Why The Minnesota Timberwolves Do The Deal 

Acquiring Westbrook to improve the team is a novel concept. It might actually work for the Timberwolves. 

After all, one prerequisite for maximizing Westbrook is a stretch big man. The Wolves have one of the best in the NBA. Lineups featuring Westbrook with Karl-Anthony Towns ought to be potent offensively. 

Of course, Rudy Gobert and Westbrook are a poor fit. That’s fine.

The Wolves could use Westbrook as a sixth man, maximize his time with Towns, and otherwise let him carry the offense with fellow stretch big Naz Reid in the middle.

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This could actually work. On the other hand, even if it doesn’t, the Wolves are getting a valuable asset in the Lakers’ 2027 first-rounder. If they require major restructuring, that could help them do it. 

Should the Lakers really part with it?