Timberwolves quiet as NBA free agency opens, but they might be prepared for life without Kyle Anderson. https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-timberwolves-nba-free-agency-kyle-anderson/600377490/
Hope they can make a deal, but if not thanks to Kyle.
by Mannymr
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Gonna miss him if he is gone. I know a lot of people are down on him, but nothing could match the hype I felt when he nailed his first 3 in what felt like the entire season against the Mavs
Obvi I want the team to succeed, but I would feel sad for his family if he winds up having to move… he’s been very open about how much the family likes it here and how great the schools have been for his son with Autism. He also gave back to the community in a great way by sponsoring several families from Fraser (Autism services group) for a game.
I don’t think there’s anyway to pull this off financially, but I’m imaging a world where we replace Slomo with Tobias Harris.
Tobi was a really good player, with a ridiculous overpay contract. But he was so terrible in the playoffs last year his market value will plummet. Just not nearly far enough. He’d be a great fit though.
I really want to keep him for the culture. He’s been one of the big believers of the team since last year, and has been a locker room leader.
I know the spacing with Kyle pisses everyone off. But man….I really do think he’s been the perfect vet for us. High BBIQ and good versatile defense on court. And if gossip is to be believed, he gets on everyone and holds everyone accountable. That kind of presences would be missed.
Class act.
We’re quiet because we can only offer minimum deals. Guys wanna see what their market is and if they can get more than that before signing. We also gotta see if we can keep Kyle before pivoting to the minimum deals.
Losing his defense, versatility and extremely high bbiq would be a huge loss. Definitely not a top seed without him.
Love Kyle. Understand if it doesn’t work.
What can we offer him? Is it the vet minimum similar to Joe Ingles?