The NBA preseason is set to begin soon, which made the Minnesota Timberwolves’ decision to fire Gersson Rosas as their president of basketball operations an interesting one.
Everyone was caught off guard by the move, with Karl-Anthony Towns taking to Twitter to express his confusion on the situation.
Reports suggest that Minnesota elected to move on from Rosas due to tensions rising between Rosas and members of the organization.
With the exit of Rosas, some would argue for or against it helping the Timberwolves’ cause to land Ben Simmons via trade from the Philadelphia 76ers.
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Minnesota has been discussed as a potential landing spot for Simmons as the All-Star point-forward doesn’t have any interest in returning to the 76ers.
Ahead of the start of the regular season, here is how the firing of Rosas affects a potential Simmons trade for the Minnesota Timberwolves.