going to be Lakers bad.

[Raven]

lottery for sure, but the potential is there.

[baseline bum]

lottery for sure, but the potential is there.

Potential for what? If Wiggins ins't the next McGrady that team will be rebuilding for a long time.

[Raven]

Potential for what? If Wiggins ins't the next McGrady that team will be rebuilding for a long time.

rubio is good, pekovič is solid, lavine looked like the next coming of westchimp and wiggins well we know. There is potential to create a solid team the right way.

[spurraider21]

i feel like they have a ton of "solid bench players" but the problem is they dont have many legit starters

[Chinook]

Makes them ideal sellers at the deadline. I think some Eastern teams and West lower-seeded playoff teams will come calling.

[DPG21920]

They need picks (like the one they gave for Young).

[TD 21]

Starters

C Pekovic
PF Thad Young
SF Wiggins
SG Mo Williams
PG Rubio

Bench
C Dieng
PF Turiaf
SF Budinger/Brewer
SG G-Rob III/KMartin
PG ?

I see one or two holes on their bench, but that to me looks like a pretty good group for a shitty team.

More like . . .

PF - Young, Bennett
SF - Wiggins, Brewer, Hummel
C - Pekovic, Dieng, Turiaf
SG - Martin, Budinger, Muhammad
PG - Rubio, Williams, LaVine

- Brewer could start over Wiggins at the beginning of the season

- Barea is reportedly likely to be traded or waived, in which case the 15th spot likely goes to Robinson or Cunningham

[baseline bum]

rubio is good, pekovič is solid, lavine looked like the next coming of westchimp and wiggins well we know. There is potential to create a solid team the right way.

LOL, what? Westbrook was an elite defensive player in college and way more talented offensively too. Shit's like calling Alex Len the second coming of Tim Duncan.

[Mugen]

Should have a couple of Sportscenter highlights on their way to losing 50+ games tbh.

[spurraider21]

LOL, what? Westbrook was an elite defensive player in college and way more talented offensively too. Shit's like calling Alex Len the second coming of Tim Duncan.
yeah but westbrook was still considered a reach at #4

[RsxPiimp]

Other than athleticism and both coming from UCLA, they have nothing in common.

[baseline bum]

yeah but westbrook was still considered a reach at #4

Well yeah, Love should have gone #4. Westbrook at #5 wouldn't have been a stretch though with Mayo off the board.

[ColinB]

Doesn't look half bad for one of my league pass picks. But other than that, pretty bad.

[Malik Hairston]

Looks awful from a winning perspective, tbh:lol..

They have a pretty good shot at finishing last in the West, which is probably their best option, going forward..

Not to mention Pekovic is virtually guaranteed to miss at least 20 games, and he's their only reliable interior presence..

[-21-]

They have a couple of young prospects and some solid pieces mixed with a bunch of scrubs. You're crazy if you think they can win now.

[Chinook]

The Thad trade just looks idiotic. I've never seen a team burn assets the way Minnesota has over the past few years. The saddest part about that is that that means they'll probably get nothing out of any of the talent they've acquired.

[Franklin]

Wiggins is the real deal imho but I highly doubt he can make any difference to the wolves which've been well known a shitty franchise. Wiggins will shine as a player but the team will still suck, with 1st round being the ceiling

[cd021]

They still owe PHX their first rounder their 1st rounder (top 12) protected for '15 and 16. That shouldn't be much of an issue though this season though.



Moving Pekovic to a team like Phoenix for Len, & the Lakers top 5 pick makes plenty of sense. They could have two lottery picks in the '15 draft. Its not like they are going to make the post season this year anyway.

[cd021]

They have a couple of young prospects and some solid pieces mixed with a bunch of scrubs. You're crazy if you think they can win now.

They are probably in the bottom 3rd of the league, probably 18-20 teams better than them.

[100%duncan]

No one considered nuggets as legit contenders. This roster aint even making top 10 in the west imho.

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol nobody on that team plays a lick of defense....

[Chinook]

Wiggins and Dieng are decent to good defensive prospects. The problem isn't talent. It's that there is only one player who's better than average and a whole bunch of guys who don't compliment him at all.

[Chinook]

And of course, Flip Saunders.

[BG_Spurs_Fan]

The Thad trade just looks idiotic. I've never seen a team burn assets the way Minnesota has over the past few years. The saddest part about that is that that means they'll probably get nothing out of any of the talent they've acquired.

Perhaps I'm overrating Thad Young, or underrating Miami's 2015 pick, but I think it was a no-brainer for MInny to get him for spare parts and a pick likely to be in the 20s, that's 30 cents on the dollar. Yes, he's most likely not staying there beyond this season, but it's possible that he'd be a good trading chip at the deadline if he performs well and they could potentially get better value for him. Clippers need a guy like him off the bench badly and it's not just them.

[TDMVPDPOY]

remember when wolves were stocking up on pgs, then sfs...now stocking up on sgs? lmao

[Jenks]

I wonder who hates Lebron the most on that roster, Wiggins or Panthro?

[-21-]

They have a logjam in a couple of positions. If I were the Wolves, I'd try to move Pekovic and Martin for future picks.

[Raven]

LOL, what? Westbrook was an elite defensive player in college and way more talented offensively too. Shit's like calling Alex Len the second coming of Tim Duncan.

i'm not saying he will be as good as him, not even close, don't worry :lol. But his game resembles him, that's clear.

[Seventyniner]

Their ceiling is 11th in the West, and that's if teams like the Nuggets, Pelicans, or Kings go into freefall. I only see the Lakers and Jazz as being clearly worse than these Wolves.

[Leetonidas]

Unless Bennett/Wiggins/Lavine all turn out to be good and Rubio learns how to shoot and Pekovic/Martin learn to play defense, they look pretty shit worthy on paper tbh

[Chinook]

Perhaps I'm overrating Thad Young, or underrating Miami's 2015 pick, but I think it was a no-brainer for MInny to get him for spare parts and a pick likely to be in the 20s, that's 30 cents on the dollar. Yes, he's most likely not staying there beyond this season, but it's possible that he'd be a good trading chip at the deadline if he performs well and they could potentially get better value for him. Clippers need a guy like him off the bench badly and it's not just them.

I'd say Miami's pick is likely to be in the teens. If I recall correctly, Toronto picked at 20 this year, and they finished third in the East. There's a great chance Miami finishes below fourth, even though they could surprise people in the playoffs and make the ECF, in my opinion.

As far as Young goes, the Sixers couldn't get a first for him last year when he has three years on his deal and was in the middle of a great season. The only reason they got one now is that Minny finally got a pick they could trade and after they had already got two first-overall picks. I don't think it's very guaranteed at all that they'll be able to move him when they need realize they have no need for him. Instead they'll make Bennett their new Derrick Williams.

[illusioNtEk]

You guys are not giving this team enough credit...

I predict (if healthy) this team should make it to ATLEAST 6, 7 or 8th best

[Franklin]

remember when wolves were stocking up on pgs, then sfs...now stocking up on sgs? lmao
it's like when you're playing NBA live Dynasty mode you stock up on talents at one position so you can later trade them for a few superstars, not sure if it works in the real world though.