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Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:03 am

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:31 am

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 7:40 am

Most of these guys are either a lot longer or a lot more athletic than Luka. Luka actually doesn't have terrible measurables for a Center, but if you are going to be as slow and unathletic as he is, then you better be really tall. That's where similar sloths like Edey or Kalkbrenner have an advantage. At least you can put them in drop coverage and they will bother/deter some shots. With Luka, you can go around AND over him!

I will say this...even if we don't draft a prototypical Center in terms of size, I'd still be fine with a prototypical PF sized-guy that has the length and defensive reputation to play some Center (think Al Horford and Draymond Green). Tim's guy Rasheer Fleming is a little on the short side for a traditional Center, but has a huge wingspan and the heft to hold his own in the paint.

What we can't have is yet another big that is all offense and sketchy defense! I feel like one of Connelly's misses over his tenure is having an over-abundance of offensive-oriented bigs in Randle (and KAT before him), Naz, Garza, and Leonard Miller and literally only one defensive-oriented big in Rudy. Totally unbalanced.

to be fair, where else would the offense come from?

Jaden, Shannon, Dillingham....shift more of it to our perimeter oriented players.

But it's not even the imbalance with the main rotation guys, it's the fact we have no defensive big in the pipeline/end of bench either, thus I mentioned Garza and Miller as well.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:09 am If we are placing value on names, Danny Wolf has got be up there!

rapsuperstar31 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:15 am

Q-is-here wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 10:03 am

WildWolf2813 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 9:31 am
to be fair, where else would the offense come from?

Jaden, Shannon, Dillingham....shift more of it to our perimeter oriented players.

But it's not even the imbalance with the main rotation guys, it's the fact we have no defensive big in the pipeline/end of bench either, thus I mentioned Garza and Miller as well.

Maluach (who is going top 10) Berringer, Sorber are the best defender centers. Collin Murray Boyles is the best Draymond Green shorter type 6"7 big. Fleming is a solid defender as well at the pf spot. I actually think this is an excellent draft as far as defensive guys at all positions. Offensive guys is a little harder to grade out in this draft.

60WinTim wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 4:20 pm Penda or Yang are two interesting prospects...

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The @Timberwolves are hosting a draft workout today with the following prospects:

Sion James (Duke)
Nique Clifford (Colorado State)
Miles Kelly (Auburn)
Noah Penda (France)
Hansen Yang (China)
Cliff Omoruyi (Alabama)

Lipoli390 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 16, 2025 11:11 pm A month ago, I leaned towards wanting us to trade at least one of our two picks. But looking at the talented bigs in this draft I now think we should pick and keep two bigs. My thought would be drafting Sorber or Fleming at #17 and one of the following depending on availability at 31: Beringer (probably gone by the), Kalkbrenner, Konan, Yang or Raynaud.