Trade: [MIN/UTAH] Rudy Gobert for 2023, 2025, 2027, 2029 1st round picks, Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Walker Kessler, Leandro Bolmaro

[BKarchitect]

Unbelievable return.

People saying “who are these players” are missing the forest for the trees.

I get the idea of pairing Gobert’s defense with KAT but in 2022 this seems like the wrong thing to leverage basically all your assets on. Plus losing PatBev and Vanderbilt takes out a lot of the toughness that allowed the Wolves to finally make strides last year not to mention Kessler has real potential as a defensive and shot blocking guy in the middle himself.

And this coming from a fan who thinks on the whole that Rudy is probably underrated. I am just stunned at the level of resources Minnesota gave up. It’s basically six 1st round picks, a good young player in Vanderbilt and two expirings.

 

[Voight]

Surprised Connelly would give up this much.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Can someone explain this to me in terms of a hockey trade? I have no clue who any of these people are but wow that seems like alot to give up for a guy,

I think the closest comparison maybe be if Sean Couturier (who is about 5 months younger than Gobert) was traded for a king's ransom to a team that already has a lot of young firepower offensively.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

For a league that only has 2 rounds in their draft, I'm always astounded by how 1st round picks are excessively thrown around in trades so damn much

 

[Big Poppa Puck]

Can someone explain this to me in terms of a hockey trade? I have no clue who any of these people are but wow that seems like alot to give up for a guy,

What Marc said, but also 1st round picks aren't a valuable in the NBA as the NHL, especially if they're outside the lottery, and depending on the draft maybe even outside the top 5 or 10. You're lucky to get a decent starter/role player that late (with a few exceptions of course).

Still think the Wolves gave up too much though. Maybe you keep that '29 1st and Vanderbilt and it's a little better.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Madness for a player of Gobert's ilk. Lol.

 

[Vamos Rafa]

Why in the word did Minnesota do this when they already have an all-star center?

 

[markog]

Unbelievable return.

People saying “who are these players” are missing the forest for the trees.

I get the idea of pairing Gobert’s defense with KAT but in 2022 this seems like the wrong thing to leverage basically all your assets on. Plus losing PatBev and Vanderbilt takes out a lot of the toughness that allowed the Wolves to finally make strides last year not to mention Kessler has real potential as a defensive and shot blocking guy in the middle himself.

And this coming from a fan who thinks on the whole that Rudy is probably underrated. I am just stunned at the level of resources Minnesota gave up. It’s basically six 1st round picks, a good young player in Vanderbilt and two expirings.

He's only tough with his mouth. Overrated joke of defender.

 

[Terry Yake]

lakers gave up less to acquire AD (who you could argue was a top 5 player at the time of the trade) than the wolves did to get gobert

 

[Finlandia WOAT]

Can someone explain this to me in terms of a hockey trade? I have no clue who any of these people are but wow that seems like alot to give up for a guy,

Hornqvist, Samoskovitch (panthers 2021 1st round draft pick), Knight and 2 1sts for Jaccob Slavin

 

[Know Your Enemy]

I bet they would rather have Kessler than Gobert right now..

 

[MMC]

 

[Terry Yake]

that's actually a bad thing for the lakers because gobert takes possessions away from edwards

 

[Canes]

One of the worst trades of all-time in any major professional sport just got solidified.

 

[blueandgoldguy]

Twin City teams have a proud history of losing some of most one-sided trades in sports history. First the Herschel Walker trade, now this one.

 

[thefutures]

Not sure how dumb you would have to be to get duped by ainge like this

 

[BostonBob]

Not sure how dumb you would have to be to get duped by ainge like this

Ask Billy King.

 

[Elvis P]

It was a horrible trade. Not surrounding Gobert with offense is also bad.

 

[HisIceness]

I'm not sure what the point of the Timberwolves franchise is anymore. 2 playoff appearances since 2004.

On the other hand they do have a conference finals appearance, which is one more than the Charlotte Hornets

 

[MMC]

Fast forward to this season and the Wolves are now a top team in the league and Gobert is back to being the DPOTY favorite

 

[Vamos Rafa]

T-Wolves showing that playing with two proper big men still works in the NBA. I hate how the league has become 1 point guard, 3 wings and center.