Corey Brewer Traded to Houston

Binkster said:

Not to mention, [Bennet] is in his second year, playing lousy basketball yet again, and hardly even earning minutes.

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Yes, his 18.3 PER is terrible. He's also getting 17.3 minutes per game, which isn't exactly "hardly earning minutes".

As for Brewer, I don't want him. We've got guys that can already do what he does on this team. Stand pat for now and see where we're at when the trade deadline rolls around.

SteelSmack said:

Yes, his 18.3 PER is terrible. He's also getting 17.3 minutes per game, which isn't exactly "hardly earning minutes".

As for Brewer, I don't want him. We've got guys that can already do what he does on this team. Stand pat for now and see where we're at when the trade deadline rolls around.

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Not saying your opinion isn't valid, but it brings up an interesting point.

I listened to Zach Lowe's podcast with Kevin Arnovitz the other day and they were talking about how much personality and chemistry play a part in trades, free agent signings, etc. It's easy to look at NBA trades like a fantasy league - just based on raw stats, but the real world doesn't work that way.

For example, they said look at the Kings letting Isaiah Thomas walk, and signing Darren Collison. On paper, that's a terrible move. Thomas was looking like a budding all star, and Collison a career backup. But Arnovitz said look at Cousins attitude and expressions when Thomas was on the floor with him. Those two weren't crazy about playing with one another, and their personalities may not have matched up.

Then there's Collison, who has always been a really good backup or an okay starter at best, is a guy that his teammates LOVE. Arnovitz said that Clippers players, especially CP3, were so dejected when they let him go that they were like, depressed. They loved playing with that guy. And here he is now in Sac, and the Kings are killing it. That chemistry of personalities might have something to do with it.

So back to Brewer. Sure, on paper, maybe he does the same things as a guy like Marion. Maybe not even on as high of a level. But he and Kevin Love get along really well and feel very comfortable together. And when they were on the court together, they had a fast break chemistry that was so good, that Brewer led the league in transition points.

So maybe he's not a paper upgrade. But if suddenly you have a second unit led by Kevin Love, who is excited to go out and run with his old mate Brewer, maybe that gets you an extra 6-8 points per game, which is huge.

If we get him for nothing but the trade exception, then I'm all for it.

I'm not a particularly big Corey Brewer fan. The fact that he has actually gotten a bit worse as a shooter over his career is a bit alarming. But if he can can play the 2 guard and guard other team's guards, I can definitely see his value. David Thorpe in True Hoop recently thought he'd be a good addition, without even mentioning the Love-Brewer chemistry angle. Thorpe thinks the Cavs need to add more speed and athleticism and Brewer would bring that.

In any event, I think if they can get anything useful for the Bogans TPE, they should do it. I don't even necessarily see the mythical rim protector as being the biggest need. And there's something to be said about being able to make a move sooner rather than later.

Has anyone suggested Waiters for Brewer?

kovanovich said:

Has anyone suggested Waiters for Brewer?

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I think Waiters for Brewer would be wasting Dion's trade value. I mean, he's probably not gonna net you an all star, but you can get Brewer practically for free.

mhi said:

You guys are seriously overestimating Harris' potential contributions going forward.

This kid is going to hit the (rookie) wall, real hard and real soon. He might bounce back from it later, but usually rookies don't until the following year.

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Told you. His play (or lack thereof) is one of the reasons we need a better bench.

Truth is, Harris is a fringe NBA player. IMO, he hasn't shown enough to tell that me that he can play in this league. And spare me the "his a rookie" talk. He has gotten more minutes that 90% of second rounders can ever dream off.

I am really warming up to this dude. I don't know what it would take and its rumored that we aren't close with the wolves to a deal, or that we are even talking anymore, but anything is better then our glory 6th man waiters

The guy is currently starting for Minny so I don't see them giving him up for just an exception or some top 55 protected pick and euro draft rights just to save money. As of now, I like how he fits better than Waiters, but I still think Waiters has a good deal of potential and ability. I'm willing to let him slog through the season a bit as he figures out what his role should be.

The Kevin Martin injury killed these trade talks. Flip isn't trotting out a D-League squad this year, he's made that clear.

Moved this thread to the Trade forum. If news heats up, we'll move it back.

There's a lot more on the link, such as possibly sending Pek to the D-league, and other oddities.

http://www.startribune.com/sports/wolves/285309441.html

Welcome back to reality Flip. Oh you mean trading a first round pick for Thad Young wasn't a good move? Did you really think by subtracting Love you would somehow "retool" and compete in the West? Now trade us Brewer for the TPE. We already saved you by giving you Wiggins for a guy who was going to walk

i would take brewer, he could start at the 2 for us, would rather have someone who can shoot a little though

Orange Julius said:

Welcome back to reality Flip. Oh you mean trading a first round pick for Thad Young wasn't a good move? Did you really think by subtracting Love you would somehow "retool" and compete in the West? Now trade us Brewer for the TPE. We already saved you by giving you Wiggins for a guy who was going to walk

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A lot of us thought the Cavs could compete (well, make the playoffs) the year after LeBron left. I think we as fans just tend to underestimate the impact that one really great player can have, especially when we're pissed at that one player for leaving or demanding a trade.

He is back on block according to Windhorst and ESPN.

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...berwolves-again-shopping-veteran-corey-brewer

Though he isn't the greatest shooter, he can hit an occasional open shot to the point where defences wouldn't take a chance staying too far away from him. And he can finish at the rim (strong at times). He can also play physical defense, though he does cheat off the ball more than most defenders. He's a huge upgrade over Marion to the starting lineup. Marion slides to the 3 spot off the bench and provides much needed defense when LeBron sits.