RandBall: Is Timberwolves' best off-season move a position switch for Karl-Anthony Towns?
Timberwolves fans will spend most of this week analyzing mock drafts, conducting post-draft analysis late into Thursday and then diving headlong into free agency and D'Angelo Russell speculation.
But the most important offseason move could be this one: Trading Karl-Anthony Towns, center, for Karl-Anthony Towns, power forward.
Though likely not a one-for-one swap if it does happen, since Towns probably would still play some center even if power forward was added to his plate, it would be significant.
In making the rounds with various Twin Cities media outlets in recent weeks, new President of Basketball Operations Tim Connelly has sounded very open to the idea of Towns being used at the "four."
Whether that's simply to keep his offseason roster searches open or a genuine sentiment is up for debate, but my guess is that it's at least some of both.
(Presumably, head coach Chris "Finchy" Finch will have more say over that than Connelly, but it is still interesting).
The organization seems open to the idea of moving Karl-Anthony Towns to power forward for at least some minutes, which would be a welcome change.
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