First, there is a feeling around the league that Timberwolves president of basketball operations Gersson Rosas will explore every conceivable option with this pick, including a multitude of trade options. Not only has Rosas already proven himself to be one of the more aggressive heads of basketball ops in the NBA, but also the executive team in charge is also one of the more creative ones in executing deals. Remember: the team’s vice president of basketball ops, Sachin Gupta, created the damn trade machine on ESPN. I would not be so sure that the Wolves end up making this pick at No. 1. At the very least, they’re going to see if anyone is willing to meet whatever they set as their asking price.
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The consensus around the league is that …
The consensus around the league is that this will simply be a value play for Rosas, not necessarily one based upon a specific timeline they want to adhere to. Remember: Rosas and executive vice president Sachin Gupta come from the Houston school of thought under Daryl Morey, where they think of most assets in regard to trade value. If they decide an offer is good enough, the thought is he’ll take whatever he thinks is the most valuable for the organization long-term, versus the one that will help them win this year. Maybe it’s player capital, maybe it’s additional draft capital in a trade down. One thing most teams want to do league-wide is potentially expand their draft capital in the much stronger 2021 draft, so may it’s a trade out involving a big offer. Maybe they do just stand pat. But the Wolves are absolutely going to explore what’s available.
Kings interested in a former member of ‘The Process’ for open GM job
A former member of “The Process” is being considered for the Sacramento Kings open GM job.
“The Process” can sometimes be considered as a four-letter word in Philadelphia, but there is no doubt that it had some success as it netted the 76ers some legitimate stars that have turned the fortunes of the franchise around.
So, other teams may look at that and try to emulate what the former general manager Sam Hinkie performed and how he turned the Sixers around a bit.
The Sacramento Kings are currently looking for a new general manager after Vlade Divac stepped down and there are a few candidates for the position, according to Sam Amick and Shams Charania of The Athletic. One of them is Hinkie’s number 2 while with the Sixers, Sachin Gupta who is currently with the Minnesota Timberwolves as their executive vice president of basketball.
Amick:
The list of possibilities goes on from there: The Pelicans’ Trajan Langdon (GM under Dave Griffin, who is executive vice president of basketball operations), the Timberwolves’ Sachin Gupta (executive vice president of basketball operations), the Spurs’ Brent Barry (vice president of basketball operations), the Rockets‘ Eli Witus (assistant GM under Daryl Morey).
At the moment, the Kings have former NBA champion Joe Dumars running the show, but Gupta will have his shot along with a slew of candidates. [lawrence-related id=36961,36957,36954]