@TimGarrisonMN Accurate to be sure. But all these comments from others nationally about how our rebounding and defense are gonna get worse is rather humorous, considering neither Julius or Naz was that great at either-especially for a big
@JacksonLloyd Fact of the matter is that they were able to get a top 30 talent for essentially just Naz and a first round pick when AI will be running the universe. If it weren’t for the aforementioned risks, he would be unavailable- or at least not for what they got him for
@Wolvesmuse Absolutely a good trade if you remove all sentiment and emotion. LaMelo has way upside and can do more. Just has to stay healthy and get a chauffeur
@WillRagatz At any rate, it’s nice now knowing that our owners are willing to pay the tax- and not be cheap like the Pohlads. I was worried about that. It’s also nice having a GM that will take big swings and not stand pat
@GopherHole I like it. Sucks to lose a fan fav but LaMelo, if healthy (a gigantic if), has more upside and can do a lot more than Naz. Hornets were never taking Rudy. And Green is a sneaky good shooter that can be planted outside for drive and kick threes
@DaneMooreNBA I’m all in on the young guys playing this year. We saw last season how little seeding actually matters when it comes to playoffs. And the Wolves don’t play that hard anyway in the regular season. Let Jaylen, TJ, Joan and Evans get consistent minutes and see what they can become
@AyoDosunmuMuse Duncan Robinson makes 17 million a year. Anyone that thinks this is an overpay just simply isn’t familiar with the NBA market present day
@TheMORPHOID@REichten Agreed. TJ becoming a ~38 percent 3 point shooter on decent volume would be huge though. Clark becoming the same would be a better, less dirty Lou Dort
@Phantele_ Yes but if those other two improve to those projections, Jaden doesn’t need to be Kawhi. He just needs to be similar to Jalen Williams. Play great D, hit an open three consistently, and be better at taking it to/finishing at the rim
@run_bull_ Yes. And now it seems entirely likely that Wolves could have gotten Giannis for Jaden, based on the underwhelming return the Bucks wound up getting