If this happens, then McHale is tarred and feathered by the entire city of Minneapolis and forced to run naked all the way back to Boston.

He’s not really a center. We do need to have one. He does have a pretty decent shot, though, for a guy his size.

6’9” 235

No thanks. Unless they’ll throw in Jefferson if we throw in Duhon, after a sign and trade. Did they even see the Golden State game?

I agree Beasly is, with Rose, the best player on this draft. But I wouldn’t want to trade Joakim. Noah will be a great leader, maybe not that kind of making us champions, but the intensity that he plays could influence other guys in the future. Yes, I would like to take a shot on beasly, but I would try to package our pick, plus Nocioni and another player from this group:

Duhon (sign and trade)
Hughes
Gordon
Gooden (although, I would like gooden to stay)
Gray (is not so good as we think)

More players for a rookie, even a rookie like beasly or rose, i think it would be bad trade. Just look at the last year trades envolving rookies…

Figure out a way to do it by keeping Noah!

it’d be insane to turn down a trade for Beasley because the Bulls weren’t willing to give up Noah.

Who is it we were unwilling to give up Deng for—KG? Kobe? Gasol? Thank God the Bulls hung onto Deng.

would be Tyrus and the bulls pick for the #2 if Beasley is the guy. Swap one young PF for another.

would want from the Bulls, other than Noah, is a tough one.

Foye put up 13 and 4 for them, and he’s a last-second shot kind of guy, so they don’t need Kirk. Rashad McCants is pretty good, so between him and Foye, the Wolves probably don’t need Gordon. Brewer is a tall, defensive minded swing man, so they don’t need Thabo.

Other than a rugged rebounder/defense guy (Noah), what they really need is a scorer out of the 3 position. Maybe the Bulls can work Deng into this somehow (though I know that the sign and trade would be difficult).

That way the Wolves could go with Deng and Brewer in offense/defense switches, or they could go tall and pair Brewer with Foye in the backcourt.

but the guy looking over McHale’s shoulder says it’s a “good year to move up”.

I know the NBA draft machine demands it, but I’d say the Bulls go Bayless or Mayo with the number 2 pick.

where the Bulls move up to 4 or 5. ;-)

for Minnie’s 2008 #1 would make McHale look like a damn genius. Even if the Wolves have the #2 it is unlikely they will draft Beasley. Al Jefferson is a 4 and so is Beasley.

Beasley looks like a consensus top 1 or 2 in an average to below average draft, but we shouldn’t get crazy.

Beyond that, Kevin McHale doesn’t deserve any “GM of the year” awards or anything, but I find it odd that not one person is given pause by the fact he’s looking at Beasley and thinking Isaiah Rider. McHale is a guy who’s had no problem bringing in guys with attitude issues. He’s the guy that was willing to work with Spree and Eddie Griffin for God’s sake. If he looks and Beasely and thinks there’s a guy he can’t work with, everyone ought to be running scared.

as a compliment to Jefferson. Or trade down to the 3 for Lopez and pick up something else…

But was reluctant to post it due to the source. I would definitely support trading up for the second pick. Derrick Rose, if he’s available obviously, otherwise Beisley is a solid player to build on and around.

Big mistake! You don’t grow height as we have learn with Tyson Chandler. Don’t do it again.

Maybe Aaron Gray and the 9th Pick should work for both teams.

I guess the question here is two-fold: would the Wolves do this and should the Wolves do this? The answer to the first question is anybody’s best guess. Kevin McHale has made some baffling decisions in the past and I wouldn’t put it by him to move one of the 2 best players in a 2 player draft. I’m not sure the info for this thread is very good. Fred Hoiberg has been all over local media outlets touting this as a 2 player draft and saying over and over to anyone who will listen that this is a “good year to move up.” Since the Wolves are sitting with the 3rd worst record, I find it hard to believe that they think poorly of Beasley while telling everyone and their mother that the draft would be a massive success no matter what happens if they are in the top 2. I just heard Hoiberg on the radio this morning talking about how good the top 2 picks were in this draft.

As for all the talk about where Beasley would play and what role he would fill…let me say this: the Wolves are a terrible team who would benefit from pretty much any player in the top 10 picks of this draft. They have 1 legit starter. Believe me, they’ll find a place for Beasley to play. Furthermore, Big Al and Beasley would be a force on the offensive end of the court; on offensive rebounding potential alone, Beasley makes sense as a pick. From 1/2 shows to local media talking points, the Wolves have given no indication that they think of Beasley as anything but a top 2 pick that they would be lucky to obtain.

For argument’s sake, let’s say that the Wolves get the 2nd pick and Rose is off the board. Should they move him? As long as they get back a high 1st this year and a center I think the move makes sense. This pretty much means the Bulls, Bucks, and Warriors (Noah, Bogut, and Biedrins). If the Wolves could get one of those centers while getting a pick that would land them a Gallinari, CDR, or Budinger, that’s a pretty solid day at the office. They’d still have 2 of the top 3 2nd rounders as well as 3 potential 1st rounders next year. This pack of picks has been viewed both ways by Wolves fans: either they are saving them for a trade, or they won’t make any moves because they have a lot of picks to work with. I personally think they are going to move some of the picks as there isn’t enough roster space to keep them all. Oh well, I kind of got off track here. The bottom line here is that I don’t think this is a very credible tip as the Wolves have done nothing in public to suggest that they have anything but big-time interest in the top 2 picks of Rose and Beasley. That being said, if they get a young center and a pick that could land them a solid wing player, the move at least would make sense…even if it was far-fetched.

ever happened.

To Steve Schanwald!