On one hand, I tend to believe āwhereās thereās smoke thereās fireā but on the other hand I donāt understand how a theoretical trade for Markkanen is supposed to work for the Wolves.
I can see KAT for Lauri, but we donāt have anything else to realistically add without a) further depleting our non-existent draft pick inventory, or b) adding another player. And obviously we need a third team because why would the Jazz want KAT?
The second anything other than KAT is added from our end, we instantly become a worse team considering KAT and Lauri are equal at best. Additionally, Lauri is only a year and a half younger than KAT and due for a new contract after this season – is this really going to offer us the financial flexibility we think it will?
raki016
I don’t see it happening. Connelly is very pro continuity.
And I think we’re part of the mega trade As a facilitator not as a big participant
Aggressive-Depth-526
Kat ceiling (imo) is the #2 guy on a championship team. I thinkĀ Lauriās ceiling is #3. I donāt know if he can create enough offense for himself and others to be that guy Ant needs.
Ā If we were to swap players it has to be because the Wolves front office doesnāt want to limit and punish themselves by being in the 2nd apron. It will be hard to do anything to improve the team which is scary.
I know everyone assumes that weād trade Kat for Lauri, but what if we were moving Gobert in a 3 team trade? They might want to pivot after seeing how the Mavs countered our lineup. Moving Kat back to the 5 and being able to have 5 players be great threats from the 3 would make life easier for Ant. He hasnāt been able to figure out the pick and roll with Rudy, and like to kick it out for 3 rather than toss a lob.
Watching the Celtics where everyone is a threat to score from anywhere made me start brainstorming. Defensively it would be a different story of course!
BillSimmonsSkinSuit
Fwiw, I think the only way Lauri ends up a Wolf is if
A: he’s indicated to the Jazz brass he won’t be signing an extension with them this summer
B: Minnesota is at the top of his list of places he’s willing to sign.
It’s a fun thing to talk about, but it seems unlikely both those things are true.
Sam7sung
The Wolves’ big trade this offseason was for Rob Dillingham. I believe the Jazz started this rumor to drum up a big market. If we were looking for a big trade, rumors would’ve started weeks before the draft, not during free agency
Also, Lauri is about to be a FA, so any team who gets him would only have a year before he goes and gets a max deal
Contract wise there really isnāt a trade that makes sense. My guess is the wolves front office likes him and called as due diligence, and someone on the jazz side leaked the teams that have made calls as showing interest.
Vitzkyy
Guys, trading KAT for Lauri seems like a mistake, idk why we would do this when the twin towers have been working so well for us this year and weāre clearly built around it
Critical-Fault-1617
What could we possibly trade? Weād have to lose one of Naz/NAW/Jaden for this trade to work. It doesnāt make sense. Unless itās going to be a three team trade and we move KaT. Because Utah 100% doesnāt want KAT.
KingSelf
I do not want this
AdvanceDry4917
Yeah letās trade a third best option for a fringe starterā¦. Great
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On one hand, I tend to believe āwhereās thereās smoke thereās fireā but on the other hand I donāt understand how a theoretical trade for Markkanen is supposed to work for the Wolves.
I can see KAT for Lauri, but we donāt have anything else to realistically add without a) further depleting our non-existent draft pick inventory, or b) adding another player. And obviously we need a third team because why would the Jazz want KAT?
The second anything other than KAT is added from our end, we instantly become a worse team considering KAT and Lauri are equal at best. Additionally, Lauri is only a year and a half younger than KAT and due for a new contract after this season – is this really going to offer us the financial flexibility we think it will?
I don’t see it happening. Connelly is very pro continuity.
And I think we’re part of the mega trade As a facilitator not as a big participant
Kat ceiling (imo) is the #2 guy on a championship team. I thinkĀ Lauriās ceiling is #3. I donāt know if he can create enough offense for himself and others to be that guy Ant needs.
Ā If we were to swap players it has to be because the Wolves front office doesnāt want to limit and punish themselves by being in the 2nd apron. It will be hard to do anything to improve the team which is scary.
I know everyone assumes that weād trade Kat for Lauri, but what if we were moving Gobert in a 3 team trade? They might want to pivot after seeing how the Mavs countered our lineup. Moving Kat back to the 5 and being able to have 5 players be great threats from the 3 would make life easier for Ant. He hasnāt been able to figure out the pick and roll with Rudy, and like to kick it out for 3 rather than toss a lob.
Watching the Celtics where everyone is a threat to score from anywhere made me start brainstorming. Defensively it would be a different story of course!
Fwiw, I think the only way Lauri ends up a Wolf is if
A: he’s indicated to the Jazz brass he won’t be signing an extension with them this summer
B: Minnesota is at the top of his list of places he’s willing to sign.
It’s a fun thing to talk about, but it seems unlikely both those things are true.
The Wolves’ big trade this offseason was for Rob Dillingham. I believe the Jazz started this rumor to drum up a big market. If we were looking for a big trade, rumors would’ve started weeks before the draft, not during free agency
Also, Lauri is about to be a FA, so any team who gets him would only have a year before he goes and gets a max deal
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Contract wise there really isnāt a trade that makes sense. My guess is the wolves front office likes him and called as due diligence, and someone on the jazz side leaked the teams that have made calls as showing interest.
Guys, trading KAT for Lauri seems like a mistake, idk why we would do this when the twin towers have been working so well for us this year and weāre clearly built around it
What could we possibly trade? Weād have to lose one of Naz/NAW/Jaden for this trade to work. It doesnāt make sense. Unless itās going to be a three team trade and we move KaT. Because Utah 100% doesnāt want KAT.
I do not want this
Yeah letās trade a third best option for a fringe starterā¦. Great