Odd-Switch2069

85 | 43 minutes ago

The wolves will have one of the most interesting seasons I think

The_Rain_Guardian | Mavericks

1 | 22 minutes ago

I feel like it’s 100 or 0. Either Melo stays healthy, Kuminga buys in and Ant goes off or Melo gets injured on and off, Ant has to carry and the offense looks like garbage

LameAfro | Timberwolves

1 | 20 minutes ago

Knowing Minnesota Sports we all know where this goes💀

YizWasHere | Hornets

1 | 15 minutes ago

Yup, Naz Reid championship incoming 🤑

Tall-Dot-607 | Pistons

1 | 16 minutes ago

3rd seed and bounced in the first round

MG_MN | Timberwolves

1 | 12 minutes ago

The anti Wolves, but definitely more in line with MN sports

Odd-Switch2069

1 | 19 minutes ago

Yeah, because you have Ant, who is still learning how to win as the #1 option. Then you have Melo, who needs to learn how to win and be a #2.And then you have Kuminga, who is in it for the next contract and hasn’t shown much improvement since leaving the Warriors.

fps129 | Knicks

1 | 19 minutes ago

For the good of the league I hope Minny pops off this year. Melo and Ant together should be cinematic.

ihatedougford | Toronto Huskies

72 | 44 minutes ago

If he buys into a Derrick Jones Jr type role, the fit is perfect and he’ll get nice contracts for the next decade. If he doesn’t, his agent would’ve made him the new Dennis Schroder

Bixby33 | Raptors

37 | 42 minutes ago

Sure Shroder lost out on the Lakers bag, but saying “my professional basketball career ended up similar to Shroder” is probably a top percentile outcome for most players.

Ok_Cockroach8063

1 | 22 minutes ago

Has still made $117 million up to this point

Bixby33 | Raptors

1 | 17 minutes ago

He turned down $84m from LA, right?

Oof.

Ok_Cockroach8063

1 | 15 minutes ago

I think so, think he wanted a 5/100million but then his season wasn’t great

CazOnReddit | Raptors

1 | 30 minutes ago

Especially if you consider his international success giving him a case for the BHOF

rickeyethebeerguy

10 | 33 minutes ago

That’s easy to say, except kuminga is no where near the defender jones is.

scofieldslays | Timberwolves

1 | 22 minutes ago

His advanced stats defensively are pretty good actually.

DukeOfStuff_ | Timberwolves

1 | 27 minutes ago

He has the tools to be, but he would really need to buy in

Vicentesteb | Timberwolves

2 | 35 minutes ago

it’s basically this. Kuminga is in a pretty great environment, if he can’t play winning ball here then it’s pretty much over for his career.

Waikuku3

1 | 29 minutes ago

He wont buy in. Atlanta has already tried and failed and said fuck off

artninjatheo | Hawks

1 | 15 minutes ago

I mean to be fair, MN is a better team than Atlanta and has a clear pecking order of who the top guys are and their role, unlike Atlanta

LutherOfTheRogues | Hawks

1 | 16 minutes ago

Pretty much! Fork found in kitchen.

MG_MN | Timberwolves

1 | 9 minutes ago

This big paycut could also be a look in the mirror moment that makes him realize he isnt all that, and that he needs to start working. Time will tell

Meweighteen | Warriors

1 | 23 minutes ago

Ah yes, the classic ‘if Kuminga buys into his role’ storyline

drjisftw | Pacers

1 | 6 minutes ago

DJJ also said turned himself into a league average 3-point shooter lol

SloshaPacana

-1 | 37 minutes ago

He can be better than that, he just needs to lock in defensively and rebound better as well, he has the tools

His scoring is fine, he can get you 15 anytime in meh efficiency, those types of players will get paid unless you’re like a 6’1 guard

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

0 | 36 minutes ago

I haven’t watched the too much Kuminga but his numbers say his rebounding is pretty solid actually better than Randles. Am I missing something?

SloshaPacana

0 | 34 minutes ago

He’s improved his rebounding, he averaged 4 rebounds and the Warriors had to tell him to improve his hustle and rebounding, especially Draymond, recently it’s been better

Randle used to be a double digit rebounder with much better advanced rebounding stats, he’s worse lately

mykl5 | Mexico

1 | 26 minutes ago

can’t wait for everyone to say if he just focuses on cutting, rebounding, and defending he’ll be good. It’s all Kerr was asking of him!!

Toronto-24

27 | 43 minutes ago

Ball and Kuminga in the starting lineup.

Wolves are really taking chances this offseason.

Hope Gobert/Ant/McDaniels are ready to do some heavy lifting lol.

EggsAndRice7171 | Pacers

22 | 38 minutes ago

Ball is genuinely top of the league playmaker when he’s on the court the question is if he can stay on the court

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

14 | 34 minutes ago

Lamelo has probably one of the biggest gaps in the league of how people think he plays vs how he actually does.

InevitableAd2436 | Supersonics

1 | 12 minutes ago

Yeah dude his on / off with Kon is incredible.

I think Kon was an all world shooter shooting 48% from 3 on volume when he was with him and 37% from 3 on volume without him.

Herbert-Gerbert | Timberwolves

9 | 38 minutes ago

LaMelo is literally here to take pressure off Ant and not force him into a PG role. Ant is literally like the picture-book definition of a pure SG

Toronto-24

-7 | 37 minutes ago

I understand what the fit is supposed to be on paper.

It just remains to be seen how Lamelo does playing serious basketball because he does a lot of unserious things lol

NickWangOG | Heat

19 | 36 minutes ago

Potential for the lowest IQ lineup possible

butt_fun | San Diego Clippers

1 | 25 minutes ago

Minnesota has never really been a high IQ team in the Finch era so maybe they can lean into it

That said, the team always looked lost when Conley was off the floor, so who knows

I’m really curious to see what this team looks like around January lol

NaFA5 | Timberwolves

9 | 43 minutes ago

BRING YA ASS!

Obi_Wan_KeBogi | Kings

7 | 42 minutes ago

Definitely the best option for him. And no brainer flyer by the wolves that need depth.

CraigCartonNYC | Knicks

1 | 26 minutes ago

Warriors fans enjoying this saga now lol

Meweighteen | Warriors

1 | 20 minutes ago

I want every team to sign him so every fanbase can go through the ‘if Kuminga buys into the system, he can be really good!’ Pipe dream

comp_a | Timberwolves

1 | 12 minutes ago

You gotta admit though, it’s kinda fun to get to have a pipe dream that only costs you $6m for (effectively) 1 year, than to have one that costs $20m+ over several years

PeregrineFaulkner | Warriors

1 | 12 minutes ago

He can eat all their food now.

fps129 | Knicks

5 | 37 minutes ago

Win-win for both sides.

Acrobatic_Force7954

1 | 31 minutes ago

This roster is interesting not sure what to expect, sucks Donte will be out for some time still but I’m intrigued on this Melo, Kuminga, Ant, Daniels dynamic.

puke_AND_rally_

1 | 22 minutes ago

Who knows if it will translate to winning… but it will definitely be fun to watch.

jfrodriguez1983 | Mavericks

3 | 35 minutes ago

Some players just can’t grasp that they are not stars. He’s gonna keep chasing that bag until he finally buys in to being a role player or he’s out of the league.

raki016 | Timberwolves

1 | 26 minutes ago

Bahahaha it’s going to be so interesting this season

Igmister1 | Thunder

1 | 23 minutes ago

TWolves going for 1st team all-goofy as a starting lineup

SamURLJackson | Magic

1 | 22 minutes ago

On a young team on the way up with an established culture. This is a good move for everyone involved, on paper. It’s up to Kuminga to actually perform now. There’s no one else to blame anymore

bryscoon | Celtics

2 | 42 minutes ago

ball played with bridges they were good together (+7 on the floor) kuminga is similar

TallnFrosty | Warriors

8 | 36 minutes ago

bridges is way more skilled and a dog when it comes to rebounding whereas Kuminga is way more athletic. i don’t think they’re similar.

but i do think Ball will feed Kuminga some absolutely ludicrous dunks this season

Meweighteen | Warriors

1 | 21 minutes ago

Only thing that Kuminga does better than Bridges is not being a woman beater

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

2 | 35 minutes ago

Kuminga is a better defender, Bridges is a far better 3 point shooter. We will see how it goes.

fuzzywuzzypete

1 | 13 minutes ago

I mean is he really a better defender?

Odoaiden | Timberwolves

1 | 10 minutes ago

You can ask Hornets fans about the horror stories of Bridges defense. Kuminga is kinda just average advanced stats say he’s a little above average but he makes dumb mistakes.

raki016 | Timberwolves

1 | 26 minutes ago

I wonder if we’ll get Kuminga to plant trees 😶

2020IsANightmare

1 | 14 minutes ago

Lands on a good team, so that is good for him.

But, man.

Generational bag fumble.

AmphieBoi67 | Magic

1 | 23 minutes ago

Timberwolves had an elite offseason

j_fish5 | Lakers

1 | 18 minutes ago

Weird position for the wolves, if he pops he’s gone next season. They could be really really good next season though, could definitely be worth it, 6.5 m for 1 year if Kuminga is good value.

inv4alfonso

1 | 17 minutes ago

The opposite of addition by subtraction.

mr_mope | 76ers

1 | 14 minutes ago

I mean at that price its not a bad swing.

jgab145 | Bucks

1 | 12 minutes ago

This could be a really good pairing. It’ll be interesting to see how it works out.

chris-dempsey | West

1 | 6 minutes ago

[Scotto] Jonathan Kuminga chose the Timberwolves because no other team offered him a contract.

JoeBiden2020FTW | Celtics

0 | 36 minutes ago

Not because they offered the highest number?

bernardoferreira | Mavericks

1 | 24 minutes ago

The lakers gave him 12+m a year for 3 years

Legitimate_Cow_4166 | Warriors

1 | 15 minutes ago

Lakers could only do that if Hawks took back Vanderbilt. Which is probably why that trade didn’t happen.

JoeBiden2020FTW | Celtics

1 | 19 minutes ago

Not clear that was actually on the table

comp_a | Timberwolves

1 | 10 minutes ago

Shams reported it

NeverNotOnceEver | Warriors

1 | 14 minutes ago

Ant yelling at Kuminga is going to be so funny

DeepCleaner42

-1 | 40 minutes ago

Wait for him ask for a trade at the trade deadline

mykl5 | Mexico

1 | 25 minutes ago

IQ wise that’s a really dumb team lol

[Scotto] Jonathan Kuminga chose the Timberwolves because he felt it was the best basketball fit and gives him a chance to start at power forward for a contender. Wolves stars Anthony Edwards and LaMelo Ball, executive Tim Connelly, and owner Alex Rodriguez all actively recruited Kuminga.