Robert Covington

Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

November 10, 2018 by Harlan Schreiber Leave a Comment

Timberwolves trade Jimmy Butler and Justin Patton to 76ers for Robert Covington, Dario Saris, Jerryd Bayless, and a 2020 second-round pick The craptastic stare down between Minnesota and Butler is finally over and it leaves all sorts of lingering questions for us to consider. Let’s run down the issues…. -Was this trade good for Minnesota? It was clear that Butler had to go but to answer this question we’d have to be privy to the market for Butler. If the rumors were true that Houston … [Read more...] about Transactions: The Jimmy Butler Trade

NBA Draft 2013: Combo Forwards

June 24, 2013 by Ed Weiland Leave a Comment

Also known as a stretch 4 or a tweener, this group is something of a catchall for forwards who don’t fit. Either their size or statistics suggest they belong in a different role than what they played in college. All have some skill that could translate to NBA success. Such players have become more valuable as the trend is towards smaller lineups. The recent NBA success of such players is Ryan Anderson. Coming out of Cal as a sophomore, Anderson’s strengths were 3-point shooting and … [Read more...] about NBA Draft 2013: Combo Forwards