After a month of back and forth reports about the exact details of the blockbuster trade that will send Kevin Love to Cleveland, and 2014 first overall selection Andrew Wiggins to Minnesota in return, things are now beginning to shape up.
It was reported on August 8th that the Sixers would be sending veteran forward Thaddeus Young to the Minnesota Timberwolves for 2013 first overall pick Anthony Bennett. However, after two weeks of uncertainty reports surfaced yesterday that the Sixers would not be acquiring Bennett after all.
Today, more news came out regarding a trade including the Sixers and Young.
According to Jerry Zgoda, Minnesota Timberwolves reporter for the Star Tribune, the Sixers will be acquiring guard Alexey Shved and veteran forward Luc Mbah a Moute, and a top-10 protected first-rounder from the Heat via the Cavaliers. Both Shved and Mbah a Moute are expiring contracts. For now it seems like this trade will be a part of the blockbuster trade referred to above, which means that this trade cannot be completed until Sunday at the earliest, as the deal cannot happen until Wiggins has been signed for 30 days.
Schved, a 6-foot-6 combo guard, averaged 4 points, 1.3 rebounds and 10.5 minutes in 63 games with Minnesota last year. He’s under contract for $3.2 million.
Mbah a Moute, a 6-8 forward, averaged 3.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 15.7 minutes in 64 games with the Kings and Wolves last season. Mbah a Moute, who has been a mentor for Sixers rookie center Joel Embiid, is set to make $4.4 million.
Young, who has been a fan favorite and was the team leader in the locker room last season, is coming off a career year. Averaging a career best in points (17.9) and assists (2.3), while also grabbing six rebounds per game, Young was arguably the best player on the floor last season for the Sixers. He has spent his entire career with Philadelphia, after being drafted 12th in the 2007 NBA draft.
If the reported trade does happen, the Sixers will have truly turned the keys over to Michael Carter-Williams.
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