Thaddeus Young's departure from the Philadelphia 76ers was but one piece of a much broader puzzle.
The 26-year-old forward was sent to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of a three-team deal centered around the exchange of disaffected star Kevin Love for 2014 first-overall pick Andrew Wiggins.
Per Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, "The Timberwolves will send Philadelphia the Miami Heat's 2015 first-round pick Minnesota will acquire as part of the Kevin Love deal with Cleveland, sources said. The T-Wolves will send forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and guard Alexey Shved to the Sixers."
Wojnarowski adds, "The draft pick is lottery protected to No. 10 in the 2015 and 2016 drafts, and unprotected in 2017."
According to 76ers general manager Sam Hinkie, that draft pick was key to the organization's involvement in the deal.
Meanwhile, Young has a player-option for the 2015-16 season, meaning he very well could have walked away from the $9,721,740 he was owed—and leaving Philadelphia with nothing to show for it.
To be sure, however, ...
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