Minnesota Timberwolves Receive: G Jason Preston, 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – LAC) 

Los Angeles Clippers Receive: F/C Naz Reid 

Meanwhile, that same Timberwolves frontcourt is instructive when looking at modern big men. Gobert can’t shoot. At all. Still, his stature as the best rim protector in basketball has earned him plenty of accolades – and dollars. 

By contrast, Towns is a weak defensive big. He may be one of the best scoring big men in NBA history. All told, these two make for an interesting contrast. 

The Wolves thought they’d be getting the best of both worlds. Instead, Towns’ defensive limitations are only accentuated at the 4. The team is struggling as a result.

A Clippers team led by Kawhi Leonard and Paul George could use different ways to attack defenses. Much like they had with Montrezl Harrell in the past, Reid could be an impactful bench big.

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The Clippers are fully invested in winning now and are already leveraging most of their future draft assets to do it. Why not do it again?

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