Reusse's tweet about Trevor

hmmm.....Not sure i'd crown Davis as a cant miss there dpodoll. If it were actually an option, which it isnt, there is no way the Wolves would take Davis for Love. Crazy talk.
 

Exactly right. "Don't trade Love for a pick" is markedly different than "Don't trade love for the #1 pick". Many are calling Davis the best draft prospect since LeBron. Aside from him, there are several players who project to be multi-year starters, perhaps even an All-Star or two, but certainly no one anticipated to be a franchise-changer. I can't recall a year in recent memory where there was a greater disparity in value between the #1 and #2 pick. Davis could be the modern-day Bill Russell. I've read several projections calling him, worst-case scenario, Marcus Camby (who was the #2 overall pick behind Iverson). I watched several Kentucky games this year (including all of the Tournament games), and it's difficult to pinpoint what "it" is, but he has "it". It's extremely difficult to meaningfully impact games without scoring a bunch of points, and he does it quite often, never more evident that in the national title game.[/QUOTE


Not sure what you're seeing; Camby (pre-knee issues) is probably his upside (not necessary a bad thing). He has a long wingspan and big motor, but beyond that, one can't even compare him to Durant in terms of potential, let alone second best to LeBron
 


You could easily argue that Kevin Love is a top 10 player in the NBA. Given his relatively young age, I would never trade that for uncertain potential. We know Davis will be a great shot-blocker in the NBA, but that is all we know for sure. I'm willing to keep open the possibility that Davis may one day surpass Kevin Love in overall value, but I wouldn't have seen it being worth the risk. I'm not 100% sold on Davis' ability to create offense in the NBA to tell you the truth. There have been many 'can't miss' prospects to come into the league and not be able to hack it. We're all projecting here, but if I were the Wolves GM and the Hornets offered me the #1 for Kevin Love, I would have said 'no thanks.' In fact, off the top of my head, the only players I would trade Love for without thinking twice would be Durant, Rose, or Lebron.
 




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