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D-Loser25 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:05 pm

Phenom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 9:51 pm Wolves are getting trashed on social media. Does no one have an imagination? The Wolves should be able to do much better with a TPE vs Randle the player.

Agreed! It’s a good move to get off of a player we had to send out. Sometimes casual fans just hear a big name and assume it should bring something more, but this is a good move for sure.

It definitely helps that we didn't have to take a contract back that would have likely been another flawed player with certain expectations about playing time, etc. BUT what does Connelly do with these exceptions? That's where a verdict will be rendered I guess.

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:15 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:13 pm Also, Mo Gueye is coming from Chicago to Minnesota in this trade to make it official.

He has a nonguaranteed salary, so his status and Julian Phillips' statuses are up in the air.

EDIT: just got waived lol

This is where we need Lip and Monster to tie that 15th man role together for us.

I was getting a little excited about that addition because I was looking at the Mo Gueye for Atlanta. He is much more intriguing.

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:17 pm

D-Loser25 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:05 pm

Phenom wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 9:51 pm Wolves are getting trashed on social media. Does no one have an imagination? The Wolves should be able to do much better with a TPE vs Randle the player.

Agreed! It’s a good move to get off of a player we had to send out. Sometimes casual fans just hear a big name and assume it should bring something more, but this is a good move for sure.

It definitely helps that we didn't have to take a contract back that would have likely been another flawed player with certain expectations about playing time, etc. BUT what does Connelly do with these exceptions? That's where a verdict will be rendered I guess.

I've never been so excited about trading a good player I actually liked for nothing!!!

We need to learn this FA class also. They add to free agency assets and playing time just opened up

Clearly this trade was all about financial flexibility. This deal drops our payroll by $33.3 million and saves an addition $1 million moving our pick from the first to second round. So this deal gives the Wolves massive payroll relief of over $34 million or a $33 million trade exception of they choose to use it

The cap relief is so big that it will allow the Wolves to use the full $15 million Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception (MLE) and the $5.5 million Bi-Annual Exception (BAE) rather than the taxpayer MLE of $6 million. That’s huge. The Wolves can now sign a free agent at the full MLE, and maybe even squeeze in a second FA at the BAE level, before using Bird rights to re-sign Ayo at around $20 million without going over the 2nd apron.

An alternative path would be using the $33.3 million trade exception in a deal to acquire a high-priced veteran without trading Rudy, Jaden or Naz. Could the trade target be Fox? Ja Morant? Kevin Durant? I see those three as high-priced vets their respective teams would probably like to unload for financial reasons. Maybe TSJ and our two second round picks this year along with our 2033 1st for one of those three. I hope not, but that sort of deal for one of those three seems plausible.

Addition by Subtraction.

Good Riddance to Julius. Brooklyn is the perfect team for him. He can stat pad all he wants without the pressure which he is unable to handle mentally. Never have I seen a player in any sport give up the way he did in Game 6 vs the Spurs. He sealed his own fate with this team and thankfully we don't have to witness the emotional highs and (more often) lows of him as a player and person. The team chemistry just got a whole lot better.

Now i want to see Gobert go to the Hawks.

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:15 pm

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:13 pm Also, Mo Gueye is coming from Chicago to Minnesota in this trade to make it official.

He has a nonguaranteed salary, so his status and Julian Phillips' statuses are up in the air.

EDIT: just got waived lol

This is where we need Lip and Monster to tie that 15th man role together for us.

Monster and I will have to get cracking on this. I’ll let Monster take the first swing. I’m convinced our 15th man will be the key next season.

KiwiMatt wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2026 10:24 pm Addition by Subtraction.

Good Riddance to Julius. Brooklyn is the perfect team for him. He can stat pad all he wants without the pressure which he is unable to handle mentally. Never have I seen a player in any sport give up the way he did in Game 6 vs the Spurs. He sealed his own fate with this team and thankfully we don't have to witness the emotional highs and (more often) lows of him as a player and person. The team chemistry just got a whole lot better.

Yep. He has always been a pouty loser which is why i never wanted him in any hypothetical Kat trades back in the day.

At least Gobert offers teams something. Still not a something i want. Which is a championship. I believe he caps teams in playoff runs.

Jon K just tweeted that the Wolves aren't interested in Ja, better be Kyrie then wtf