We still have 2 and a half months until they get started. That's why they can afford to play hardball right now. But when we are two weeks away from players reporting to camp and Love is still in Minnesota you'll see the teams trying to acquire him start to budge. Minnesota isn't losing leverage, they have the leverage because they have the most desirable player. As long as Love is a Wolve they can always come back to these discussions, even if they are at the trade deadline. That's how these things work. As long as they don't jump the gun and stay patient, they stand a good chance at striking a deal and getting what they want. For whatever reason people on this forum always believe the team with the most desirable player has less leverage than the team trying to acquire said player. We have seen that is not true time and time again.elcheato said:
How many times has a star been dealt to a team that has an asset like Wiggins? It doesn't happen because this is the first time we have seen anything like this. It would be more frequent if stars wanted to go to a team that was poor the previous season. This is uncommon ground.elcheato said:
Teams know behind closed doors whether a player of Love's caliber wants out. Having ESPN report it doesn't change anything. Minnesota isn't going to rush the process just to help Kevin Love out. Unless they get impatient he will be on their opening day roster if they don't get a offer they deem worthy.buzzy said:
Just because you have more doesn't mean you have to give more. You base offers on precedence. Giving up Wiggins, based on history, is an overpaynolafan33 said:
