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This is apparently where we’re at now, in the modern NBA. The obsession with future first round picks has made it so the Minnesota Timberwolves can trade a way a capable (if not boffo) former second overall pick – still working on his rookie contract, no less – and not receive a future first round pick in exchange. In the first mid-season deal of the Flip Saunders era in Minnesota, the Wolves have sent 2011 draftee Derrick Williams to the Sacramento Kings for tweener forward Luc Mbah a Moute. This is an underwhelming transaction . On paper, Derrick and Luc seem to be act as the offensive-minded and defensive-minded versions of themselves. Williams is a sound enough rebounder, an effortless mover within an offense that still seems to break plays and miss plenty of shots that look really, really good following his windup. Mbah a Moute’s offensive arsenal is weak and he’s only a capable rebounder, but he moves his feet expertly and ties up opponent after opponent at either forward position. You don’t want either starting for you, but despite their seeming perfect destiny as a first forward off the bench neither has thrived coming off the pine.
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