The pick is still Embid. Always was and always will be. Cleveland Clinic is best medical facility which any NBA team has. If he was going to another team, that team would obtain full medical on him. Has anyone heard that such info has been provided? No....why not? Because he's going to the Cavs.
Exum is the "backup".
Cavs only care about figuring out whether they can bluff Philly into giving #3 and #10 (plus either some seconds or have Philly use the 2nds to get another first) or whether to take Affalo, #4 and #12.
They will take Wiggins. They will trade with either Philly or Orlando who will then get Wiggins. We will get the player we want (Embid) and then either keep the picks or (this part is my hope) trade Affalo, the #12, our #33 and two of the following: (a) one of next year's first round picks along with (b) one of Waiters, Bennett or Thompson AND Scotty Hopson (for $1.4 million of salary cap) OR trade #10, Philly's late first round choice acquired with a bunch of the seconds, our #33 and two players of Waiters, Bennett and Thompson and Scotty Hopson FOR LOVE.
Then, you can offer LBJ the opportunity to play with Irving, Waiters/Jack/Bennett with LBJ playing the position vacated by Waiters or Bennett other SF, SG, Love, and Zeller / Varajao. If Love leaves, then Embid is your 3rd "star". Minnesota MUST make this trade as they will not get a haul like this later in the year (a top 12 pick, another first rounder or Affalo, another early 2nd rounder(s), and another good young player(s) in Waiters or Bennett or Thompson and/or another first next year). I sure would love to trade Jack for Marcus Thorton and replace Affalo for Thorton.
If you have to acquire Exum instead of Embid, then you still can still get Love (although Waiters would be gone for sure...much to my dismay).
The main thing is that these trades get us Love and allow us to compete for an Eastern crown now (even without LeBron), protect us once Love leaves (still have Embid or Exum) and somewhat of a talented young nucleus (here's hoping we keep Waiters, then Bennett, then Thompson although I suppose the opposite is more likely) to go with Irving and the Embid/Exum player (along with salary room to get someone to replace Love in 2015).
