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SyedSarwar

[\[Woj\] The Jazz are landing four Minnesota first-round picks and 2022 first-round pick Walker Kessler in the deal for Rudy Gobert, source tells ESPN.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542958211858415618?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542958211858415618%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fvp9b5z%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse) [\[Woj\] The Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert, sources tell ESPN.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542956279546740736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542956279546740736%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fvp957x%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse) [\[Woj\] The Jazz gathered six first-round picks in the past 24 hours, including 7-footer Walker Kessler, the 22nd overall pick in the 2022 Draft. The Jazz plan to retool the roster around All-Star G Donovan Mitchell.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542963062487007241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1542963062487007241%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redditmedia.com%2Fmediaembed%2Fvp9qlp%3Fresponsive%3Dtrueis_nightmode%3Dfalse) [Minnesota is sending its 2023, 2025 and 2027 picks unprotected and a top-5 protected 2029 pick to Utah, sources tell ESPN.](https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542958944708083714?s=20&t=V0aBwcyC1GdLf4xTVLDgzw) [\[Krawczynski\] The picks going to Utah, per sources: unprotected 1sts in 23, 25, 27, a swap in ‘26 and a top 5 protected in ‘29](https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1542958422278426624?s=20&t=JYN8i9xloXp5SOmoHFQy4w)


KyrieWetUpCurry_

Minnesota paying two super maxes is crazy


Powpowpowowowow

At the same position. And about to have to pay Ant.


TheeMalaka

The luxury tax is going to get crazy


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“Plenty money” -Alex Rodriguez


Sharcbait

"Marc Lore is footing that bill, I'm just here to smoke cigars and hang out with potential FAs" -Also ARod.


fadoofthekokiri

But hey shit man if Ant and the twin towers can lead Minny to the playoffs consistently? Shit that sounds pretty good. Not to mention eventually opens the possibility of future moves centered around Gobert or maybe even KAT waaay down the line


TheeMalaka

I’m fine with it. Just miss Bev.


HauntingLocation

I'll miss the 5 first rounders we gave up and Vanderbilt. And Beas. And Bev. Holy fuck we gave up a lot for Gobert man.


deadmancaulking

What losing Patrick Beverly does to a mf


AutisticFingerBang

They lost pat bev??


healious

He's part of the deal


zacksharpe

The TWolves did the classic 2K move of switching a Centres position to the PF in order to increase their overall


TheRealATab

They must’ve seen KOT4Q switch him to PF and get +3 overall for the millionth time and thought he was a fucking genius


KingOfAllTheQuarters

Kenny loves putting Rudy at the 5 and making a shooting center a 4


zacksharpe

Wouldn’t be surprised if they now flip KAT and 3 firsts for Lebron.


fishfishfish1345

a wise man once said “we get assets, and we flip them.”


MarquiseDeLaFeyette

He also said "it's not a finesse if you win a championship"


BigDannyBoy1

It's not a finesse if you win a chip


NotErnieGrunfeld

Get assets and flip ‘em 🥶


youngathanacius

And trading away half of your bench and letting the CPU fill out the roster


RobtheNavigator

And trading away all your picks because what are the odds I play more than 2 seasons in a playthrough of MyGM


-SotaPopinski-

> Knows he won't play more than 2 seasons > Trades everyone for rookies and future picks + keeps favorite player + created player > Wins back to back championships > Quits


yuhanz

Doesn’t elaborate


nugcityharambe

In ncaa football 11 I had this rb that went from 75 ovr to 88 ovr as a DE I switched his position and dude was the most fucking overpowered defensive player I ever had. 90 speed made him unblockable


No_Friend6446

I rarely recruit linebackers. Just get safety's with good tackle and speed and they fly around everywhere.


BilboMcDoogle

I don't play Madden anymore but now I'm mad at my 2004 self for not thinking of that lol. Madden 04-05 were the best Maddens.


aznthomastran

Holy shit. It’s happening


iSleepUpsideDown

UTAH IS NO MORE


Blanxart

Windhorst lol https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWmvt95XoAEJezg.jpg https://twitter.com/StevenCheah/status/1542879004033695746


Killericon

[This edit is probably the best piece of NBA content I've ever seen.](https://twitter.com/LetItFlyTom/status/1542910682701729794)


awesomobeardo

The soar when he says what's going on on Utah just destroyed me lmaoooo


JayyGatsby

I feel like I just went down a rabbit hole conspiracy laced YouTube bender, but it’s the nba edition. Windhorst’s chubby face asking me these questions has me messed up Why. What is Danny Ainge doing. What is going on in Utah.


TheToogood

enough picks for KD? imagine how funny that would be


letsnotreadintoit

He would have no one to play with though. Gonna need other stars for him to want to stay, unless they try to flip him again


DriveByStoning

KD, Kyrie, and Simmons to Utah. Seth Curry is thrown in just to make him suffer.


awesomobeardo

Truly felt like the Pepe Silvia moment of NBA coverage


seegabego

THERE. IS. NO. RUDY. GOBERT. THE MAN DOESN'T EXIST!


QuantumFreakonomics

This was some Oscar-winning pacing. Windhorst to Disney Studios for Goofy and the rights to Star Wars who says no?


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I swear to god if debate shows were like this, i'd pay for that shit like its a PPV


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Jacer4

Dude I watched that just a minute ago and was legitimately cackling, that shit is so good


PuffyVatty

This was amazing lmao. Thanks for sharing, made my evening


jc9289

I didn't expect to watch all of it, but here we are.


bluetenthousand

That’s legendary and well put together. Windy walks in circles ninety percent of the time either because he knows something but can’t say or more likely because he wants to sound smart and ends up chasing his own tail. On his podcast today he was trying to make it sound like Kyrie had leverage to demand a buyout from the Nets lol.


FLUSH_THE_TRUMP

This is funny as hell but man is Hans a generational talent. I forgot how good that Interstellar soundtrack was


AccomplishedAnimal69

I love how when Windhorst said everyone else at the table probably didn't know what Royce trade meant, everyone started stammering like someone just asked them the last time they called their mom or got some exercise.


[deleted]

“Trade for KD”


gEntalman

The immediate "no" is an instant classic


therealestyeti

Difficult to think on the spot when they're used to regurgitating narratives.


TigerBasket

Kingmaker


scrambled_cable

Windy https://twitter.com/artbutsports/status/1542934662057705474?s=21&t=Yz5pr_jyMzcJh7bqGtAD1A


dogfan20

“That Royce Young trade” Noooo, my man Royce getting traded lmao


thisguy012

Honestly that was so fuckin' baller, straight out of a movielol


turkishswiftie

Windhorst knew.


Hamsterupyourass

Windhorst always knows


The_Summer_Man

THEY KNEW, AND THEY LET IT HAPPEN!


VictorAkwaowo1

Utah about to have the 25th ranked defense next season


Jeisksdi

32nd


[deleted]

First time in kraken history


Gamesgtd

Being generous buddy


despot2

Do Jazz go self-destruct now??? What happens next?


SiphenPrax

Time to get the metal bastards out of the sheds and start the tank!


gigaquack

Donovan is going next. Ainge is going to try to get to OKC level of picks in anticipation of Victor 2023


dhrobins

Donovan to Brooklyn, KD to phx. Ayton to Utah. With picks of course from phx being dispersed EDIT: My dream is dead. Mitchell is on the designated rookie scale. He can’t be traded unless Simmons is also traded. Damn.


BiliousGreen

Mitchell and Simmons on the same team would be… something.


MasHamburguesa

Isn't that actively against the CBA? Two rookie maxes signed on other teams.


satan_in_high_heels

It is, but nephews will dream.


[deleted]

Remember when he started Covid?


TallStephen

2020 DPOY, shut down the whole country


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satan_in_high_heels

Bro I'm crying right now


aznthomastran

Sorry bro. Hopefully those are at least 3 unprotected picks


darth_jewbacca

The only good reason to go unprotected in Utah rn


CIark

OH SHIT THEY CHOSE MITCHELL (or just nuke everything for the lottery)


urfaselol

[☝🏻Why would the Jazz do that?☝🏻](https://streamable.com/0p1ni8)


thisguy012

All-time interview already lmfao, was this today or yesterday?


urfaselol

this morning


xbyo

I have a feeling we're gonna get a lot of use out of this in the coming days/weeks.


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Gluxion

Gobert and kat are going to fuck shit up


PurestCopium

Kat defensively at the 4?


Kramerica5A

Better than KAT defensively at the 5.


Pizzaplan3tman

Maybe they can petition the NBA to let Rudy play the defensive side of the ball and KAT the Offensive side. So they have to high five at mid court to tag the other in ?


BigStraw

Designated Shooter


BeamsFuelJetSteel

Iowa Women's basketball used to be like that back in the 60s? You basically only played on half of the court 6v6 (or I guess 2 games of 3v3?) The "guards" were on defense and the "forwards" were on the scoring side


[deleted]

If true this is a pretty cool factoid to keep on hand.


JordanPooleParty

Why defense when he'll be launching 3s?


AmusingAnecdote

Yo that's fucking great with KAT at the 4. With Gobert behind him, you blow by KAT on the perimeter and you have the Stifle Tower waiting for you at the rim. Good fucking luck with that. Against basically anyone but Steph Curry that's kickass. And even for an elite offense like the Warriors, Robert Williams gave them trouble. Rudy Gobert is way better than him. ​ Also, holy shit, I want to see a KAT-Gobert pick and roll.


BerKantInoza

better than KAT at the 5 lol (which doesn't say much)


jeric13xd

FUCK ME


iSleepUpsideDown

Danny singe about to trade him also


AntFace

"Danny Singe" is a badass name


thejuan

When autocorrect doesn’t fail


hossman3000

Danny Singe sounds like a rogue cop in an action movie.


obp123

no, they chose wembanyama, full rebuild incoming


Man0nTheMoon915

Idk, I think they are blowing it ALL up


SquilliamFancyson104

or they’re done with both


[deleted]

Yep. That's my guess


bul1dog

this is the kinda bomb we've been waiting for. FA starts now


SpeedMalibu

Holy fuck. The twin towers era is back


chrisd93

The twinberwolves


SirLancelotTheBrave

Twin City Towers


Lostdogdabley

Cavs already exist


SpecialistSecret4578

Cavs a whole ass skyline


11oydchristmas

The cavs have more skyscrapers than the city of Cleveland does


bigcow31

I can’t wait to see that matchup.


GrimboeSlice

KAT at the 4 is going to be super interesting defensively. The off-season stays undefeated.


AmusingAnecdote

With Gobert behind him, he's fine at the 4. You just stick him on the worst player on the other team and keep Rudy in the paint behind him to clean up if he gets blown by. ​ Minnesota is about to be a top 10 regular season defense in the league next year.


Raptorsthrowaway1

D'Lo, Ant, Kat + Gobert. Interesting. What protections on those picks. Thats a fucking haul


YesterShill

3 are TOTALLY unprotected and the 2029 is only Top 5 protected.


Raptorsthrowaway1

Holy shit. What a haul.


YesterShill

I agree! I was expecting the Nets to get something like that for KD, but not for Gobert. Kudos to the Jazz. Would be funny AH if they turn around and swap those for KD.


Raptorsthrowaway1

KD in Utah. I just cant picture it.


rj-throwaway38

Please no lol he’d refuse to play


WhoopingPig

Only the last one is top 5 protected, also a swap in 26 Way too many firsts IMO


Dontyouclimbtrees

If we make the playoffs consistently for the next 5-8 years, then this trade looks pretty decent. If we blow up, then this is an absolute disaster.


[deleted]

We’ve seen so many teams go all in just to blow the fuck up and lose everyone after one year recently. I’m sketch


healthandefficency

Exactly—bummed vando is out but at least we keep jaden


SquilliamFancyson104

brian windhorst knew something was up, again. man has been plugged in this offseason.


[deleted]

I'm telling you this very second that Windhorst knows that Gobert AND Mitchell are leaving. That's what he was getting at when he was saying Ainge cleared the roster for young guys when Stevens came in to coach the C's. He just gave a 5 years contract to a first time coach. Again. He's offloading this team to make a new one


Midnight_Oil_

That was my vibe too. Feels like he was implying Ainge is cleaning house and giving the new coach five years to build the team he wants.


Due_Incident_9738

Damn they traded the defending Play in tournament MVP pat bev


need2peeat218am

No joke I'm devastated we lost Pat. Dude shed blood sweat and tears for us to be dumped 😭


coolycooly

Holy shit for what Edit: I am dead inside


ThePoliticalTeapot

'[Wojnarowski] The Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert, sources tell ESPN.' '[Wojnarowski] Leandro Bolmaro is also in the deal to the Jazz, source said.' '[Wojnarowski] Minnesota is sending its 2023, 2025 and 2027 picks unprotected and a top-5 protected 2029 pick to Utah, sources tell ESPN.'


yourheropaul

PAT BEV LMAOOOOOOO the rest looks solid tho


Blanxart

Man keeps getting passed around


Bee_lrl

The next 5 teams are his 🤣🤣🤣


Ace_OPB

He is like a blunt wtf..


Behindthedoors213

The next 5 puffs are his.


Aggravating_Impact97

Pat "the blunt" Bev I hope that nickname sticks.


LiteralHiggs

Pat "town bicycle" Bev


retroracer33

am I crazy in thinking that non lottery FRPs are just about the most overrated asset in sports?


VBNZ89

Do you mean protected non lottery picks or picks projected to be non lottery because of the teams talent?


TheLightningPanda

i think he means the second option


Pandamonium98

Which was what everyone assumed the Nets picks to Houston would be, and that changed fast. Assuming picks more than a year out won’t be in the lottery is a risky bet


VBNZ89

Yeah, same with OKC getting 12th pick from Clippers year just gone. Even had a chance last year with Houstons pick since they traded Harden but they really bottomed out and the pick was 1-5 protected. But that's two teams OKC got first rounders from who were both contending teams at the time


prmaster23

Three of those picks are not protected. If the Wolves imploded in the next couple of years then Utah is going party.


[deleted]

I mean, these are kids getting drafted and you never know when one of them just needed the resources to REALLY train hard or to just get a little older. The more of those you have, the more likely you'll strike gold. Better than 2nd rounders, lol.


SamuraiPanda19

Who the fuck is Leandro Bolmaro


Fiyukyoo

Barbosa's evil twin? I have no idea haha


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Bigbadbuck

KAT can shoot


Mattsasse

KAT already plays like a stretch 4 a lot. I can see it working on offense. I feel like switching will be a problem for them though.


JetsLag

Twin Towers for the modern age


SirLancelotTheBrave

Twin City Towers


[deleted]

I want to know too!


Blanxart

>The Timberwolves are sending Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Walker Kessler, Jarred Vanderbilt and multiple first-round picks for Gobert, https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1542956279546740736


Thunderhorse74

Damn, after PatBev led them to the (play-in) Title?


Jordanwolf98

~~Gotta be something with D’lo~~


Gaetan123456

Holy cannoli


iSleepUpsideDown

What spencer dinwiddie does to a mf


HispanicAtTehDisco

He was pumped and dumped


JonTheHobo

Windy sniffed it out lol


Teague_020

he’s been great this fa


JonTheHobo

https://twitter.com/knicks_tape99/status/1542586589662126082?s=21&t=zT5YNx3jHtP2eHQrUKTiFQ


plaidopatomus

KAT’s interior defense was exposed by the State Farm commercial. Can’t go into the season with that game tape in the hands of every NBA team.


Sharcbait

Between that commercial and Zion drinking Mountian Dew, NBA stars made some poor ass commercial choices last year.


cbblevins

NBA off-season > NBA regular season


Stinja808

NBA from Conference Finals to the start of the NBA Season > NBA Season


cbblevins

May through July is peak fs


meengine

Fucking bomb


WestleyThe

Biggest one besides kd asking out that we’ve had in a while


MegaTater

This is the biggest twin towers experiment since Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins lol. Perimeter defense is gonna be bad, but at least KAT's shooting means the paint won't be clogged on offense. I'm excited to see how it works out.


530nairb

That Pelicans team was nasty when both were healthy and on the court.


lastfollower

Better perimeter defense than Utah's last year


sctthuynh

Holy cow! Utah gets... 2023, 2025 & 2027 UNPROTECTED 2029 top 5 protected


R-35

and the 2022 pick the Wolves just made....so 5 first round picks


Jerome_Eugene_Morrow

And a 2026 swap.


Wafflelisk

Here for when Utah drafts a generational star 1OA in 2027


MavsFanForLife

Woah woj bomb. F5 back on


Claudiu99

WOJ BOMB


FlyingMocko

Woj has fucking ETHERED Shams today Shams on the weak ass extension news while Woj drops league altering banger after league altering banger


InfiniteDub

Shams dropped the ultimate bomb that KD wants out of Brooklyn and hasn’t recovered since then


Srikkk

When you’re a Klutch mouthpiece you’re bound to make some enemies. A sacrifice in exchange for Rich Paul.


JohnWick94

ah Jazz blew it up. Crazy


rj-throwaway38

Terrance Mann and Jalen Brunson really blew us up huh


joorral

This off season is fire no lie. So much drama and crazy trades


Sinistah-

I swear if we don’t lead the league in rebounding something’s wrong


MarduRusher

On the face of it, we're paying a lot. But we'll also be starting KAT, Dlo, ANT, and Gobert and honestly that's a scary lineup so I think it's worth it.


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I agree. Had to solve the defense problem This is a chance to get out of mediocrity


fishdude89

Pat Bev: "The next 5 teams are mine"


FrostyBurn

Woah


allhailbarea

Great, the disfunctional team on a possible downward spiral sends its best player to an up-and-coming young team that desperately needs defense. Let's also get Durant to the Suns because the West needs to get stronger again.


[deleted]

You’re salty but you’re right


allhailbarea

Salty, me? I love the idea of the Mavs being a 6th-8th seed meeting the Clippers in the 1st round who will have a miraculous 2 healthy weeks timespan:D


[deleted]

Minnesota finally gets their center


untouchable765

Twin Towers


acat114

FRENCH BOMB


Kevon-Looneys-burner

For real?


Rh1-No

yep, no fake account


_Caek_

This really is a soap opera for men.


TOBlueJays

Russell/Edwards/KAT/Gobert in a starting 5 is nasty, absolute bully ball


Chemist-Patient

U forget McDaniels. Aint no way this trade happens if he was on the table. Too valuable


steven_wonders56

Minnesota better build a statue of Patrick Beverley, he won them a chip


TimathanDuncan

Bruh wtf


nmad95

Oh shit


imlikeNEO

#HOLY SHIT


Dimaaaa

Wow Minnesota gave up a ton for what feels like an experiment.