I think the brother is just expressing his disappointment. No one knows how good or bad things will be in a year, two years, or three.

The organization had a chance to keep an all-star PF on roster for 5 more years. Of course he could get hurt. That’s a risk all teams face. It’s the reason they have insurance, medical retirement cap provisions and injured player exemptions. It’s also part of the reason contract lengths were shortened one year under the new CBA. Instead of 6 years the max possible was reduced to 5.

For whatever reason the team balked. Worse his agent isn’t an idiot and pushed for the mini-max Lebron style. Love is only eligible for a 25% max at this time. After 3 years he’ll be eligible for a 7 year vet 30% max. Unless he’s hurt it makes some sense for him to opt out become an UFA and pursue a 4 year 30% max (5 year if he resigns with whoever holds his Bird rights at the time). He was by all accounts looking to make a 5 year commitment in order to get paid. The Wolves responded by telling him they are scared of long term commitment and gave him an exit strategy.

I’ll keep routing for the team, but this isn’t a Brandon Roy or Odom situation. I fully expect to chalk this up there with drafting Flynn or getting the 3rd pick in the Shaq lotto down the line. I hope I’m wrong, but it’s hard to be happy when the team appears to bonehead the obvious moves.