there is no way sac would go for this trade.

but I doubt Sacramento would.

You might be right, but I don’t know. Maybe without Thompson in the deal? They have the exact same problem that Sota has. Tyreke Evans simply is not a point guard, and putting him on the court at the same time as Kevin Martin is a bad idea. Udrih who is also a score first pg did not work well at all with Martin. He needs a distributor. Evans on the other hand needs the ball in his hands to be effective.

Maybe they don’t realize it yet, but they will by half way in to the season. There is no way both of them work in the same backcourt, and with Evans having such a high pick pedigree there will be pressure to start him. The Madsen part also gives them serious cap space for next year.

Also K Love would fit in well as a distributor and rebounder in this situation. Still don’t know about the long term effectiveness of Hawes as a starting 5, but his blocks are up and his rebounds are adequate, esepcially when paired with K Love.

• Love’s a Upgrade over Thompson- Who I like- but Love’s a few years younger.

*Then the question is would you trade Ricky Rubio for Kevin Martin? The answer to this is never. Martin’s kind of approached his peak where as Rubio has the potential to be a difference maker. As for Flynn for Martin? Martin’s a terrific scorer- that doesn’t add a lot else. My problem is that I don’t see him really elevating the game of those around him.

So in conclusion- I don’t do it for the Wolves where as I doubt Sac-Town goes for it either.

Look, I know Martin has been injury prone and Rubio has fantastic potential but I think people fall in love with potential.

Rubio is 18/19 years old. He may become a great point guard. Kevin Martin IS great 2 guard. He is the most efficient two guard in the game which is crazy once you figure that he averages almost 25 points a game. He scores in every way imaginable other then the post up. He neither needs another player to set him up nor does he need so many shots that other players feel stiffed.

Kevin Martin is a definite top 5 offensive 2 guard. If you are lucky Rubio will be a top 5 point guard in a few years. Martin is a known quantity. As for making others around him better, that’s what the point guard is for and glue guys like Gomes. Another think to remember is he is a great value as is Jefferson. That gives you the cash for role players.
Offensively it would be darn near impossible to elevate his game. Maybe with having a low post presence for the first time he will be able to concentrate on D.

1. Kevin Love is not a Defensively-Limited “4”- considering the T-Wolves DRR went from Medicore to Top 5 on the basis of his and Mike Miller’s addition. Unless one happens not to think of defensive rebounding as a defensive skill.

2. Al’s a 5-unless one can find a 7’0 Help-Side defender who excels playing the high-post. Otherwise- you just draw extra defenders towards the basket limiting post opportunties.

3. Kevin Martin’s a Terrific Scorer- no doubt here. He also not much of a shot-creator nor a defender nor a rebounder. This is part of the reason that WOW describes him as an average shooting guard. Although I wouldn’t go as far as their assesment. The problem is when you’re building a 24 win-team you have to go for potential instead of players that might improve you to 34 wins.

4. Sacramento took Tyreke Evans with the idea he’s a PG. He’s a much better prospect if you think he’s a 1 long-term than a 2. Especially considering he’s shown no ability to play off the ball. So I’m sure if Pookey Guru comes on he’ll say this would be a definite no from their side.

if they didn’t plan on playing him next to Kevin Martin. If wanted Ricky Rubio he’d be a King and Tyreke and Johnny Flynn would be the starting backcourt for the Wolves.

Much like the rest of you I think Sacremento will discover Tyreke was destined to play SG but it will take a LONG time before they give up the dream and trade him to Washington with some overrated 3pt shooter who won’t shoot 3’s.