A lot of people are going to be surprised at how good this team just might become. Finch, Connelly, and co. don’t make this trade unless they legitimately think it gives us a better shot at winning in both the short-term and long-term
GUNNERSAURASISGOD
It’s definitely a money deal but it can be a good basketball one too
Turd_Ferguson_Lives_
Finch is going to have to earn his money making this wonky roster work, but he’s been doing that his entire time in MN.
greenslam
It really depends on the future Randle contracts. It’s definitely a money saving deal at the moment.
Would have to look at financial breakdowsn to see how it works if Randle gets 40M plus extension this off season.
Going to miss Kat’s shooting, but I think the Randle drives are going to look a lot more graceful vs Kat’s newborn giraffe clomping around.
big_k88
This deal was about DDV, his contract, a money dump and then Randle. Randle doesn’t fit. Peeping his stats, he’s a career 33.3% 3 point shooter and around league average ts%. Shot chart heat map shows majority of his shots coming around the rim. Towns/Rudy worked because of Towns spacing ability. I hope they can integrate him into a successful version of the Wolves but I’m having a hard time seeing it. And what about Naz?
Ok_Sound_8090
Feed me the copium Finchy. I don’t believe you one bit, but Ill take what you can give lol
pascaleon
This is a money deal and they might as well just come out and say that. The team improved in our weak areas with the draft and addition by subtraction of Slow MO’s negative spacing
youvebeengreggd
Riiiight
purplenyellowrose909
Someone pointed out the total team payroll actually went up. If it’s about the money, they went in the wrong direction.
We all love KAT, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
The Celtics needed to dump Marcus Smart and their young bench to win. The Raptors needed to dump DeRozan.
Have faith in Finch and the front office they know what they’re doing.
penis_hernandez
Many people in this sub are choosing to view this trade in a manner where they think of the best version of KAT and simultaneously the worst version of Randle. I am choosing to view it as Tim Connelly has yet to miss on any significant trade he’s made so far and until further notice this will make us better.
Andy_Wiggins
I think it’s silly to think money didn’t at least partially play into it. There are also going to be some ugly fit issues at times (Randle likes many of the same spots as Ant, and he doesn’t provide KAT’s shooting or efficiency while soaking up more usage).
However, Finch has been talking all summer long about juicing the offense by leaning into transition. You know who is a giant upgrade in terms of transition? Randle. Randle averaged 4.0 transition possessions per game last year. KAT averaged 1.9.
DiVincenzo is also a very high steals guy (1.5, 1.3, and 1.3 steals per game the last 3 years despite playing 27, 26, and 29 minutes respectively). He’ll ignite some fast breaks by jumping passing lanes. Couple that with more fast-paced dudes (Shannon looks to be a juggernaut in transition, and Rob is quick to push the pace) and the offense could be more efficient by nature of simply getting more high-efficiency play types.
It also provides improved versatility. DDV can grab spot minutes as the other guard next to Ant to give you a bit more backcourt size while still keeping shooting, and Randle can either play bully-ball at PF or small/spread-ball at the C spot.
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A lot of people are going to be surprised at how good this team just might become. Finch, Connelly, and co. don’t make this trade unless they legitimately think it gives us a better shot at winning in both the short-term and long-term
It’s definitely a money deal but it can be a good basketball one too
Finch is going to have to earn his money making this wonky roster work, but he’s been doing that his entire time in MN.
It really depends on the future Randle contracts. It’s definitely a money saving deal at the moment.
Would have to look at financial breakdowsn to see how it works if Randle gets 40M plus extension this off season.
Going to miss Kat’s shooting, but I think the Randle drives are going to look a lot more graceful vs Kat’s newborn giraffe clomping around.
This deal was about DDV, his contract, a money dump and then Randle. Randle doesn’t fit. Peeping his stats, he’s a career 33.3% 3 point shooter and around league average ts%. Shot chart heat map shows majority of his shots coming around the rim. Towns/Rudy worked because of Towns spacing ability. I hope they can integrate him into a successful version of the Wolves but I’m having a hard time seeing it. And what about Naz?
Feed me the copium Finchy. I don’t believe you one bit, but Ill take what you can give lol
This is a money deal and they might as well just come out and say that. The team improved in our weak areas with the draft and addition by subtraction of Slow MO’s negative spacing
Riiiight
Someone pointed out the total team payroll actually went up. If it’s about the money, they went in the wrong direction.
We all love KAT, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
The Celtics needed to dump Marcus Smart and their young bench to win. The Raptors needed to dump DeRozan.
Have faith in Finch and the front office they know what they’re doing.
Many people in this sub are choosing to view this trade in a manner where they think of the best version of KAT and simultaneously the worst version of Randle. I am choosing to view it as Tim Connelly has yet to miss on any significant trade he’s made so far and until further notice this will make us better.
I think it’s silly to think money didn’t at least partially play into it. There are also going to be some ugly fit issues at times (Randle likes many of the same spots as Ant, and he doesn’t provide KAT’s shooting or efficiency while soaking up more usage).
However, Finch has been talking all summer long about juicing the offense by leaning into transition. You know who is a giant upgrade in terms of transition? Randle. Randle averaged 4.0 transition possessions per game last year. KAT averaged 1.9.
DiVincenzo is also a very high steals guy (1.5, 1.3, and 1.3 steals per game the last 3 years despite playing 27, 26, and 29 minutes respectively). He’ll ignite some fast breaks by jumping passing lanes. Couple that with more fast-paced dudes (Shannon looks to be a juggernaut in transition, and Rob is quick to push the pace) and the offense could be more efficient by nature of simply getting more high-efficiency play types.
It also provides improved versatility. DDV can grab spot minutes as the other guard next to Ant to give you a bit more backcourt size while still keeping shooting, and Randle can either play bully-ball at PF or small/spread-ball at the C spot.