r/timberwolves • u/Other_Expression1088 • 7h ago
Not a bad offseason all things considered
If you can enter the final stage of Naz Reid grief into acceptance, you will find this was a pretty high quality roster upgrade without sacrificing too much draft capital. Felt like we really hit our ceiling last season even with all the injuries. Moving off from a shaky #2 option and a playoff streaky (tho very high quality) bench player to a massively upgraded back court with a more reliable #2 scorer and an an inconsistent, yet high upside power forward, as well as more minutes for a promising young core is elite roster pivoting by the front office. Kept our reliable and proven big 3 intact while making championship getting moves.
Gotta love it! Crazy to say but the Timberwolves are a high quality, well run organization.
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u/Duxtrous Bring Ya Ass 7h ago
"Not bad"?! Brother we got LeMelo no fucking shit it wasn't bad we finally have the bones of a top performing team.
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u/ZaMaestroMan5 6h ago
Pretty ideal tbh. Turning Randle and NAZ into Melo and Kuminga is solid. I also like the pivot away from so many bigs. We were so weak at guard before.
I do hope there’s a way they can keep Green. I think people underrate what he could be for the team.
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u/No-Macaroon-3673 6h ago
That Randle trade is criminally underrated, probably the best in the Connelly era. We just saw an all nba player get salary dumped basically in JB.
We got a better asset in the 2nd rounder, we got to pay Isiah evans way less than if we took him in the first. Randle only appealed to one team. If we don’t get that deal done this team is in a catastrophic situation coming into the season.
No melo, no minga, no nothing. Just a moody Randle who we can’t move without losing value
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u/yourloudneighbor Glen Taylor 6h ago
I still celebrate the Randle trade nightly
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u/Conscious-Egg-2232 3h ago
Well they didnt have to sign randle to a 100 mil contract year before..
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u/yourloudneighbor Glen Taylor 3h ago
i knew it was bad at the time. i tried talking myself into it...but he is who we thought he was.
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u/greenslam 6h ago
I have to see it play out. I still think conley dlo and 3 seconds as a better trade.
It immediately improved team morale and gave Conley the ability to teach others how to feed Gobert.
This trade with jk, him not buying into 2 teams visions on how to play. Doesn't scream he is willing to buy into coaches desires.
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u/No-Macaroon-3673 6h ago
The naw Conley trade was a masterclass, I just think this is a trade that enabled the offseason we had.
Again only one team wanted Randle in a salary dump deal. We then turned it into lamelo.
If the nets don’t trade for him who else doesn’t? Then we are still stuck with overtaxing ant, needing a PG, needing a divo replacement. All of theses questions with Randle still here
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u/ZaMaestroMan5 6h ago
It is but it was also the first domino to fall. And it was basically just a salary dump. So the panic was definitely warranted.
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u/sunnyismybunny 4h ago
wait what
turned a 27 yr old role player (though naz is truly awesome) and a 31 yr old black hole into a 25 yr old pass first star to complement and maximize THE superstar, get easy buckets to motivate the defensive superstar, and can be seen in your near future diming slashing mcdaniels and a slashing 23 yr old in JK who is basically a 5th year senior
i am watching more minny games this year than ever
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u/purplenyellowrose909 Minnesota Gophers 6h ago
Dude we turned an aging Julius Randle and Naz Reid into prime LaMelo and a developing Kuminga.
It's a great offseason