Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: G/F Norman Powell, G/F Terance Mann, C Ivica Zubac, G Reggie Jackson
Los Angeles Clippers Receive: G D’Angelo Russell
This trade is a perfect example of one team consolidating talent and the other turning one high-end asset into significant depth.
The Minnesota Timberwolves land a veteran scorer, a young versatile wing, an interior enforcer and high-post hub, and a steady floor general with upside in the postseason.
Norman Powell and Reggie Jackson will both provide stability to the T-Wolves whose erraticism and lack of experience led to them blowing multiple fourth-quarter leads in their series loss to the Grizzlies.
Terance Mann gives them another budding prospect with potential, whose already shown his two-way prowess with the Clippers under the bright lights of the playoffs before.
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Ivica Zubac would form a perfect twin towers tandem with KAT, capable of anchoring the paint on defense and facilitating off of rim-rolls and from the elbows for a team full of dangerous shooters and slashers.
The Los Angeles Clippers finally land the point guard they’ve needed since Kawhi Leonard and Paul George first came to La La Land. Although both star wings are plenty capable of generating their own offense, at times, the Clippers’ attack can severely stagnate because they’ve never had a true floor general.
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This trade gives them an offensive wizard who can orchestrate and play off of Kawhi and PG13 when they’re cooking. Los Angeles has plenty of defensive-minded wings capable of covering for Russell’s weaknesses on defense. This trade should land the Clippers near the top of the power rankings for next season.