So What's Your Plan? The Offseason Roster Construction Thread

[TheFuture]

Bobby Marks is predicting both Randle and Reid opt in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LTv2ujqxRs

I really hope Naz does. Then I'd look to move him.

[FNG]

1) Bring back everyone except NAW (who we likely can't afford) and the four free agent fringe players, including Joe, but bring him back as a coach.

2) Move at least one of the draft picks and maybe both for future draft capital...we have too many young players we already can't find minutes for, and we will need the draft capital to replace Rudy in a couple years.

3) If we have cap space, sign a lumbering defensive center to play behind Rudy...end the Ju or Naz at center experiment.

4) Get Chris Hines to spend the summer working with Ant on two things: diet (I still think his poor eating habits impact his defense and movement without the ball) and watching film of great scorers and how they use screens by their teammates to get open catch and shoot looks.

5) TC to meet with Finchy to tell him Rob, TJ, and Clark need to get meaningful minutes next year until they prove they don't deserve them...encourage him to migrate to more of a 10-man rotation that can consistently play faster and more aggressively at both ends...a la OkC.

6) Prepare for a another conference finals appearance again, and privately hope for an SGA hammy injury when we face them.

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4) Get Chris Hines to spend the summer working with Ant on two things: diet (I still think his poor eating habits impact his defense and movement without the ball) and watching film of great scorers and how they use screens by their teammates to get open catch and shoot looks.

Or offer up Ant to Mavs for #1 pick.

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[Q-is-here]

Fresh in the mind, so what are your ideas for what they should do this summer? Tough to predict TC, but this is what I would do.


If Randle opts in, suck it up and deal with it. If he opts out, vaya con dios. WIsh you the best in your future endeavors.

Naz Reid, got love for him, but it's pretty obvious the 80-90% of KAT dream was just that. Personally, I wouldn't go higher than 4/$84. Anything less than that is a win. I'm kinda comfortable letting them both walk if it comes to that. I don't wanna overpay for the right to continue to have sentimental value for him.

Newton/Edwards/Hyland. Thanks for coming. Deavors.

Ingles. It's been real. Deavors.

Mike Conley: if he wants to retire, don't let me stop you. If he comes back, he pretty much becomes Ingles. It's time for Rob to get those minutes.

NAW: I've said it all year. He's a goner. He earned the privilege to get that MLE from somewhere else. Hopefully Brooklyn for selfish reasons.


If the Wolves don't wanna add 2 rookies, try to trade 17/31 for 11 and draft Sorber. Again, the goal should to kickstart the search for Rudy's successor. If you're turnover prone, you should be off the board entirely. Clearly Finch can't fix that, but if we keep both picks, address big man and see if you wanna address PG, but they MUST come away with another big.


I'm not gonna go big game hunting. That being said, if Gobert gets traded, I'm fine with it as long as they have a plan to not destroy the entire defense.

C Gobert /Sorber or Kalkbrenner/Garza
PF Reid /Yabusele /Miller/Minott
SF McDaniels /Shannon /Drake Powell or Nique Clifford
SG Edwards /Clark
PG DiVincenzo /Dillingham /Conley

name to watch out for if we get under the tax enough to use the MLE: Guerschon Yabusele.

Just my fresh take. I might amend it given what else happens

I think this is a good middle ground between running it back and making more disruptive/risky changes (like trading Rudy).

[Q-is-here]

1) Bring back everyone except NAW (who we likely can't afford) and the three free agent fringe players.

2) Move at least one of the draft picks and maybe both for future draft capital...we have too many young players we already can't find minutes for, and we will need the draft capital to replace Rudy in a couple years.

3) If we have cap space, sign a lumbering defensive center to play behind Rudy...end the Ju or Naz at center experiment.

4) Get Chris Hines to spend the summer working with Ant on two things: diet (I still think his poor eating habits impact his defense and movement without the ball) and watching film of great scorers and how they use screens by their teammates to get open catch and shoot looks.

5) TC to meet with Finchy to tell him Rob, TJ, and Clark need to get meaningful minutes next year until they prove they don't deserve them...encourage him to migrate to more of a 10-man rotation that can consistently play faster and more aggressively at both ends...a la OkC.

6) Prepare for a another conference finals appearance again, and privately hope for an SGA hammy injury when we face them.

This is also sort of a middle ground, similar to WW, with NAW's departure and Finch's expanded rotation making way for some of the "young" guys (Clark will be 24 and Shannon 25!).

On #3, it would require an 11-man rotation to pull this off since based on your overall recommendations these are the guys that would need to play: Ant, Jaden, Rudy, Randle, Conley, DDV, Naz, Clark, TJ, Dilly, and [insert big lumbering Center name]. That might be a bridge too far for Finch.

[60WinTim]

I disagree with the trading one or both draft picks for future draft capital. There is a lot of depth in this draft class for bigs, and when are the Wolves going to have a mid-first round pick again, let alone the first pick in the 2nd round?!?

I am sure TC will be flexible and look for opportunities heading into the draft. But it's not often a team like the Wolves has a chance to land some higher level talent in the draft. We might have both Randle and NAZ on one-year contracts, and Rudy only has so much left -- now is the time to draft a potential replacement or two.

I expect Garza's team option will not be picked up. He was cute while he was here, but he is not going to become a rotational piece. Let him go and bring in someone who could develop into a rotation piece.

The Wolves also need to make a decision on Minott. Next year is the last year of his rookie contract. Is he really the best use of a roster spot next year?

The same could be said about Miller, although he has 2 years left on his rookie contract. Miller did not see the floor in garbage time last night. Does that say something? Moving off Miller could also make room for a draft prospect or a vet minimum player in free agency.

[FNG]

1) Bring back everyone except NAW (who we likely can't afford) and the three free agent fringe players.

2) Move at least one of the draft picks and maybe both for future draft capital...we have too many young players we already can't find minutes for, and we will need the draft capital to replace Rudy in a couple years.

3) If we have cap space, sign a lumbering defensive center to play behind Rudy...end the Ju or Naz at center experiment.

4) Get Chris Hines to spend the summer working with Ant on two things: diet (I still think his poor eating habits impact his defense and movement without the ball) and watching film of great scorers and how they use screens by their teammates to get open catch and shoot looks.

5) TC to meet with Finchy to tell him Rob, TJ, and Clark need to get meaningful minutes next year until they prove they don't deserve them...encourage him to migrate to more of a 10-man rotation that can consistently play faster and more aggressively at both ends...a la OkC.

6) Prepare for a another conference finals appearance again, and privately hope for an SGA hammy injury when we face them.

This is also sort of a middle ground, similar to WW, with NAW's departure and Finch's expanded rotation making way for some of the "young" guys (Clark will be 24 and Shannon 25!).

On #3, it would require an 11-man rotation to pull this off since based on your overall recommendations these are the guys that would need to play: Ant, Jaden, Rudy, Randle, Conley, DDV, Naz, Clark, TJ, Dilly, and [insert big lumbering Center name]. That might be a bridge too far for Finch.

Good point, Q...I also don't see him playing an 11-man rotation. I think he would have to employ his 11 in a 9 or 10 man rotation similar to how Daigneault does. Take Wiggins for instance...he averaged 23 MPG all season, but only 8 last night. There will be nights where one of our three "young" guys or our new lumbering defensive center don't see the court because our matchup doesn't require it. Or of course there will be injuries requiring all healthy players in the 11 to play.

To Tim's point about using our draft picks this year, I'm sympathetic...I admit to being and instant gratification kind of guy, and will feel kind of hollow if we move both picks on draft night(s). But I still think it's the best move. Either trade them for future draft capital, or package them in a "Dillingham" move if we think we can move up to get a center who can contribute right away or someday replace Rudy...easier said than done though.

[kekgeek]

Timberwolves net rating leaders:

Since Jan 1.:
1. Rudy Gobert
2. Mike Conley

In the playoffs:
1. Jaden McDaniels
2. Rudy Gobert
3. Mike Conley

In the west finals:
1. Rudy Gobert
2. Mike Conley