Anthony Edwards doesn’t want the Minnesota Timberwolves to trade Karl-Anthony Towns or Rudy Gobert. Towns and Gobert weren’t a good fit next to each other last season, as the Timberwolves went only 14-13 when KAT and Gobert played together. However, Edwards — one of the best players in the NBA — enjoys playing with both big men, via Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports:
“Edwards was, quite inappropriately, asked by a European reporter which of his (Timberwolves) teammates would he rather trade: Towns or Rudy Gobert,” Fischer wrote in his latest NBA column. “At first, Edwards merely looked off the ridiculous query. Then, when he was done being questioned about something entirely reasonable, Edwards actually paused, turning back to the disrespectful media member and strongly declared: ‘Neither one, man. I like all my teammates. I love them. They my brothers. I wouldn’t trade neither one of them.'”
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves Updates
Towns averaged 20.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.8 assists last season while shooting 49.5% from the field, 36.6% from beyond the arc and 87.4% from the free-throw line. The three-time All-Star signed a four-year, $224.2 million designated veteran player extension with the Timberwolves in July 2022.
Many people around the NBA are keeping an eye on Towns’ future with the Timberwolves in the wake of Edwards signing a five-year maximum contract extension that could be worth up to $260 million. NBA insiders Tim MacMahon and Jamal Collier of ESPN think Towns is a player who has flown under the radar in free agency but could be a big storyline at the 2024 February trade deadline.
The Timberwolves acquired Gobert from the Utah Jazz last offseason. The three-time Defensive Player of the Year averaged 13.4 points, 11.6 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.4 blocks in his first year with Minnesota while shooting 65.9% overall.
NBA NEWS & RUMORS: Anthony Edwards, Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves Updates
Despite Edwards’ comments, if Gobert and Towns struggle to co-exist again next season, multiple execs around the NBA believe the Timberwolves will trade one of the All-Stars.
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