All Things 2025-2026 Minnesota Timberwolves Offseason Thread

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upnorthkid said:
Problem is Wemby can shoot over both bam and bron. Add at this age bron isn’t going to commit to thumping with Wemby to displace him and I just don’t see him being much of an asset there anymore. His defensive stats have really been the part that’s fallen off massively (though some of that is playing with reaves and Doncic)

Giannis with offensive help to take the load off so he could play fully engaged defense with Wemby would be fun though
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I was thinking of body blows and teach the youngster some humility.
 

Slim Tubby said:
I would put him firmly behind Giannis and Adebayo but I agree that MIA is probably a place he's considering strongly.
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Bam is really good but he’s not a ball dominant player like the guards LeBron would have to deal with in Cleveland and Philly. Those situations are more comparable to LA than Miami
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
I was thinking of body blows and teach the youngster some humility.
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Maybe younger LeBron. Just haven’t seen that level of engagement/arrogance like you’d expect from some of the old guys. Add to it that Wemby gets an aggressively friendly whistle and I don’t really see it
 





Isiah Evans can't play in Summer League until the Randle trade is finalized. That's dumb, but not as dumb as the idiotic new free throws rule they're using.
 

LeBron’s swan song appears to be shaping up like MJ’s last years-more akin to a whimper than a hurrah. I also think when we get out a few years from now, his desire/finagling to stay in the Eastern Conference (save for his one foray into the West, which excepting the COVID year was underwhelming) will impact the greatest ever conversation ( it will for me at least)
 

Breakin' The Plane said:
Isiah Evans can't play in Summer League until the Randle trade is finalized. That's dumb, but not as dumb as the idiotic new free throws rule they're using.
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The NBA is the dumbest league there is.

The flopping just sucks

On draft night, the team they announce picking a player is not the team actually picking

And guys like Evans not being allowed to play

All easy fixes, but apparently not possible for the multi-billionaire industry
 




kg21 said:
The NBA is the dumbest league there is.

The flopping just sucks

On draft night, the team they announce picking a player is not the team actually picking

And guys like Evans not being allowed to play

All easy fixes, but apparently not possible for the multi-billionaire industry
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To be fair, I'm pretty sure the NFL does that too. I seem to recall Eli Manning holding up a Chargers jersey even though he made it clear he wasn't going to play for them.
 


coolhandgopher said:
LeBron’s swan song appears to be shaping up like MJ’s last years-more akin to a whimper than a hurrah. I also think when we get out a few years from now, his desire/finagling to stay in the Eastern Conference (save for his one foray into the West, which excepting the COVID year was underwhelming) will impact the greatest ever conversation ( it will for me at least)
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Is it really a conversation?

Key Statistical Comparison
  • Championships: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Finals MVPs: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Regular Season MVPs: Michael Jordan (5), LeBron James (4)
  • Scoring Titles: Michael Jordan (10), LeBron James (1)
  • Championship Pedigree: Jordan went a perfect 6-0 in the NBA Finals and won Finals MVP in all six series.
  • Never needed a game 7 to win a championship.
  • Scoring Prowess: He won 10 NBA scoring titles and holds the highest regular-season scoring average in history at 30.12 points per game.
  • Two-Way Play: Jordan won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1988 and was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times. [1, 2, 3, 4]
 






Gopher_In_NYC said:
Is it really a conversation?

Key Statistical Comparison
  • Championships: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Finals MVPs: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Regular Season MVPs: Michael Jordan (5), LeBron James (4)
  • Scoring Titles: Michael Jordan (10), LeBron James (1)
  • Championship Pedigree: Jordan went a perfect 6-0 in the NBA Finals and won Finals MVP in all six series.
  • Never needed a game 7 to win a championship.
  • Scoring Prowess: He won 10 NBA scoring titles and holds the highest regular-season scoring average in history at 30.12 points per game.
  • Two-Way Play: Jordan won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1988 and was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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Kareem weighs in

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JimmyJamesMD said:
Im on the bandwagon. I dont this is on the level of vikings training camp propaganda
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With Rudy getting older, the timing couldn't be any better to have Beringer blossom and break out as a Top 10 Center in the league over the next couple of seasons as Gobert's contract comes to an end.

I haven't seen anything up to this point that indicates he'll be any better than Derrick Lively and players of that ilk, but he's still only 19. The upcoming season will tell us a lot if Finch uses him more for competitive minutes...and he might not have a choice with Naz off the roster.
 

Gopher_In_NYC said:
Is it really a conversation?

Key Statistical Comparison
  • Championships: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Finals MVPs: Michael Jordan (6), LeBron James (4)
  • Regular Season MVPs: Michael Jordan (5), LeBron James (4)
  • Scoring Titles: Michael Jordan (10), LeBron James (1)
  • Championship Pedigree: Jordan went a perfect 6-0 in the NBA Finals and won Finals MVP in all six series.
  • Never needed a game 7 to win a championship.
  • Scoring Prowess: He won 10 NBA scoring titles and holds the highest regular-season scoring average in history at 30.12 points per game.
  • Two-Way Play: Jordan won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1988 and was named to the All-Defensive First Team nine times. [1, 2, 3, 4]
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It’s a very interesting discussion given how different the league is (looking at salaries and caps at that time versus now and that there was no luxury tax penalties, etc) as well as the caliber of athlete, massive change in playing style (MJ was not a 3 point shooter, how would he fare in today’s league?).

LeBron has some all around stats that make the conversation interesting. 1st in points, 4th in assists, top 10 in steals, 13 time nba 1st team, 5 time 1st team defense, etc. more an argument of longevity.

Hopefully people appreciate LeBron more after he’s done. He is undeniably one of the best to ever play. If you value winning, Russell has 5 mvps and 11 titles. Kareem has 6 and 6. There are just a lot of ways to try make the arguments and it’s near impossible to compare eras.
 

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