Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: C Rudy Gobert, G Jordan Clarkson, 2025 First-Round Pick (UTA)
Utah Jazz Receive: C Karl-Anthony Towns, G Malik Beasley
We know what you’re thinking: have you lost your mind?
We have not. Take a walk on the wild side. Besides, the last person to think they could predict the NBA ended up looking pretty silly (whoever that might have been).
This deal assumes that Donovan Mitchell has any willingness to stay in Salt Lake City at all. Rumors have strongly suggested that he may not. On the other hand, if his beef is with Gobert before it’s with the city, this deal ought to satisfy him.
Meanwhile, the Timberwolves land the best defensive player they’ve had since Kevin Garnett. Even then, it’s debatable. It’ll sting to part with former number one overall pick Towns, but it may end up being worth their while.
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It doesn’t hurt that the Timberwolves would also be adding a future first-round pick and a volume scorer to bring off the bench in Jordan Clarkson.
Let’s take a deeper look at why that might be the case.