The idea of Kuminga really is better than the reality of him, but we’ll see how this goes

He really Schroder’d this whole thing.

Pay cut but guaranteed minutes good for Kum

Didn’t know the Wolves still had money, but that good value.

This guy has the worst agent ever lmao. All this drama to take a pay cut, even though he joined a solid team.

Good deal for the T-Wolves imo. Kuminga has flaws but the contract stuff has led to him being over-hated. He’s a much better option at power forward than what Minnesota had yesterday.

Dude took less money to be forced to play exact role Steve wanted him to anyway. Genius

Damn as a wolves fan idk how to feel. We literally JUST traded some moody inconsistent players to get the vibe better and now we just acquired a moody inconsistent player

A tale of two Wolves posessions:

-Melo makes some insane pass from like 35 feet from the basket to Kuminga who leaps and finishes the shot at or near the rim for an awesome play

-Melo makes maybe one of the singular dumbest NBA decisions you’ve ever seen and somehow Kuminga ends up with the loose ball and somehow does something even more dumb

Lmao this guy really fumbled the bag

If Kuminga is consistently productive throughout the entire season, improves his mentality, and learns to stay within a role without trying to take over, then Chris Finch should win coach of the year unanimously.

Is this dude the most talked about and covered mediocre player ever?

If this locker room doesn’t explode within the first month, give Chris Finch unanimous Coach of the Year

He starting Game 1?

Timberwolves catering in shambles right now

Unfortunately I like this for the Wolves

For a team without a power forward to start the season that’s a solid recovery

Less money than Mathurin is crazy.

Kuminga isn’t great but he’s shown defensive upside at least.

Dang. Wanted him, especially for that price.

Tim Connelly remembers the 3 good games against them in the 25 playoffs lol

just give them the chip now. You can’t stop THE HUMAN HELICOPTER

Preparing for Kuminga to destroy us in the playoffs somehow

No reason not to do this

Got to be now or never for him right? Two lockdown defenders and two volume shooters alongside him. Don’t think he’ll ever find a better fit to hide his shortcomings

After taxes he’s basically working at McDonalds

Lamelo play style actually benefits kuminga, I see plenty of lobs and fast break opportunities for him

Kum Bucket going Balls deep

Ball and Kum additons are must see TV.

If Kuminga doesn’t work out with the Wolves he is cooked. MN has a good history last few years of getting supposedly selfish/ballhog-ish players to buy into the system. He can be a very serviceable player if he buys into his role. With this cheap of a contract it’s really a no lose for the wolves also.

dudes agent is a complete dork

This could be a great signing if he buys in and plays D.

The most exciting part of this to me isn’t that we will have Kuminga playing PF, it’s that McDaniels will continue to play SF

I’m gonna kum

The D’angelo Russell trade has now come full circle Kuminga was picked by the 1st the Wolves sent to GS. Fuck D’angelo Russell

Holy shit, I thought for sure he was LA bound

I guess that’s cool? I hope it’s cool.

Kuminga could make so much fuckin money if just committed to playing team ball on O and really giving effort on defense.

If you’re scoring 18 a game while contributing nothing else you aren’t going to get paid nowadays.

That’s a great signing for that price tag.

Didn’t he want 25 a year? Wonder why he settled

this is a fantastic move for kuminga. the money’s shit but he’s pretty much guaranteed to start for them, at least to begin the season. it’ll give him low pressure minutes to get his as the 4th option, and if he looks good, he’ll look extra good because the team is likely to be successful around him. if it all lines up for him, he’s got a player option and can get a better contract next year. if he looks like a career 7th man, he’s got a player option to ensure he has one more season guaranteed before he’s out of the league for good. all around a win.

he’s gotta fire his agent though, like. now.

Only 6.5 per year? That seems like a good deal

Wolves are gonna lead the league in bad shot selection by a country mile

Please just don’t be toxic and try to be the star

I take back everything bad I’ve ever said about him (and it’s a lot)

Years from now players are going to warned about Cam Thomas and JK

Damn the man comes with his baggage but that’s honestly a steal for him

They need to arrest Kuminga’s agent for sports gambling while being an agent 

I might be crazy, but I kinda love this for the wolves. Really low downside and maybe the ant aura helps him find a good role in a team

Ant gonna love this one

I am not big on Melo, but there is a version of this team that is a serious problem.

They replaced Julius Randle with Julius Randle lite

Pretty interesting starting 5, not sure if either him or McDaniels is the best option at the 4 for them to be honest, I’d much rather have either play the 3 and would rather get a bigger guy at the 4 but not the worst considering their limited options in improving lol

I don’t hate it. I don’t love it. I don’t care.

Is basically a Julius Randle light and it costs you 35 million less a year.

😂 damn from 25M AAV asking to 6.5M AAV. He needs to fire his agent. Dude could have get 12-15M AAV if they didn’t set up them huge demand.

Timberwolves are looking spooky.

Will be a fun team to watch

Aaron Turner fumbled the bag for JK. Just last year he had $50m in guaranteed money for gsw.

What an L.

Seriously. Agents are hurting these players, since most players don’t have the business acumen. They blindly trust.

IMO this saves their ass because their PF slot was a huge hole, but is Ayo now the highest paid 6th man ever? I also think Ayo remains the most underrated player in the league and not only derserves to start, but perhaps be one of the if not the primary option on a team.

Legendary fumble

Hawks lost a good one.

Not bad at all for Wolves to get a scoring wing for that cheap.

They already had defense sorted with Gobert, McDaniels, Ant, Ayo so it’s a perfect fit.

got their naz reid replacement i guess? didn’t expect the timberwolves of all teams

Kuminga chose the Timberwolves over offers from the Lakers, Bulls and Trail Blazers – bypassing a similar starting role and $12M-plus annually over three years in L.A. to land in Minnesota for a shorter-term deal and an ability to have more control of his future, sources said. - Shams

Wolves really traded Julius Randle Sr just to sign Julius Randle Jr.

Great for Minny but disastrous for kum 

We got our #7 overall pick back!! And cheaper too!

They’re going to be fun to watch on the break, but their spacing is going to be garbage. Couple knuckleheads on this team too 😆

That team is going to lead the league in combined Highlights + Lowlights.

Edwards, Ball and Kuminga on the same team, what could possibly go wrong.

Fits the young athletic fast paced offense they’re building, could be a good fit. Worth the swing for the price at least

Hell yeah. I was skeptical of him at a high price tag but for 6.5 million a year? Absolutely sign me up. Huge W for the Wolves.