Brewer Traded in the Melo Deal

Brewer says his final farewell to the Minnesota fans, as the Timberwolves have shipped him out to New York. Kosta Koufas was also a late throw in. The Timberwolves were the key third team in the Carmelo Anthony deal which sent him to the Knicks. I'm sure you all know the story of Melo since it has been in the news for the last 3 months. The deal sent 13 players packing. The two players that will be packing parkas and winter gloves are Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry. These are the two players the Wolves received for Corey Brewer. Now don't get me wrong I did want to see Anthony Randolph in a Timberwolves uniform, but for the Wolves to trade their starting shooting guard for Randolph is questionable. The Wolves being the mediator in the Melo trade should have demanded more in return. Lets face it Curry will most likely be cut and his 11 million dollar deal will come off the books this summer. So we traded our starting shooting guard for someone who doesn't even see the court in NY? I just don't know if that was smart. Brewer will be missed in the land of 10,000 lakes. He brought energy to the court which most fans appreciated, but he is still considered a bust. Lets hope the "potential" the Wolves see in Randolph, like Darko last year, can pay off again. The Wolves will also get a future 2nd round pick.

Lets meet the New Timberwolves.
 Anthony Randolph - He is a young athletic power forward and could fit in well with the Wolves scheme.  No that is not a miss print he has only appeared in 17 games, and is only averaging 2.1 ppg.

Recent Career					FG					3PT					FT					Rebounds					Misc
Year	Team	G	Min		M	A	Pct			M	A	Pct			M	A	Pct			Off	Def	Tot			Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
2008-09	GS	63	17:53		3.2	6.8	46.2			0.0	0.1	0.0			1.6	2.2	71.6			2.0	3.7	5.8			0.8	1.3	0.7	1.2	2.2	7.9
2009-10	GS	33	22:41		4.2	9.4	44.3			0.0	0.2	20.0			3.3	4.1	80.2			2.2	4.3	6.5			1.3	1.5	0.9	1.6	2.8	11.6
2010-11	NY	17	07:30		0.8	2.7	31.1			0.1	0.2	25.0			0.4	0.7	50.0			0.7	1.7	2.4			0.4	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.9	2.1

Randolph's player page
Curry's player page
Eddy Curry, who once was a solid option in his prime has been often injured and has only player in 7 games this year. He was included in the deal strictly for cap purposes, the Knicks needed to shed his 11 million dollar contract to make way for Melo's new deal. He will most likely never even see a Wolves uniform.

Recent Career					FG					3PT					FT					Rebounds					Misc
Year	Team	G	Min		M	A	Pct			M	A	Pct			M	A	Pct			Off	Def	Tot			Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
2007-08	NY	59	25:53		5.0	9.2	54.6			0.0	0.0	N/A			3.2	5.1	62.3			1.9	2.8	4.7			0.5	2.1	0.2	0.5	2.7	13.2
2008-09	NY	3	03:53		0.7	0.7	100.0			0.0	0.0	N/A			0.3	1.0	33.3			0.0	1.3	1.3			0.0	0.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.7
2009-10	NY	7	08:54		1.1	3.0	38.1			0.0	0.0	N/A			1.4	2.4	58.8			0.6	1.3	1.9			0.0	1.9	0.0	0.1	1.9	3.7