The competition to sign unrestricted free agent Paul Millsap is heating up. With the forward set to meet with the Suns on Sunday, and Phoenix reportedly gearing up to go after him hard, it appears two teams may have jumped ahead of them in his pecking order, Frank Isola of The New York Daily News relays (via Twitter). According to a source close to the player, the Timberwolves and the Nuggets are the current frontrunners to sign Millsap, per the scribe.
The Wolves are certainly an intriguing option after acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Bulls, though, the team is more in need of a point guard than another scoring forward at this time. Jeff Teague is reportedly set to join the franchise as an unrestricted free agent, and if he is indeed inked, adding Millsap may create complications on offense given Butler’s high usage rate and the continuing development of Karl-Anthony Towns and Andrew Wiggins as scoring threats.
Denver would provide Millsap with more of an opportunity to shine individually, especially with the potential loss of Danilo Gallinari this summer, but they are a team further away from contention than the Wolves at this time.
In a fourth consecutive All-Star season last year, Millsap averaged a career high 18.1 points and 7.7 rebounds per game.
Millsap to the T-wolves would make a solid starting five. With Teague-Wiggins-Butler-Millsap-Towns. Would look good on paper.
Then we wouldn’t have much for a bench but yeah a solid starting 5
Since when does thibs use a bench?
We would have tyus Aldrich dieng bjelica Rush? And look at the Warriors bench they won a ring with a starting 5
That’s why Iggy is getting offers from half the league
And Livingston got a decent pay day
Personally I think that would better a better than “solid” starting 5
Probably too 3 starting 5 in the league. Although I don’t really like Teague. Would rather have Rubio or hill.
But really though, if they sign millsap, you have tyus, bjelly, and dieng getting solid minutes off the bench. Go after pj tucker and cj miles. Trade Aldrich for cap relief. Fill the rest of the roster with value contracts so you have a little injury insurance.