Pointless Trade Idea

Wolves hire Tom Thibodeau as Coach; then trade him to Sixers for Coach Brett Brown and 2 1st round picks.

The Wolves are looking for a coach and I think they will have their pick of the litter with that sexy sexy roster they have. The Coach of choice right now is probably Thibodeau and I don't want to cast aspersions but I don't think he's the right fit for the Wolves. The Wolves have a real family atmosphere, a fun vibe that has one more year of low expectations where the young talent can incubate. Sam Mitchell has a good rapport with the youth but would probably fit better as a Player Development guy rather than as head coach and with one more year of Kevin Garnett at the end of the bench, the cult of steady progress in a fun vibe should continue. Does that sound like Thibodeau's method? No. He may be a good coach but his blood-from-stone mentality might damage those tender tulips.

A team that could use Thibs' brand of tough love is Philly. The Sixers have slowly built themselves around Nerlens (sloppy renter apparently), Jahlil Okafor (not popular at night clubs) and Joel Embiid (who seems to take a relaxed attitude towards rehab), three guys that could use a solid kick in the pants. They'll be adding in Dario Saric and 2 (or more) new 1st rounders this summer, that is a team that needs a brutal dictatorial iron hand. Brett Brown has experience with developing youth and seems like a smart tactician, but he doesn't appear to be a brutal dictator. Thibs, on the other hand, wouldn't tolerate back sliding or halfhearted effort.

Brett Brown seems like a fun loving basketball teacher, the kind of guy the Wolves could really use. Brown is familiar with a youth movement and molding that Wolves roster into a basketball force could be right up his alley. Garnett to keep the kids in line, Mitchell to watch over them from above, Brown to teach them how to ball sounds like a good combo to me. While a ruthless taskmaster fits the Sixers needs. There are a lot of moving parts in the plan I just described, which makes it virtually impossible to actually take place...but think about it. It works.