but Timberwolves Encouraged by the success of last season, he wrote that if the team didn’t make at least another major upgrade, there was an “overwhelming feeling” that the team would hit the wall before becoming a legitimate title candidate. Athletic John Krowtinsky..
The idea was the motivation behind the team’s blockbuster. Trade agreement 3 best defensive players of the year Rudy Gobert.. As Krawczynski explains, the front office was able to address many of the club’s weaknesses and struggled to identify another player around the NBA available in the Minnesota-provided package.
Timberwolves predicts that Gobert will ease the life of his new teammates and allow them to gamble more by defending and giving. D’Angelo Russell A pick and roll partner that sets a great screen and can be a threat to Rob.
Wolves also believe that Gobert’s life can be eased — Minnesota has stronger border defenders (Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Kyle Anderson, Train Prince) Than Utah, and Karl-Anthony Towns“The ability to make outer shots will complement Gobert’s inner game,” says Krawczynski.
Learn more about wolves and their roster shake-ups.
- Gobert was excited to play with Timberwolves, and Towns was particularly supportive of the move, sources said.
- According to Krawczynski, wolf sources were pessimistic throughout the process by which the agreement was actually achieved, and as of Friday morning the deal appeared to be “at risk.”Minnesota was ready to shift its focus to other targets such as: Myles Turner Also Clint Capela Before the Gobert talks gained momentum again late Friday when Utah agreed to trade without McDaniels.
- Before signing a contract with Gobert, the wolf Net about Kevin Durant, The source tells Krawczynski. But Minnesota didn’t want to give up Edwards or Towns because of Durant, so those discussions didn’t go far.
- Timberwolves too Dejounte Murray And may have high prices Hawks For him, however, the fact that they did not show that Gobert was more important observes Klautinsky.
- Chris Hein of Star Tribune Not only from a salary cap perspective, we’ll take a closer look at the offensive and defensive impact of Gobert’s acquisition on wolves.
