Timberwolves in probably the worst position a team can be in.

[Rekkapryde]

They gotta keep Ayo Technology. Great pickup for them on the low. But he's a free agent.

McDaniels need to continue to develop. Randle and Rudy got player options AFTER next season. Ant, McDaniels, and Reid are locked up until 2029.

First apron next season is around 209 million, and The 2nd apron threshold next season figures to be 222 million. Tax threshold is 201 million. They're projected for 190 milli currently with 9 players right now. Nobody is really going over the 1st apron as it seems so it'll be interesting how they maneuver to try and keep Ayo and be under that 209 million projected first apron.

 

[number21]

Lmao nonsense like this encourages tanking. Terrible post, op.

 

[FTBS]

We treating a team thats been to back to back WCF and a shot at a third like a treadmill squad?

Everybody cant win the chip. There is value in being amongst the best and consistently in it. The Pacers showed last year, just how far you can go if you just hang around.

This aint 2K...injuries, suspensions, personal issues, nikkas getting fat and sassy after winning all play a part in real life.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Lmao nonsense like this encourages tanking. Terrible post, op.

well starting next year, the tanking ends

 

[Reggie]

They are right there and most of their core pieces are still young enough to continue to improve. All they need to do is add pieces and tinker and they will be just fine.

 

[Sccit]

SHOULDA KEPT KAT .. BUT REGARDLESS, THEYD BE A FINALS TEAM OUT EAST. IF OKC WASNT SO STACKED THEYD HAVE ABOUT AS GOOD A CHANCE AS ANYONE. I GET WHERE YOURE TRYNA COME FROM, BUT NAAH.

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

KAT had to leave the Timberwolves his time was done there after 9 seasons and needed a new environment.

 

[Jplaya2023]

Top 5-8 team in the league
WAAAYYY too good to start tanking
Great team chemistry and culture
Great roster setup
Consistently top 2/3 team in the conference

But 1 and 2 are just better


Genuinely what do you do at that point? Something gotta change but there’s no move you can make that will actually make you substantially better than you are right now either.

So they the early 2000 Kings? 80s Bucks, 90s Blazers?

 

[FAH1223]

Top 5-8 team in the league
WAAAYYY too good to start tanking
Great team chemistry and culture
Great roster setup
Consistently top 2/3 team in the conference

But 1 and 2 are just better


Genuinely what do you do at that point? Something gotta change but there’s no move you can make that will actually make you substantially better than you are right now either.

So you want them to be where they were from 2005-2022?

 

[staticshock]

You could have at least waited until they were eliminated to make this thread

 

[tremonthustler1]

Trade away a top rated center breh.
Fail to make a twin towers breh.

Minnie-ap already ruined this by trading kat.


they were poised for the future. Yet still listening to bullshyt dumbshyt. That makes no theoretical sense in theory. Or application to long term championahip success in the nba.




Art Barr

They were til the 2nd apron shyt started becoming a thing.

That's the only reason why they had to move him. If not for the penalties that came with it, they woulda kept everyone and had a massive payroll.

The realities of the NBA now are kinda like the NFL where you gotta have good players that you don't pay much for.

Assuming they keep Ayo, the cheapest player in their top 7 is DiVincenzo at $12 mil a year. Going forward, they need Shannon and Beringer to be regular rotation guys to offset what they pay everyone else.