If the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to make a splash with a big trade then Karl-Anthony Towns from the Minnesota Timberwolves should be their top target. Jake Madison explains why KAT could be on his way out of Minnesota. But would you look to pair Towns with Zion Williamson? And does that means the Pels would need to send CJ McCollum or Brandon Ingram to the TWolves? Jake looks at KAT’s salary and goes through several trade possibilities.
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39 Comments
Every dayer 🇵🇭
KAT for the right price. Yes, why not.
We would have no vet leader like CJ if we ship him off, we need that
We good , plus he cost too much… Not willing to give up nun of the guys for him.
This podcast constantly throwing hate at BI, just ridiculous
Why do we need him , we’re better than Minnesota
I like Lopez & Middleton for Jonas & BI.
Trade BI for KAT. Great fit for both teams 😉
Willie green d problem. He can't adjust to d adjustments.
No offense, Jake; but why would we trade for lockeroom poison in a season with lots of issues?
$50 Mill per for Soft KAT?
Hard Pass
Mr Charmin no thank you,he just just stood there and watched while rudy got choked out😂
Myles Turner should be the trade target (although that might not be possible anymore with the pacers winning). He's cheaper, a better defender, and still a 3 pt threat.
I’m not sold on the KAT idea. I’m sure there’s someone else. Whatever happen with Jarrett Allen?
If I was Minnesota the guy I’d be trying to get from us is herb jones who I’d hate to part with. Talk about building a defensive powerhouse…
It seems like Kat would fit perfectly the real worry I have is his soft attitude, I just don’t know if we can afford to have a guy like that
“soft” is just what casuals say when they aren’t familiar with his game lmfao
No it would have to be Brandon especially since his contract extension coming up
You don't want him he does help his team mates out in a fight
Every dayer
Wow a trade for KAT would be an horrible deal.
Why trade for another soft character player that can’t defend ?
Please no!! The guy is Charmin
Or maybe we should trade for Bam or Embid …. no wait, the Joker would fit in perfectly along side Dyson Daniels and EJ and Larry Nance.
Sorry Jake, I think this take is terrible. Why would the Pels want to own KAT's terrible contract. I'd much rather Myles Turner. Doubt Pacers would trade him at this point.
If we want to go small and fast, I'd rather Siakam over Kat. Siakam is faster and can defend on the perimeter when on the switch. Would be a better, stronger defender in the post than Herb. Keep JV for a 3-man rotation between Zion, Siakam, and JV. Siakam as small Center. He can play the 4 along with JV at the 5 when Zion is on the bench.
Siakam doesn't stretch the floor, but does have a nice assist rate for a bigger man. Could potentially feed Zion well.
Could trade CJ for Siakam if the staff has confidence in the consistency of our young guards, Daniels and Hawkins. Though a more logical trade would be Ingram for Siakam.
With Zion's attitude, I rather him go over CJ or BI. But damn, is he a game changer when he wants to be!
Hell naw to kat
Naw….. go get Jarrett Allen for much less.
This is probably the worse idea ever for all kinds of reasons
I love u Jake, but we need cool, stable mentor/vet CJ!
Every topic is a segway to talk about Zion..😅
Honestly, i don't mind a Kat trade. We already cant rebound so him not rebounding doesnt change much, but it changes our shooting/spacing drastically
This is also the problem with not having a player with a $20 million dollar contract player. It’s a lot harder to salary match.
Kat is doing well if u watch the games, hes just been focusing on defense n hustle. Last few games on the road have been his career best stretch. He can now switch on perimeter, understands defensive scheme well, switches well, protects paint n outrbds rudy on the defensive boards this stretch. Wolves need picks so u need to pony up some
I say go for Caruso and Vucevic
I would trade JV and Larry Nance Jr and two 1st round draft picks for KAT that will keeping Zion CJ and BI with the pelicans
I been saying for the last few seasons that one of two targets the Pelicans would target is Karl Anthony Towns or Joel Embiid. My reason is neither is 100% guranteed to stay where they are and could potentially be on the trade market. Right now Embiid seems to be committed to Philly thanks to Maxey, so that leaves KAT seeing he and Anthony Edwards fit on the court and leadership abilities clash.
Heellllll NAH
He would fit but you have to give up either BI or CJ
Not crazy about KAT. He's too much of a whiner and may have a bad impact on the team. If I did, I'd be more inclined to trade Z rather than BI or CJ, the way he's been playing.