Why would WE do that!?!?

NO WAY I give up the #6 pick for his giant contract. I think there are some really intriguing prospects at #6.

Never mind that I’m not sure how they’d get the money to work. There’s more than one downside to that deal. Insane.

…I can see the Wolves having interest, but I don’t see any way they’d trade the sixth pick for him. They never offered anything close last time the rumors surfaced.

By the way, there is news out of Chicago that Hinrich will be traded before next season.

…to my Thunder fandom if this deal goes down without significant additions from both sides. Right now, it’s horrifying.

the obsession with Kirk Heinrich.

A reasonable guard with a large contract. Am I missing something?

I’d rather we did nothing at all than do that deal.

…just not for that pick. There are other players/picks I’d move to take a shot with him.

I think there’s a very good chance that Hinrich is a TWolf next season. That said, the 6th pick (even in a weak draft) is a high price for him—Mike Miller’s contract should be more than enough. There’s no way this trade happens. Somebody has bad information.

the #6 is Tooo Freaking Steep in my opinion

Hinrich for Miller? In a heartbeat. But I’d want same kind of swap of our 18 with their pick and maybe thrown in Smith for them (We’d use the Bulls pick on Mullens)

would interest me as a package deal.

Give the Bulls # 6 and the expirings to make the salaries match (Cardinal and Madsen maybe?). We get the PG we need, and Thomas would be a perfect complement to Al / Love in our 4/5 rotation. Bulls get a high pick (which they seem to covet this year), and clear the space they need to re-sign Ben Gordon.

Seems like a good fit on both ends…

I get the fact he was measured at 6’ 9.75" at the combine in shoes, but he also had a 7’2.5" Wingspan. His standing reach of 9’ 2" compares reasonably favorably many of the starting centers in the league.

Standing Reach of Players as measured at the combine:
Love – 8’10"
Noah – 8’ 10.5"
Horford – 8’11"
Amare – 9’0.5"
Bosh – 9’1"
Brand, Hawes, Aldridge, Chandler – 9’2"
Okafor, Bogut – 9’2.5"
Curry – 9’3"
Howard – 9’3.5"
Oden – 9’4"
Thabeet, Shaq, Lopez, Haywood, McGee – 9’5"

Al Jefferson may not be as tall as some of these others on the list, but he has long arms. Al Jefferson is not undersized for center.

But this isn’t about guarding centers, it’s about the specific guys that would need to be guarded. Obviously, they need someone to guard bigger 5s, but this isn’t just about those guys. It’s also about the bigs who play on the perimeter.

The contract thing is obviously something that would factor in, as is the cost for such a deal. Either way, though, the Wolves need a mobile 3/4 who can block shots as well as a guy who can guard bigger 5s and protect the rim. It’s not one or the other because the number of mobile 5s like Noah and Varejao are few and far between, and if one can’t be acquired, this team still needs a guy to guard mobile 5s, even if it’s a 3/4 player.