Well, they got LaMelo now, so let’s see how it goes

Its just a tired topic. They traded for Rudy and extended KAT with the old rules in place and got screwed over.

Ant, KAT and Rudy with almost no supporting cast wasn’t going anywhere.

The issue was Julius tanked his value so hard by sulking and undermining the Wolves season but last season it was looking great. Can’t win them all.

I mean they just couldn’t pay him and everyone else. In another CBA world and/or ownership situation he would probably still be there

They gave the Knicks the last piece they needed. That will always feel awful.

The Wolves got fucked the hardest by the new CBA.

They assembled an expensive super team right before it was disallowed lol

they traded KAT so they could keep NAW and Reid, then decided to extend randle instead and let NAW walk.

Not gonna lie this is gonna be must see TV

Wolves to the finals or play in no in between

Well it was either or him or Gobert that had to go

The Wolves were right there. It seems they keep taking progressive steps back, it’s kind of impressive honestly.

Playing armchair hindsight GM today are we?

Given the numbers involved this would have to be merged into the Randle trade, so think of it as KAT for LaMelo and Beringer…you can decide whether that’s any better.

I can’t believe yall are acting like this is some negative for the Wolves. This is a fleecing.

Tim Connelly’s run the past few yrs has been pretty rough and it gets overlooked b/c hte Wolves have done fine on the court. But it is going to catch up to them. This is more just not being good and yes choosing Naz Reid over NAW is a pretty big L. Just overrating a big who isnt a good defender when the evidence repeatedly is those types of guys in the highest playoff settings(ie the only thing Minn cares about) just arent what you should be prioritizing.

Im a pretty big LaMelo guy and hope it works out for him but trading this much for a guy who a year ago wasnt even a positive asset on his contract is wild. His track record shows he’s 50-50 just to play 50 games a year. No Wolves fan a wk ago would’ve said “Is it worth losing this much pick control and an unprotected pick for Naz Reid for LaMelo? Yes sir!”. Rest is just hindsight based rationalizations. Maybe they get lucky but point stands.

Alot of people got pretty mad about that Windy soundclip the other day about Ant Edwards not being super thrilled with the state of the roster, how it’s something to watch. He was clearly right and their concerns influenced this.

Man this feels like a risky ass trade for both sides. I get why they did it, but damn

Ngl i like this melo and ant pairing gonna be so many highlight reels

Second apron was a surprise that changed everything

Looks like shit. I hate it all.

Stop those reviews, nobody critized trading KAT two years ago… at least the Wolves try to get better tbh.

But they have to hope their switch to the Eastern Conference comes rather sooner than later.

They have turned KAT/Naz/Randel/NAW into LaMelo and some swaps lmao

What the fuck are they doing

The Wolves traded KAT to keep the future together and somehow ended up losing almost everyone except the regret.

I think they overreacted to losing in 6 in the 2nd round this year. Edwards was hobbled and Divo hurt. So their best player was compromised and one of their best (if not best) shooting threat was gone. Could’ve easily run it back with an experienced team.

I feel like we all think this trade was awful for Minnesota, so it’s probably gonna work out pretty decent for them. We’re all regarded

Tim Connelly, we need to start a dialogue

bad

They basically traded KAT for Lamelo and DDV. Hope they enjoy that

Not great, Bob.

Wrong question. It was, “can we pay Ant, KAT, and Rudy, and if we can’t, which of KAT or Rudy do we trade”. If you traded Rudy, did you have the wings to build a defense around KAT? And considering Ant is your primary playmaker and doesn’t have stamina on the level of Bron or Jordan, they didn’t have the wings for that.

I love KAT. I hope he retires on the Knicks. The Knicks have the team construction to make KAT on defense work. The Wolves did not

McDaniels improved so much they let NAW walked. The Naz Reid thing I’m still confused cause you traded Randle so Reid could start for you and you trade him with a PG/SG. 🤔

Now they are stuck. They have no assets now or picks. If the Lamelo Ant doesn’t bring them anything they will have to tear it down

I respect that Connelly* is never boxed into a corner. He just swings and swings until he gets out. Hopefully this works out. 

But he recovered from the Rudy trade overpay. Let’s see if he can recover from these last moves. 

They keep them all if they never trade everything for Rudy

thank you minnesota

Never was a Naz Reid fan. He’s great off the bench. But as it relates to KAT leaving I just rubbed my head and scratched my beard, uttering,”Minnesota, I guess”, to no one in particular.

We were the first team that felt the 2nd apron pressure, we were following the precident of the past by assembing an expensive team. Then the new CBA reared its head and we had to pivot away. The trade was good on both ends until Randle had this struggles versus San Antonio. The value we got in the Randle trade was cap space that we then used for LaMelo. Another consideration is that we’re having to cover for the Donte injury for much of this season which couldn’t have been predicted.

You ain’t gotta look back on it. That shit was questionable at the time. The Wolves panicked on moving KAT

Why must you bring the big 3 of good vibes and community engagement into this, in my time of grieving?

Just feels like a lot of panic moves tbh

Hard to know if KAT would have undergone the same improvement in Minnesota. Probably not with Gobert taking the defensive responsibility away.

Two seasons ago Tim Connelly looked like one of the 2-3 best execs in the league, now I’m looking at bro sus. Wolves have made a few mistakes and it feels like they are in desperation mode to field a competitive team around Ant.

Can the Hornets be the next team to win a ring with a former Wolves player?

Back to the dark ages for the Wolves I guess

Good thing they held onto NAW

They treated the second apron like a federal indictment and somehow still lost KAT, Naz and NAW.

I swear this is like the 5 time I’ve read a post like this.

“talented, but also somewhat unreliable and injury prone point guard.”

Lamelo’s gonna be amazing in Minnesota.

Idk why they went all in on lamelo…I have to check their roster again, but couldn’t they have ayo and ant and a budget pg off the bench, if they don’t have one already and focus on a wing?

Ant man is gonna be oht

Trading for Lamelo is a mistake. No other context needed. Full stop

No because they just traded Reid

Achillies* not ACL

They built the roster to beat the Nuggets. Then the CBA happened, and the Nuggets stopped being the #1 team in the West much faster than people expected.

Do we have amnesia? KAT played inconsistent in the finals, and was by the end 3rd banana on the Knicks after Brunson and OG. What were the wolves going to do with a 3rd banana?

Would you rather:

KAT - Naz - McDaniels - Edwards - NAW - (insert PG trade candidate here with all the picks they spent on Gobert/Dillingham/LaMelo)

or

Gobert - McDaniels - Edwards - Ayo - LaMelo - Nobody

Pretty easy choice to me

Can’t wait to see Chris Finch’s face on the sideline whenever LaMelo does some wacky shit lol. I do think it’s a good fit with Ant though

Because they decided to give Towns the 3rd-largest contract in NBA history in 2022 (same day as the Gobert trade) which locked them into the financial situation of 2024: Gobert, Towns, and Edwards all on max contracts. And while the Wolves could have kept the team together, neither old owner Glen Taylor or new owners Lore-Rodriguez want to pay 10s and 10s of millions in luxury tax payments that would be required to do that. 

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Wolves had a season to hold onto KAT but were afraid to take the risk for a ring

Even if they kept KAT I think their ceiling was still WCF. 

They needed to make changes. 

Same with the Knicks.  It just worked out much better for the Knicks because they had a deeper supporting cast and KAT fit perfectly with their lineup.

You wake up late today? They don’t have Naz anymore buddy.

They essentially traded away KAT for Ayo, Divicenzo, and LaMelo.

They improved their guard depth at the cost of their frontcourt.