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@allthingsmn The Kyrie crowd isn’t requiring a health guarantee. Why does Zion require it and Kyrie doesn’t?

If you could guarantee Zion’s health and his off the court shit doesn’t get in the way, there’s a case to be made that he’s the best of the realistic options for the Wolves to acquire. When he’s been on the court, he’s looked like a potential MVP caliber player and he isn’t 26 yet. The health and off the court stuff is obviously a majorly risky bet. But it’s also the only reason he might be acquirable.

@tornadojally @NorthstarAlex Assuming TC is confident Ayo resigns, I would give up a future first and some 2nds for Ayo. You are likely not finding a player in the 2031 draft that is as good as Ayo is right now. I think TC did an amazing job cashing in a lottery ticket that did not hit.

@NorthstarAlex I don’t think TC can draft outside of stumbling into Jokic so him using picks to draft a very shitty guy as opposed to trade for a ready-now player (whether in a superstar package or a smaller package to fill the margins) really bums me out

Tim Connelly out as POBO tweet won’t come a moment too soon bro omg what a catastrophic tenure

@DietBeginsMon @whatsontapnba You think there were better offers out there? This was a great deal. More than they should have gotten.

@whatsontapnba I think they should regret the trade they settled on I think the esteren conference is currently doing a lot of heavy lifting for how bad the wolves should feel about the decision to trade him at its root tho - the current wolves are better than the Cavs team they just played

Should the Wolves regret trading KAT?

Yelling in caps doesn’t make what you say more intelligent. You also realize @KyleTheige is using some amount of humor here. Surely you realize Rosas had some spectacular misses and bad contracts in his tenure. Your solution would be to do what? Go into a half decade tank job like Spurs or OKC? Spurs got lucky getting a once in a lifetime 7-5 unicorn after years of tanking. I love Ant but let’s real here, at his size he just can’t have the type of impact that someone like Wemby can. “BUT I WANT THE BEST” and reality do always exist in the same plane.

@podRetired @KyleTheige YOU ARE A LITERAL COMPLIANT FAN, NO THANK YOU ‼️ OKC & SPURS ARE SMALL MARKET TEAMS I CAN BE A FAN AND WANT THE BEST FOR OUR SUPERSTAR ANTHONY EDWARDS‼️‼️‼️

If Gersson Rosas would have just completed the “Relationships in the Workplace” employee module the Timberwolves might finally be headed to their first ever NBA Finals.

I have followed the Timberwolves since my dad asked me to watch a game with him when I was 8 years old in 89 season. Yeah I would love a championship. Probably a 1/4 of my closet is wolves gear. GFY if you think I’m not a real fan. Fact is, I have enjoyed the past few seasons much more than you obviously because I’m realistic about reality. Winning a championship in a small market is insanely tough. Enjoy the ride, they are competitive. Don’t define your existence by championship or nothing. And stop typing in all caps like a tool.

@podRetired @KyleTheige THERE ARE SO MANY TYPES OF FANS: CASUAL, BANDWAGON, FAIR WEATHER, DIE HARD AND THEY WOULD ALL AGREE WITH WANTING TO WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER SUFFERING FOR 37 YEARS OF LOSING‼️ FANS LIKE YOU PROBABLY LOVE HOCKEY 1ST‼️ GO BUY A CLUE, YOUR NOT A REAL FAN‼️

@Amberoyalty1 @KyleTheige And miserable people like you are worse. I get you want to win a championship. I do too but like I said, 29 teams lose every year. Letting they define your fan experience is almost certainly going to lead to dissatisfaction.

@podRetired @KyleTheige ANT IS ONLY 24 THE ONLY GUARD I WOULD PUT OVER HIM IS SGA & ANT DESERVES TO WIN JUST LIKE SGA & WEMBY‼️ ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN KEEP THAT MEDIOCRE MINDSET BECAUSE REAL FANS ARE LIKE ME. EVEN OUR SUPERSTAR SAID CHAMPIONSHIP OR BUST‼️ I HATE WOLVE FANS LIKE YOU… COMPLIANT‼️ 🙄

Sure man, but you realize only one team can win and 29 teams lose every year. Even if Tc made every correct decision that doesn’t guarantee they win. People who are obsessed over win it all or bust are almost certainly going to be miserable. Also I think Ant is great. He is also a 6-5 guard. He isn’t even the best guard in the league. Stop acting like he is so good thst there was an easy patch to winning it that TC just missed.

@podRetired @KyleTheige YOU TAUGHT YOU MADE A STATEMENT BUT YOU PROVED ME RIGHT, JUST BECAUSE THE FAN BASE IS BEGGING TO WIN THAT’S AN ISSUE⁉️ AND IF WE DON’T WIN WITH ANTHONY EDWARDS, WE NEED TO HAVE SOME UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT FINCH, TC, LORE & AROD‼️ ANOTHER FAILED GENERATIONAL TALENT‼️

@Amberoyalty1 @KyleTheige Just stop watching, champ. Just turn it off and walk away forever. You sound miserable. Wow

@KyleTheige @KyleTheige IM GENUINELY SO SICK OF THIS LOSING FRANCHISE & TC HAS TRULY DROPPED THE BALL‼️ HOW ARE FANS SUPPOSED TO THINK POSITIVELY ABOUT THIS ORGANIZATION NOT FUMBLING ANOTHER GENERATIONAL TALENT⁉️💔 *so happy and proud of kat but I know ant is having certain thoughts

@podg_145 This is a 38 win team

Ja Ant Jaden Naz Beringer With picks from Rudy trade a fire little core to go into next year with icl

@run_bull_ Who cares, they have almost no chance of winning.

KAT is gonna get to the finals Good for Towns. Happy for him. Another player who reaches the finals with another team. I’m sick of it, tbh

@brodo_baggins1 Cash out! Knicks are not beating OKC or SA

Any gambling experts wanna give me some advice on what the hell I should do here

@Perrywinkle1267 That is a terrible trade for both sides

Spurs fans, I have a solution to your Kornet minutes problem.

@greggtmasterson Gross. No

Walk with me, Minnesotans

@baileylikemovie clerks? Blair Witch? mad Max?

Genuinely how many films in history have made over 100x their budget? This has got to be one of the biggest success stories of the decade

@ChillyBetting @SleeperHornets @YahooSports @SleeperTWolves @Sleeper_Hoops You can keep Ball. Rudy is a winning player. ball is not.

@SleeperHornets @YahooSports @SleeperTWolves @Sleeper_Hoops Uhhhh….. literally anyone in Charlotte. Maybe throw in 4 more 1sts before the convo is taken even halfway seriously lol

Potential trade destinations for Rudy Gobert, via @YahooSports ⬇️ Hornets receive: - Rudy Gobert - 2028 First Round Pick - 2032 Second Round Pick Timberwolves receive: - LaMelo Ball Who says no?

@DatShitKra_Mer @TimGarrisonMN How many championships did the Mavs win that year? If KAT was even average in that series, wolves would have won. Now look up all the games Kyrie wasn’t available in the playoffs. I will wait, it’s a long list. Just don’t understand why people ride his divk so hard.

@podRetired @TimGarrisonMN Yeah man, him missing the WCF against the Wolves in '24 is what allowed them to beat the Mavs to get to the Finals. Had he been healthy, he probably averages 27 points a night! Oh, wait... he WAS healthy and DID average 27 a night... Have your mom tuck you in & take your phone.

I suspect a Kyrie trade would be a complicated 3 team trade if he landed in Minnesota. One of the reasons I have such an affinity for the Kyrie pathway is that I think there is a market to get assets for a Rudy Gobert. So if you can acquire Kyrie, you now have a bridge 2nd option that you can likely roll into the 2028 offseason with the capacity to trade your 2028 selection, 2033, and 2035 1sts, you’re in business for one last pivot. He’s also more than a bridge. He’s a 2nd option who can play off ball, be a pressure valve for Ant, and can run the offense and get guys like Jaden, Naz, and Ant the ball in position to get an easier bucket.

@The720720 @JoeyBrainstorm You forgot the cap keeps going up most likely. And either might be interested in a new multiyear deal.

@JoeyBrainstorm MFer neither one is turning down their 27-28 salary....... be serious

I'm not sold that the Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle contracts make them difficult to trade. Both have player options in 2027-28. A team looking for expiring contracts could treat them as such, especially if they know Gobert and Randle won't want to stick around on a non-contender.

@WonderSpurs @JustinMacmahan And Cavs def is the same as spurs.

@JustinMacmahan Cause 33 points is the same as 22. Dumbass

Anthony Edwards would’ve been congratulating the Cavs at the 7 minute mark

@JuantheGreat25 He would be injured by the playoffs anyway.

Nun but 6’6 guards on the court last night for OKC SAS but sure he the answer