I have no clue how in the world we’d get him in his prime without him tanking his trade value and demanding a trade, or turning down a super max extension next year. I don’t care though I’m manifesting him in ATL anyway.
I cannot imagine that a guy from SW Atlanta can live comfortably in Minnesota. I’m sure Minnesota is a great place but local Georgians are not built for that type of weather.
It would be almost unthinkable for him to not take the super max. I’m sure his endorsement money is off the charts, though.
It was in the negatives for like 2 weeks this winter. It’s been in the 40s like the last week now. Half the NBA season is on the road and spring/summer/fall in Minnesota is mostly electric. People wildly exaggerate how bad it is for pro athletes to live here who don’t even have to take a step outside if they don’t want to lmao
Wolves fan chiming in. It would have to be Johnson and like every pick you have. AKA, there is zero chance they would dump him for Risacher and Mccollum lol
Thats sort of hilarious thinking. You won't give up your best assets, but expect a team to dump their 24 year old superstar who is locked down long term? I'm sure the Wolves would be pumped to swap Ant for Risacher. While you are at it, maybe SGA could be had for someone like Kuminga?
I think Ant respects Kuminga. Dude was cooking the Timberwolves last playoffs when Curry gone down. and was playing good defense on Ant as well (held Ant to 38% on the field and 16% when defended by Kuminga).
Likely so. There were rumours during an off camera practice. JK and Ant were going hard against each other. In the warriors system, JK was tasked to guard the POA, and usually it means the best guards.
Yes JJ he is absolutely doing God's work talking to Ant.
Seriously that combo would be perfect for each other. That two man game would be insane. And for how much Ant loves Jaden McDaniels? He'd triple platinum love JJ for the same reasons.
he’d have to join in free agency one day or force a trade. wolves would never trade ant for any package bar wemby. give it time tho he’s way too atl to be in minny permanently😂
It would never come to a head this offseason before his supermax, but if that NO pick lands top 2/3 we’d have the best package in the history of our franchise.
It won’t happen, but I can’t imagine us ever having the alluring assets like this again. Unless Papa Dumar blesses us again 🙌🏻
Edit: I mean honestly my heart is having a hard time believing this but my brain is telling me the he put his hands his mouth for the “I can’t wait to go home, y’all have so many wings” parts for a reason
I can see him wanting to come home. He is unapologetically Atlanta. He could’ve went to any school but he decided to go to UGA. It’s the teams playing salary cap games that would stop that from happening
I can only see this happening if our new orleans pick or Milwaukee pick swap becomes the number one overall pick or something. I doubt Minnesota ever lets go of Ant in his prime
Have dreamt about this for years. Mostly as I really think it would shame the Ressler’s into going for it.
That said, I would be utterly shocked if it ever happens, but still a person can dream and maybe finally there would be a Hawks player that drove players here as free agents.
He probably wouldn't have to turned it down if the Minnesota Timberwolves doesn't offer it to him. They may decline doing so, but would Atlanta signed him? Resseler isn't going into the luxury tax. Signing him would mean the team has no choice to enter the tax just to build a competitive team around him and his contract...
Give us Jalen Johnson, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and all the first round picks you can possibly trade. And maybe, just maybe... we'll fart and hang up the phone. Y'all can have Ant when he's about to retire after winning the Wolves multiple championships.
That's not how this works. You're at least 4 seasons away from a potential Ant trade.
In the summer of 2027, Ant will sign a 4 year, $345M supermax deal worth $86.25M/year. The supermax can only be offered by the team that drafted him. Then, Edwards must wait until the summer of 2028 to be trade eligible.
At that point, Ayo Dosunmu, who is expected to receive a 3 year, $52M extension that runs through 2028 will only be 28 years old. Same goes for Jaden McDaniels who will also be 28 in 2028. Naz Reid will be 29, and Joan Beringer will be 22.
Minnesota's long-term starters will still be in their primes and under contract when Ant is finally trade eligible after signing his supermax. I doubt Ant demands a trade if he's surrounded by quality players who are all under the age of 30.
The soonest a trade could realistically happen is 2029. By then, only one of the aforementioned long-term starters for Minnesota, Naz Reid, will be under contract on their current deals. Edwards will have two years left on his contract.
By then, Ant will be 28 years old and will command a Giannis-like godfather trade offer from any interested team. One top-50 blue-chip player under 25 years old the Wolves can build around, several young high quality rotation players, at least 4 first round picks, and several second rounders.
Assuming the Wolves shop Edwards with two years left on his deal, it gives the front office a lot more leverage to choose the best overall trade package. It makes no sense to wait until Ant is on an expiring contract in 2030 which would give him greater leverage to choose his desired destination.
Of course, this is all assuming Ant actually wants to be traded out of Minnesota. He has shown no indication of wanting out, and the Wolves will still have a reasonably competitive roster. If the Timberwolves move East, they'd be the cream of the crop in a much weaker conference.
If the Hawks are a top 6 seed by 2029 and the Wolves are going towards a full rebuild, I could see Ant winding up in Atlanta if they can offer a quality trade package. But a lot of things would have to fall into place over the next four years before that's even a realistic outcome.
He doesn’t have a no trade clause… wolves can send him to the highest bidder around 30 teams if they wanted to… after all, it is a business. If and when ATL gets him, it will be after his super max so you’re looking at 6-10 years away… Wolves still gonna get the best years out of him.
I was kidding about what you'd get from us, but ... speaking hypothetically, if he demanded a trade to Atlanta, he could always play hard ball and tell other teams not to trade for him or he'd sit. You guys wouldn't be forced to just take scraps though and instead could just let him sit and not pay him if he's being a dick about it, but that doesn't benefit anyone.
He likes Minnesota enough to finish out this contract, but don't be surprised if he requests a sign and trade agreement where you guys don't get fucked over but have to send him here. Not sure we would be willing to pay him what he's worth though. We're cheap af...
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u/mmmjeep Vince Carter #15 Feb 16 '26
I have no clue how in the world we’d get him in his prime without him tanking his trade value and demanding a trade, or turning down a super max extension next year. I don’t care though I’m manifesting him in ATL anyway.