I really like Siakam but he is two (2) years older than KAT and on an Expiring contract. That would be a huge flight risk along with a dart throw at #13 in terms of compensation.
McDaniels doesn't rebound. Siakam averages about 7 boards a game.
The assumption on my part would be Siakam signing a long term extension. Same with Reid.
Given how well Reid played the 2nd half of last season before the injury, you have to be pretty excited about his potential.
If Siakam can be extended without impacting the ability to hang on to McDaniel, I'm all for it.
Great post. Hate to say it but the kat trade might end up being for expirings and draft picks
The Wolves traded 10 players/draft picks for Rudy, now they say that Rudy doesn't have much market value. That is truly amazing and typical for the Wolves.
Sad but true.
The problem is that the league has wised up after the Gobert, Durant, Harden and Simmons trades. I don't think a KAT trade will bring more than one unprotected 1st. (At this point I'd probably take it.)
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A little birdie says teams will covet a budding superstar and owners will seek public subsidies for their arena. More stunning insight from Charley.From this week's Charley Walters Column:
— Look for the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks make a push for the Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards when he becomes a restricted free agent in 2024.
— Don’t think it’s out of the question that impending Timberwolves investors Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore could threaten a move from Minneapolis, for either Seattle or Las Vegas or elsewhere, if they don’t get a major renovation of Target Center or a new arena, which could cost nearly $1 billion.
Overheard
— Outspoken former Twin-Yankee Doug Mienkiewicz, on the arrogance of boyhood pal Arron Rodriguez, the Timberwolves investor, on Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association’s Legends Territory: “He’s going to die a lonely man.”
Charley Walters: Only pitchers will make up Twins’ all-star contingent
It’s a good bet that no position players will represent the Minnesota Twins in the All-Star Game in Seattle on July 11. At least one pitcher would seem to be the first-place team’s representative f…
We will always have to worry about everything sports wise living in MN.From this week's Charley Walters Column:
— Look for the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks make a push for the Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards when he becomes a restricted free agent in 2024.
— Don’t think it’s out of the question that impending Timberwolves investors Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore could threaten a move from Minneapolis, for either Seattle or Las Vegas or elsewhere, if they don’t get a major renovation of Target Center or a new arena, which could cost nearly $1 billion.
Overheard
— Outspoken former Twin-Yankee Doug Mienkiewicz, on the arrogance of boyhood pal Arron Rodriguez, the Timberwolves investor, on Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association’s Legends Territory: “He’s going to die a lonely man.”
Charley Walters: Only pitchers will make up Twins’ all-star contingent
It’s a good bet that no position players will represent the Minnesota Twins in the All-Star Game in Seattle on July 11. At least one pitcher would seem to be the first-place team’s representative f…
Please trade him
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I really don't want them to trade him because I don't have confidence that they will get commensurate value in return. However, when he says stupid shit like that it means he's saying even stupider shit in the locker room. He's gotta go.
Yup.
This mighta been the friction between him and buckets
Many professional athletes are divorced from reality. They have to have egos to match their talent to beat the million to one odds to get to their level. However, KAT is off the charts. He's also a huge drama queen. My guess is the immature drama queen part of it didn't play well with Jimmy.
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Thanks for posting, Ice!From Johnny K's column in The Atlantic. It's informative and pretty long. Here are partially his answers to 3 questions:
"Tim Connelly and Chris Finch are both on record saying they believe in their starting five and want to see it get a chance to play together next season. Trades are hard to pull off in the NBA, so most do not happen. If the Blazers do make No. 3 available and Henderson is there, they will have several strong offers coming their way. Right now, I’d be surprised if a KAT-Scoot swap is what transpires.
Your best guess: Is Towns here to start the season? How about to end it? — @TheSportsminn
As of now, yes, my best guess is that Towns is here to start next season. Towns and Gobert only played 27 games and 529 minutes together ( Edit:including playoffs)'. Right now, the Gobert trade does not look good for the Wolves. Maybe they try to start next season with the two of them healthy to see if there is a model that can improve with health and time together..
I can’t rule out a KAT trade completely at this point. But they could start the season with him on the roster and, if they don’t see the team come together as they believe it can, they could pivot by the February trade deadline, either by moving Towns or making another move.
Covering this league for as long as I have, I’ve learned to never say never. That approach applies to a KAT trade this summer. But all the rhetoric to this point has tilted toward running it back..
What’s your take on the Wolves’ locker room morale after the season? Is Rudy playing in FIBA play? What are the chances we re-sign Naz Reid and Nickeil Alexander-Walker? — @The_Barftender
Dang, Barf! Slow down. Lol. Let’s try to go rapid-fire on all three of your questions.
- The morale was good. I know a lot of people were concerned about Kyle Anderson and Gobert throwing down in a sideline huddle, but the two of them genuinely quashed that and moved on quickly. There are plenty of those confrontations that happen during a season, but they’re usually behind closed doors in practice, so they are often not seen. From my view, the team got along very well. I didn’t see any signs of real divisions in the locker room like I have in some past seasons.
- Gobert has yet to make a public announcement on that. I am sure plenty in Wolves land hope he takes the summer off, but playing for France is always very important to him.
- The Wolves really would love to have Reid back. Finch and Connelly have both called it a priority. The question is, will they get outbid either in dollars or playing time or both? Reid would love to stay in Minnesota. He is comfortable here, has tight relationships on the team and has respect for Finch. I don’t think his leaving is the foregone conclusion others have made it out to be. With Alexander-Walker, he’s a restricted free agent, so the odds of another team offering something the Wolves can’t match is a little lower than Reid. NAW really played well in the playoffs.."
Karl-Anthony Towns trades, Chris Finch's staff and looking for a point guard: Timberwolves mailbag
If the Karl-Anthony Towns/Rudy Gobert experiment continues to fail, what's the likelihood of trading KAT?
