Kevin Love has been traded, but Thaddeus Young is still a Sixer

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves have an agreement in principle on a trade that would send Kevin Love to the Cavaliers, according to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports. In return, Minnesota would receive the last two first overall picks in the NBA, Anthony Bennett (2013) and Andrew Wiggins (2014), along with a protected 2015 first round pick. The most interesting part for Sixers fans is they are not involved in this initial trade, as they were rumored to be for the last couple weeks.

The key phrase there is “initial trade”.

While the reported trade above is all but completed, the Sixers can still make a separate trade with Minnesota after the Love trade is official. ESPN’s Brian Windhorst has reported that the Sixers are the team who will be taking on Anthony Bennett in a trade. Windhorst reported that a three-team trade was likely, but the Sixers could still strike a separate deal for Bennett if a three-team trade doesn’t happen. As a guest on 97.5 the Fanatic this week, Windhorst gave more clarification:

“For several weeks, it has been understood that the Timberwolves want (power forward) Thaddeus Young to be their new power forward when they trade Kevin Love to Cleveland. If there is no speed bumps between now and August 23rd, that is going to happen. Philadelphia is probably going to end up sending Young to Minnesota. Exactly who the Sixers get back is unclear. I have speculated it could be Anthony Bennett.”

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