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Phenom wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:04 am It seems highly likely that Julius will be moved this offseason. It is kind of too bad since he seems like a really good dude and his family seems to have really taken to the Twin Cities but his place on the team has become toxic among fans and possibly his teammates.

The bigger question to me is who wants him and what would be coming back. He would probably have to be salary filler in a Giannis trade but it seems like Giannis or maybe Kyrie would need to force their way to Minnesota to make Julius a principle in the deal. Jaden and/or Naz probably go out in those deals.

These seem more realistic to me:

Julius for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield. Not sure what the Hawks actually think of JK but they are pretty deficient for bigs. Neither guy moves the needle for the Wolves, I think.

Julius for Nic Claxton and maybe another salary. The Nets need to raise their floor for next season, although being bottom 3 when you don't own your pick isn't a terrible option anymore. Julius can do enough to help them win some more games.Claxton would provide some needed energy in the Wolves front court.

Julius for Patrick Williams and Jalen Smith. The Bulls would probably do it to dump Williams. Jalen Smith is the piece that would be worthwhile for the Wolves.

Julius (and Donte) for Ja. This could be a dead end trade for both teams when the market for Julius and Ja don't go anywhere.

Julius for Jalen Green?

Julius and Donte for DeRozan and Monk. I think DDR would be nice off the bench and Monk could take over DDV spot. This would be probably need to be a 3 team trade sending Sabonis elsewhere which seems plausible.


I don't see much else out there.

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:48 am

Phenom wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:04 am It seems highly likely that Julius will be moved this offseason. It is kind of too bad since he seems like a really good dude and his family seems to have really taken to the Twin Cities but his place on the team has become toxic among fans and possibly his teammates.

The bigger question to me is who wants him and what would be coming back. He would probably have to be salary filler in a Giannis trade but it seems like Giannis or maybe Kyrie would need to force their way to Minnesota to make Julius a principle in the deal. Jaden and/or Naz probably go out in those deals.

These seem more realistic to me:

Julius for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield. Not sure what the Hawks actually think of JK but they are pretty deficient for bigs. Neither guy moves the needle for the Wolves, I think.

Julius for Nic Claxton and maybe another salary. The Nets need to raise their floor for next season, although being bottom 3 when you don't own your pick isn't a terrible option anymore. Julius can do enough to help them win some more games.Claxton would provide some needed energy in the Wolves front court.

Julius for Patrick Williams and Jalen Smith. The Bulls would probably do it to dump Williams. Jalen Smith is the piece that would be worthwhile for the Wolves.

Julius (and Donte) for Ja. This could be a dead end trade for both teams when the market for Julius and Ja don't go anywhere.

Julius for Jalen Green?

Julius and Donte for DeRozan and Monk. I think DDR would be nice off the bench and Monk could take over DDV spot. This would be probably need to be a 3 team trade sending Sabonis elsewhere which seems plausible.


I don't see much else out there.

It only takes one GM to like Randle to get a good deal. Randle's contract isn't bad at all 57th highest paid next season. Hell Duren and Reaves are probably going to sign worse contracts than Randle this summer. You'd rather not use a valuable asset in your 2033 first round pick, but it can be included if needed in a trade for a major player.

Coolbreeze44 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 12:57 pm Randle quit in game 6? Nooooooo, who could have seen that coming? Well I did before the season when I said he quit against OKC and should not be brought back this year. I also said running it back was a bad idea and that Randle should have been traded for a point guard. Waste of a year.

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 10:16 am

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 9:43 am

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 9:15 am

You have to wonder what Randle's value is going to be after ending with such a terrible post-season run.

In Finch's defense, perhaps his thought process was that as long as Randle was on the team, the only way to maximize him is to utilize him as an offensive engine (along with Ant). I mean, what other role could he play? He's not a 3&D type that you can just tell to go stand in the corner, as defenses don't respect his outside shot. And we were actually a really good offense with him on the floor during the regular season.

Finch tried to make the most of the roster Connelly handed to him and he succeeded for the most part until we ran into the buzzsaw of OKC last year and the Spurs this year. There is no way Pat Riley or John Wooden or Phil Jackson or [name some other legendary coach] takes the roster and injuries we had and beats the Spurs in a 7-game series.

I mean look at what Portland's PF's and starting C did against San Antonio. Jerami Grant 34.9% from the field, and 33.3% from three avering .4 assists per game. Camara 28.9% from the field and 25.9% from three. Clingan 30.4% from the field and 20% from three. Let's wait and see how the best team last year in OKC does with Wemby in the paint.

Plenty of players did awful in the playoffs Suggs put up 29.9% from the field and 24.1% from three against Detroit. Tobias Harris just put up 38.7% from the field and 29.6% from three against a pretty meh defense in Cleveland, including killing them in the last 4 games. Derrick White put up 32.1% from the field and 27.3% from three against Philly. Reed Sheppard put up 30.7% from the field and 29.6% from three against the Lakers meh defense. We held Jamal Murray to 35.7% from the field and 26.2% from three in our series.

Randle was okay against Denver, should have done more once Ant and Donte went down but he wasn't bad. He hit some bigs shots at the end of game 1 against San Antonio, and than had a bad series. There will be a team, probably in the East that say's he we don't have to go against Wemby or OKC until we get to the finals, Randle has value to us.

Good points - Wemby is just insanely good defensively. I guess my issue with Randle's value isn't just how he did against the Spurs, but how he's been pretty underwhelming since around mid-season. He was "good enough" in Denver to win the series, but the real stars were Rudy, Jaden, and the patchwork of guards that stepped up. He hasn't really been a driving force in winning important games since the Golden State series last year. Since then he got trashed by OKC, was underwhelming against Denver, and trashed again by the Spurs.

Perhaps there is some Eastern Conference team that is just tired of either losing all the time (Washington?) or being mired in mediocrity (Chicago?) that they are willing to accept his limitations just to help raise their regular season floor and take on some usage as they try to develop younger guys. Miami is the other franchise that seems willing to take on uneven underachievers (like Wiggins) and try to make the most of them.

KiwiMatt wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 4:12 pm Julius Randle to MIA for Andrew Wiggins?

Wiggins has a player option this upcoming season so would likely need to be a sign and trade.

Wolvesfan21 wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 2:29 pmI missed your post earlier, but Ju started the year on fire. Through like 2 months he was shooting insanely well playing All Star level and was a huge reason we were actually a tp tier offense to start the season.

That player still exists in there. I do think that him being named in so many trade offers, the bad play of his then combined with the fan scrutiny basically tanked his season. I was an idiot thinking he could bounce back, like in the previous years stretch.

Phenom wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2026 11:04 am It seems highly likely that Julius will be moved this offseason. It is kind of too bad since he seems like a really good dude and his family seems to have really taken to the Twin Cities but his place on the team has become toxic among fans and possibly his teammates.

The bigger question to me is who wants him and what would be coming back. He would probably have to be salary filler in a Giannis trade but it seems like Giannis or maybe Kyrie would need to force their way to Minnesota to make Julius a principle in the deal. Jaden and/or Naz probably go out in those deals.

These seem more realistic to me:

Julius for Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield. Not sure what the Hawks actually think of JK but they are pretty deficient for bigs. Neither guy moves the needle for the Wolves, I think.

Julius for Nic Claxton and maybe another salary. The Nets need to raise their floor for next season, although being bottom 3 when you don't own your pick isn't a terrible option anymore. Julius can do enough to help them win some more games.Claxton would provide some needed energy in the Wolves front court.

Julius for Patrick Williams and Jalen Smith. The Bulls would probably do it to dump Williams. Jalen Smith is the piece that would be worthwhile for the Wolves.

Julius (and Donte) for Ja. This could be a dead end trade for both teams when the market for Julius and Ja don't go anywhere.

Julius for Jalen Green?

Julius and Donte for DeRozan and Monk. I think DDR would be nice off the bench and Monk could take over DDV spot. This would be probably need to be a 3 team trade sending Sabonis elsewhere which seems plausible.


I don't see much else out there.