TDL Archived: The 2nd Rnd Pick Yankee Swap

[KillerLeft]

I don't see the fascination of downgrading an already expiring Wood for a washed expiring Love.

I'm just working under the assumption that because Wood hasn't accepted that two-year extension, they're dead-set on moving him. That could be incorrect, but with so much of the offense coming from guards now, and such a need for Luka/Kyrie to be the only suspect defenders in the lineup, it actually does make a lot of sense to move him at this point, imo. I think his defensive struggles have been overblown, but he's an offensive player, for sure. 

The trade off for Wood is getting them to take Bertans. Rubio, imo, is actually a piece that raises the ceiling of the next few years. He's a competent PG off the bench who can be a point of attack defender almost as effective as Ntilikina, only in the form of someone who could actually play 20 minutes a night in a playoff series. 

It makes the team better this year and more flexible moving forward without requiring draft capital. 

If there's a better deal out there, I'd take it, but I'm honestly pretty convinced that 

A) Wood is going to be moved
B) They're probably only looking at expiring money right now